Advancing Scholarship on Membership Associations: New Research and Next Steps

摘要: This special issue on membership associations publishes eight articles from a variety of disciplines that illustrate the continuing advancement scholarship related to member-based nonprofit organizations. Each addresses one or more enduring questions about existence and influence associational activity. The are ordered according level analysis cognitive/intrapersonal systemic/societal. Taken together, they demonstrate scholarly practical value explicitly addressing dynamics structures within broad field studies. They also suggest important areas for future study. After introducing articles, further build understanding association dynamics, we review recent publications complement offer ideas additional research.