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Victor Murray
Adjunct Professor

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior ,
School of Industrial and Labour Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965

M.A., Industrial Relations ,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN., 1956

B.A. ,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB., 1953

UVic Office: HSD A355
UVic Office Phone: 250.721.6449
Fax: 250.721.8849
E-mail: vmurray@uvic.ca

 

Professional Information & Research Interests

Professional Information

Dr. Murray specializes in the study of voluntary sector organizations of all types with particular emphasis on the areas of board governance, strategic planning, inter-organizational collaboration and the assessment of organizational effectiveness. He is also an active consultant in these areas. He has developed and taught several courses at graduate, undergraduate and certificate levels on the management of nonprofit organizations. In the Faculty of Business he teaches courses on Interpersonal Skills for Leadership and the Management of Change.

Research Interests

  • Evaluation of nonprofit organizations

  • The effectiveness of boards of directors in nonprofit organizations

  • Strategic planning for nonprofit organizations

 

Publications

Recent writings include:

  • "Better Boards" (The Philanthropist); Improving Corporate Donations (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers);

  • "Power In And Around Nonprofit Boards" (Nonprofit Management and Leadership);

  • "The Management of Hard Times: Budget Cutbacks in Public Sector Organizations" (in Organization Science);

  • "Interorganizational Collaboration in the Nonprofit Sector" (International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration);

  • "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Organizations" (in The Jossey Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Management and Leadership);

  • "Rationality and Politics: What Really Goes on When Funders Evaluate Fundees?" (Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly)

 

Courses Taught

  • ADMN 507 - Organizational Behavior

  • Interpersonal Skills for Leadership - In the Faculty of Business

  • The Management of Change - In the Faculty of Business

 

Memberships & Associations

  • Association for Research in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action ( http://www.arnova.org)

  • Academy of Management


Community Involvement

  • President, Volunteer Victoria

  • Volunteer activities with S.A.L.T.S, Horticultural Centre for the Pacific

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