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An organizational typology for self-help groups.

M A Schubert1, T J Borkman

  • 1Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.

American Journal of Community Psychology
|October 1, 1991
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This study introduces a new typology to classify self-help groups based on organizational structure, aiding research into their diversity and boundaries. It identifies five distinct group types for better understanding and analysis.

Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Organizational Theory
  • Community Health

Background:

  • Lack of a conceptual framework hinders understanding of self-help group diversity.
  • Difficulty in distinguishing between consumer-owned and professionally owned groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a typology for classifying self-help groups.
  • To provide a framework for analyzing organizational structures within self-help groups.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized organizational theory to create a two-dimensional typology.
  • Dimensions include external resource dependence and internal experiential authority.
  • Classified local units of self-help groups based on structural differences and similarities.

Main Results:

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  • Identified five distinct types of self-help groups: Unaffiliated, Federated, Affiliated, Hybrid, and Managed.
  • The proposed typology was validated using real-world self-help groups.
  • Demonstrated the utility of the typology in bridging diversity and clarifying group boundaries.

Conclusions:

  • The developed typology offers a robust framework for studying self-help organizations.
  • Provides a clear method for categorizing self-help groups based on organizational characteristics.
  • Facilitates future research on self-help group functioning and effectiveness.