Charles S. Mack

The Executive's Handbook of Trade and Business Associations (eBook, PDF)

How They Work--And How to Make Them Work Effectively for You

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This handbook is a comprehensive guide to the different types of business associations: multi-industry umbrella organizations, single-industry trade associations, professional societies, and chambers of commerce. It is written for senior corporate executives and public affairs officers who want to evaluate the effectiveness of trade and business associations to which their companies belong and to optimize the benefits of participation to achieve corporate objectives, especially in the fields of government relations and economic services. It is also intended for association executives concerned about corporate dues cutbacks who want to help their memberships increase the value of association memberships and to better understand the world of associations. Mack maintains that few firms undertake tost-benefit analyses of their association memberships or take the steps necessary to assure that these organizations meet the company's unique special needs as well as the common interests of the membership at large. He therefore focuses particular attention on techniques designed to help members evaluate and intensify their effectiveness and influence within each of their associations while strengthening the association at the same time. He also examines the environment of association operations: association resources and regulation, the inner workings of association management, and future changes. The book begins with a description of associations as interest groups and their growing importance in the formation of public policy. The author describes non-business interest groups, the types and characteristics of business associations, and the historic development of business organizations in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. In Part II, Mack focuses on techniques to evaluate associations and introduces the Effective Membership Process by which individual members can enhance their influence. The third section explains association resources including membership; finance, planning, and budgeting; governance and policymaking; regulation and taxation of associations; and the roles of the staff. Part IV analyzes the nature of national, international, and state and local associations, comparing their similarities and differences. Illustrative profiles of eight widely varying associations are included in this section. Finally, the book offers an analysis of the attitudes of corporate and individual members towards their associations. Based on the conclusions drawn from this analysis, the author sets down a concrete set of recommendations for strengthening the effectiveness of these organizations to meet the new challenges of the rapidly changing business environment and global economy. A detailed appendix describing how to start a new association completes the handbook.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 1990
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313366758
• Artikelnr.: 68256551

Autorenporträt

CHARLES S. MACK is President and CEO of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee in Washington, D.C., the leadership PAC of the business community. His career spans 35 years of corporate and association management and political involvement at national and state levels. Mack has been president of a trade association, a senior public affairs executive of a multinational food manufacturer, and a consultant to companies and associations. He also served on the staffs of the Republican National Committee and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mack teaches government relations at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management. He is author of The Executive's Handbook of Trade and Business Associations (Quorum, 1990) and Lobbying and Government Relations (Quorum, 1989).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by R. William Taylor Preface The Cosmos of Associations Interest
Groups and Business Organizations The Development of Business Associations
Optimizing the Use of Associations Evaluating and Utilizing Business
Associations Economic and Communications Activities Public Affairs and
Government Relations Association Resources and Regulation Association
Resources: Membership, Finance, and Planning Association Resources:
Governance and Policy-making Association Resources: The Staff The Law of
Associations Business Associations at Work National Associations
International Associations State and Local Associations Meeting the Needs
of the 1990s-and Beyond The Alchemy of Vision: Associations and the Future
Appendix: How Good Associations Get Started Resources and Selected
Bibliography Index