Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index.
Contents:
List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction to the concept of the marginal organization -- Profiling the marginal organization : a framework for operational analysis -- The emergence of marginal organizations in a mainstream society : translating influence into strategy in an effort to drive the marginal organization's success -- The emergence of marginals in the active context of mainstream society -- Analyzing the marginals persona : existence as a marginal organization and the marginal's impact on the mainstream -- For marginal organizations within a world of mixed certainty, surviving may be just enough -- Mapping the decline and loss of organizational influence in the marginal economy : a case study -- Conclusions : strategies for the management of a society's marginal organization -- Bibliography -- Index.
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