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Community is not a Place but a Relationship 1 : Lessons for Organizational Development

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The premise of this article is that organizations need to be “organized” differently if we want to re-invigorate the power of community in contemporary life. A central theme within the current reform movement toward restorative justice is the devolution of authority from formal governmental systems to community. In order to effectively socialize young people, communities and families must perform certain functions well. As more and more societal activities take place within organizations, we face the dilemma that the weakened communities create a demand for increasing involvement of public organizations in the life of the community. Yet modern organizations do not effectively perform functions unique to families and communities. Drawing on insights from a unique community-system partnership in restorative peacemaking circles, this paper argues we may need to reinvent our organizations so that they learn to behave as members of the community. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2005

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  • Carolyn Boyes-Watson, 2005. "Community is not a Place but a Relationship 1 : Lessons for Organizational Development," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 5(4), pages 359-374, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:5:y:2005:i:4:p:359-374
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-005-5096-5
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    1. Gebo, Erika & Boyes-Watson, Carolyn & Pinto-Wilson, Sayra, 2010. "Reconceptualizing organizational change in the Comprehensive Gang Model," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 38(2), pages 166-173, March.
    2. Jacqueline McIntosh & Bruno Marques & Gabrielle Jenkin, 2022. "The Role of Courtyards within Acute Mental Health Wards: Designing with Recovery in Mind," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-21, September.
    3. Nissen, Laura Burney, 2011. "Community-directed engagement and positive youth development: Developing positive and progressive pathways between youth and their communities in Reclaiming Futures," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(S1), pages 23-28.

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