A Study of the United Way of Portage County, Wisconsin to Examine Selected Aspects of Organizational Communication in Volunteer Organizations
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Tanyi, Agbor
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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The main purpose of this study is to observe and describe
selected aspects of the communication system of a volunteer
organization, analyzing and reporting its communication functions
and processes. Thus, it is a study in a relatively
neglected area of organizational communication, the unique
problems in managing the communication processes of a community
organization made up of volunteer and unpaid members.
The United Way of Portage County was selected as the subject
organization because it is a large, complex, and typical community
organization in itself, but also because of its relation
to more than 20 other local community organizations which
it finances in part. As a supplementary concern, this kind
of a study should also make possible a preliminary estimate
of the applicability of such communication systems to coordinate
volunteer organizations at local levels in developing
countries.