Non-profit Sphere Research Articles

MODERN PROBLEMS OF DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION AND THEIR ECONOMIC PREREQUISITES

The article examines the dynamics of changes in educational relations (student — teacher — head of an educational organization) in the process of digital transformation. It is shown that the root cause of such changes is the commercialization of education. Digitalization acts only as a catalyst that has accelerated the ripening of the fruits of commercialization. In the context of distance learning, the “consumer” attitude of students towards education is strengthened by reducing the influence of academic discourse. Educators face the risk of losing full-time employment due to the transition to teaching through interaction with digital content. Managers of educational organizations are increasingly using management practices and sharing the values common in the commercial sector, as a result of which part of the costs of digitalizing education is being shifted to teachers. In general, the extension of purely economic efficiency criteria to the initially non-market, non-profit sphere of education leads to unbalanced results of digitalization of education and to an increase in existing contradictions.

Donors' giving decisions toward nonprofit commercialization: Do commercial form and intensity matter?

AbstractCommercialization is an established yet contested practice in the nonprofit sphere. Whereas proponents point to increased financial stability, others warn about crowding out of individual donations. This ambiguity raises the question: Under which configuration is nonprofit commercialization (un)likely to uphold the promise of financial stability? Drawing on institutional theory, we conduct a survey experiment with U.S.‐based individuals (N = 1031) to examine the impact of nonprofit commercialization form (i.e., commercialization of core/ancillary activities) and intensity on individual donation likelihood. Contrary to our theoretical expectations, we find that individual donors (a) prefer commercial ancillary activities over commercial core activities, and (b) are not negatively affected by high levels of commercial income. This study advances our understanding of how nonprofit commercialization affects donors' giving likelihood. This study also offers guidance to nonprofit practitioners on how to commercialize for better financial health.

Importance of Community Engagement in Data Decision Making.

Importance of Community Engagement in Data Decision Making.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ КОРПОРАТИВНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ В НЕКОММЕРЧЕСКИХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯХ РОССИИ

The purpose of the article is to analyze the features of corporate relations in Russian non-profit organizations in the Soviet and Post-Soviet eras of the 20th century and to assess their impact on the development of corporate relations and the formation of organizational structures in the non-profit sphere. . Much attention is given to the research methods such an abstract-logical method, analysis, formalization and typology, which were used in assessing the scientific basis of corporate relations in non-profit organizations. The authors draw attention to the fact that the evolution of the formation of Russian non-profit organizations has now formed the domestic non-profit sector. The analysis of the features of the functioning of non-profit organizations also allows to identify the specifics of corporate relations and to present the authors’ grouping of their types. This classification reveals the essence and nature of interactions between various subjects of relations during the implementation of civil law and organizational and managerial processes. As a result, the authors draw conclusions that the study allows to trace the dynamism of the development process of Russian non-profit organizations in the 20th century, to identify and systematize the principles of their functioning, the organization of corporate relations, as well as the features of interaction with the internal and external environment.

Sportcivilek-ellenőrzés, beszámolási sajátosságok

Az ellenőrzés, mint vezetési funkció nem mondható egy, a vezetési szakirodalmakban különösen preferált vizsgálati témának, hasonlóan igaz ez a civil szervezetek témakörére is. Magyarországon a rendszerváltást követően intenzívvé váló nonprofit, azon belül pedig a civil szféra lényegesen meghatározóvá vált. 2017-ben a 61 151 nonprofit szervezet 15,2%-a sport cél szerinti tevékenységű, az 53 613 klasszikus civil szervezet (egyesületek és alapítványok) esetében ez az arány magasabb, 16,2%. Ezeknek a szervezeteknek különös sajátossága a támogatásokkal kapcsolatos különös összefüggés, mely a KSH aktuális adatai szerint mára támogatásfüggőséggé vált (a bevételek közel 2/3-a támogatás). Ezért válhat érzékennyé a téma, amennyiben egy szervezet ugyanis nem tud elszámolni támogatásokkal, vagy nem tud megfelelni a törvényi elvárásoknak, úgy az összefüggésben lehet a vezető ellenőrzői funkciójával, és rávilágít a civil szervezetek és az ellenőrzés összefüggésére. Tanulmányunkban az ellenőrzés mint vezetési funkción keresztül kívánjuk röviden áttekinteni a téma sajátosságait, ahol eredményeink szerint ezek a szervezetek egy jelentős része nem is igazán tud az elvárásoknak megfelelően teljesíteni.

Examining the Extent and Coherence of Nonprofit Hybridization Toward the Market in a Post-corporatist Welfare State

Despite widespread concerns about nonprofit organizations becoming “business-like” by hybridizing toward the market sphere, systematic knowledge about the extent and coherency to which this phenomenon finds traction beyond the liberal welfare context remains largely absent to date. Based on survey data ( N = 496), this study addresses this lacuna for the region of Flanders (Belgium), an emblematic case of a post-corporatist welfare state. We find that (a) business practices are on the rise yet not prominently present, and (b) the theorized conceptual coherence of this phenomenon corresponds with a more fragmented empirical reality. This raises the question to what extent the conception of nonprofit hybridization toward the market sphere as a “monolithic threat” to the distinctiveness of the nonprofit sphere is an empirical reality in a post-corporatist welfare context.

Conflict Management in the Non-profit Sphere. Mapping the Conflict Management Practices of an Organization Providing Social Services

The present study, which focuses on conflict analysis and management, examines the causes and types of major conflicts in social service organizations through semi-structured interviews. Through in-depth interviews with ten employees at a Romanian nonprofit organization’s headquarters and by consulting on studies of key challenges of Romanian NGOs, I sought to find answers to how workplace conflicts affect nonprofits, how employees handle disagreements, and what types of conflicts are most common among employees of civil society organizations. In-depth interviews were conducted with four executives, two coordinators, and four members of the executive teams within the organization. Based on these interviews, it was revealed that the roots of the conflicts lie in the overload of bureaucratic tasks in the human resource department, the lack of motivation in the workplace and the lack of transparency of institutional decisions. These problems are most likely caused by the lack of resources in non-profit organizations in Romania. At the same time, despite the uncertainty, financial burden and bureaucracy related to the implementation of funding projects, the activities affecting the target groups are successful and based on the feedback of the employees, the reactions of the target groups are a great motivating force. Keywords: conflict, human resources, decision-making, performance, consequences, employee perspective

Formal mentoring in nonprofit organizations. Model proposition

Mentoring is the process of exchanging knowledge, experience and values between a more and less experienced member of the organization. It is sometimes used in business entities, but according to the authors, it is worth pointing out its potential utility in the nonprofit sphere. It can contribute to increasing the efficiency of third sector organizations, both indirectly, by improving the competences of the staff, and directly - at work with the beneficiaries. The article presents a model of formal mentoring in nonprofit organizations. It consists of 11 stages and takes into account the specificity of such entities, e.g. financial constraints, a shortage of mentors familiar with the specifics of the nonprofit organizations, fears of introducing formalized techniques associated with the commercial sector, irregular work modes of volunteers and other employees of non-governmental entities organizations and the lack of time connected with it.

The Coercive Isomorphism Ripple Effect: An Investigation of Nonprofit Interlocks on Corporate Boards

Institutional theorists have long recognized that board interlocks serve as conduits of information, which can facilitate mimetic isomorphism under conditions of uncertainty. In contrast, the potential for coercive isomorphism—which is a response to direct coercion rather than uncertainty—to spread through board interlocks remains unknown. Drawing on the forced compliance literature from social psychology, we propose that coercive isomorphism exhibits a ripple effect, whereby conforming to coercive pressures leads directors to internalize their acquiescence and apply it to the other boards on which they sit. We test this relationship in the context of nonprofit interlocks on the boards of 209 publicly traded U.S. firms between 2010 and 2014, predicting that coercive pressure to minimize overhead in the nonprofit sphere—a phenomenon known as the nonprofit starvation cycle—spreads to corporate boards through nonprofit interlocks, leading the corporate boards to reduce firm investment in intangible assets. W...

THE IDEA OF GRӦNROOS - ICEBERG OF NEEDS

The aim of the article is to determine where the true needs of the user and the service provider are in the Grӧnoros model. To demonstrate that quality characteristics are lost in favoring functional quality.He tries to focus quality control in the non-profit sphere on quality features such as healthcare.It analyzes the technical and functional quality in terms of the needs of the manufacturer and the user. A comparison is made of the two types of quality, describing the capabilities of each. Emphasizes the economic nature of technical quality and its tendency to reproduce more than the functional one. He presents a scheme of the Grueroos model in terms of needs called "Iceberg of Need".It proves that the functional quality is favored at the expense of the technical. He tries to focus quality control in the non-profit sphere on quality features such as healthcare.The main conclusion required by the article is "More production and less marketing in the social sphere".

Sportcivilek-konceptualizációs kérdések és kísérletek

Lately published statistics of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reveal such a phenomenon that in some years (between 2011 and 2015), that the number of sport related classic civic organizations has increased in the narrowing non-profit sphere. Inside, the role of sport has been intensified primarily among the sports associations, and not among the foundations. Considering the Central Statistical Office methodology, the questions arises and serves an issue that how can we conceptualize a sport civic organization. Regarding the same topic, we may face diverse databases, and it also seems that different conceptualization approaches exist, we do not have uniform regulation, and current data also raise further questions. Through a “from general to specific approach” we aim to reveal that in what way a civic organization can be considered to be a sports related civic organizations and also try to highlight the consequences of this plural approach.

A new spirit across sectors: Constructing a common justification for corporate volunteering

ABSTRACTCorporate volunteering is an activity located at the intersection of the corporate and nonprofit spheres. Its coordination and implementation create interesting encounters between professionals from both sectors. This article adopts a pragmatic sociological approach to analysing the discursive processes that nurture or hinder these encounters and the corporate volunteering activities they aim to produce. It brings to the fore the nonprofit perspective by analysing 39 semi-structured interviews with Dutch and Belgian nonprofit professionals who were engaged in corporate volunteering coordination. The study shows that a flexible and project-oriented justification regime, which is mainly promoted by nonprofits that match companies with other nonprofits, creates a common discursive terrain that nurtures cross-sectoral collaboration. Other justification regimes, particularly the civic one, are increasingly marginalised, as they are perceived as hindering collaboration rather than enabling it. Thus the proliferation of corporate volunteering, and the dominance of the project-oriented justification that is intertwined with it, together challenge classical identifications of the nonprofit sector with civic action.

ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ МАРКЕТИНГОВОГО ПОДХОДА В ПУБЛИЧНОМ УПРАВЛЕНИИ

The author of the article analyzes works of foreign and Russian researchers dealing with marketing issues. The author proves that different researchers identified the trend of marketing adaptation in organizations related to the non-profit sphere as a stable one. It is noted that social aspects of marketing, which are further formalized and implemented in the concepts of strategic, socially-oriented (social-ethical), individual marketing, relationship marketing, marketing of large social communities, are strengthened. The author marks out the most important reasons for borrowing marketing and its adaptation in the non-commercial sphere: due to the use of the entire marketing complex, stable connections are formed, loyal and trust-based relations with consumers of services are established, their needs are met through services, and the social effect of activity of this type of organization is increased. The article proves the usefulness of marketing application in the activities of government bodies and their subordinate organizations as a set of functions, a tool for creating specific products and services of public importance. The author of the article makes her theoretical contribution to the analysis of processes of marketing adaptation to different types of management: namely, she proves the appropriateness of marketing adaptation in public administration in order to achieve such a goal as the satisfaction of public interests acknowledged by the majority of public administration subjects. The author of the article also proposes a list of public administration subjects interested in application of the marketing complex. The article reveals the presence of marketing approach in the activity of one of the public administration subjects (the Ministry of Social Policy), which is implemented in the following marketing elements: in marketing functions and tools, their recording in regulatory acts, and also, to some extent, in mastering of marketing ideas by executives and specialists, and their application in activities.

Society awareness, competition and cooperation with business as determinants of marketing management in non-governmental organizations

In developed economies, commercial and non-profit spheres grew in parallel and both had enough time to go through various phases. In Poland, the economy (which was liberated only in 1990s) transformed rapidly to meet new challenges but the same cannot be said about non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which are also developing dynamically but the management seems to be more difficult. Therefore the aim of the article is to establish key factors of marketing management in case of such organizations and indicate their uniqueness in the case of non-profit activity. Theoretical part is supported by a self-study questionnaire, results of which show that marketing management depends on internal factors of course, like leaders’ education and philosophy, but first of all on external ones. Thus in this article society’s awareness about NGOs activity as well as competition on entry and on exit, and contractual and relational cooperation between business and NGOs are discussed as main external determinants of marketing management.

A partnerség jelentőségének növekedése a regionális és várospolitikában a nyolcvanas évektől napjainkig

A tanulmány a regionalizáció eszközrendszerén belül a partnerség elvén felépülő viszonylag új szervezeti struktúrákat vizsgálja. Az elemzés tárgya az a problémakör, miszerint az állam számára a társadalomirányítás hagyományos jogi eszközei elégtelenekké váltak, ezért új szabályozási és intézményi struktúrák felé fordítja figyelmét. A horizontális együttműködés és koordináció jellemezte szervezetek vizsgálati terepét egyfelől az angol városfejlesztési politika, másfelől a strukturális politika regionalizálása szolgáltatja Németország példáján. A végső kérdés úgy hangzik, vajon a területi érdekegyeztetés új szervezetei mennyiben képesek hatékonyan kapcsolódni a hierarchikus közigazgatási struktúrákhoz, és mennyiben demokratikusak, illetve mint a komplex társadalmi problémák kezelésének eszközei miként értékelődnek a közigazgatás területi szerkezetének reformja szemszögéből?

Ethical Issues in Building and Maintaining Coalitions -- A 10-Step Decision-Making Model for Choosing between Right and Right

A coalition is a group of organizations and individuals working together for a common purpose. In effective coalitions, organizations share talents and resources to address the complex issues that frequently occur in human services, education, and other non-profit spheres of activity. This document is FCS9203, one of a series of publications of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Extension Services, University of Florida, UF/IFAS. First published. April 2004.
 FCS9203/FY664: Ethical Issues in Building and Maintaining Coalitions: A 10-Step Decision-Making Model for Choosing between Right and Right (ufl.edu)