'Roger Courtney has delivered a superb text which will be vital for all courses looking at strategic management issues in charities and other third sector organisations. Students have been waiting years for something like this.' - Professor Gareth Morgan, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 'The book provides a detailed and thought provoking analysis of the extent to which voluntary sector organizations can effectively implement strategic management practices within their workplaces. The text provides an excellent practical guide to students, academics, theorists and practitioners in exploring how strategic management techniques can enable voluntary sector organisations to fulfil their aims and objectives.' - Tristan Callaghan, St Mary's University College Twickenham, UK 'Roger Courtney's book is a key text for students of strategy in the voluntary or third sector. This welcome book is backed up with a wide range of up-dated examples and case studies from current practice. A succinct, easy to read summary of the key principles and theories relating to strategic management in the sector.' - Dr. Peter Grant, Lecturer in Voluntary Sector Management, City University, UK 'Courtney has furnished a much needed book which examines strategy in the third sector. It brings together a wide range of literature and will be an invaluable resource for both researchers and teachers.' - Professor Alex Murdock, Centre for Government and Charity Management, London South Bank University, UK