The Training of Jobseekers by Non‐profit Organizations: An Analysis Based on Data from the Upper Normandy Region of France

Abstract

There is now an extensive academic literature on non-profit organizations (NPOs). The hypothesis that these organizations are different from for-profit organizations (FPOs) is one that is frequently adopted. Nevertheless, a number of recent studies have suggested that many factors may cause NPOs to lose their specificity. The aim of this paper is to assess the influence of these variables empirically with regard to the continuing training sector. Our results lead us to conclude that, while some of these variables do indeed have an impact on the behavior of NPOs, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that they do behave differently from FPOs.

Developing a conceptual framework to analyse professionalization in sport federations

“…Our expert interviews confirm the development from mainly voluntary federations to more business-like organizations, and the tendency towards more paid staff (Bailly & Chapelle, 2013;Dowling et al, 2014;Emrich et al, 2001;Hwang & Powell, 2009;O'Brien & Slack, 2003. The idea of professionalization as the establishment of tasks and positions, and the specialization of the work force, was also in line with other studies (Dowling et al, 2014;Emrich et al, 2001;Legay, 2001;Winand et al, 2010).…”

“…Descriptions of organizational professionalization as a process away from 'amateurism' (Bailly & Chapelle, 2013;Chantelat, 2001;O'Brien & Slack, 2003Salamon, 1987;Shilbury & Ferkins, 2011;Skinner et al, 1999) has these main features: employment of professionals with expert knowledge in the federations, a process towards rationalization, efficiency, project management, and commercialization to ultimately legitimize their activities (Dowling et al, 2014;Hoye, 2003;O'Brien & Slack, 2003Seippel, 2011). These features have also been attributed to 'being business-like' (Maier et al, 2014).…”

Caring or Pretending to Care? Social Impact, Firms’ Objectives, and Welfare

“…An extensive body of literature finds no substantial differences across U.S. for-profit and nonprofit hospitals in terms of pricing (e.g.,Dranove, 1988, Keeler et al, 1999, anticompetitive conducts and mergers (e.g.,Blackstone and Fuhr, 1993, Vita and Sacher, 2001, Capps et al, 2020, care quality, provision of uncompensated care, and technology adoption (e.g.,Sloan, 1998). There are also no clear differences in the satisfaction of workers across nonprofit and for-profit firms (e.g.,Emanuele and Higgins, 2000, Bailly andChapelle, 2013).2 The word "social impact" has many interpretations. In economics, most analyses focus on whether a firm internalizes the consumer surplus that it generates (e.g.,Dewatripont and Tirole, 2019, Duarte et al, 2020), disregarding other agents.…”