Training in Portuguese non‐profit organizations: the quest towards professionalization

Carvalho, Ana; Melo, Solange Araújo; Ferreira, Ana Paula

doi:10.1111/ijtd.12070

Cited by 7 publications

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“…The introduction of professional accounting and fundraising practices can increase resources and the capacity to manage them. Furthermore, successful investment in managerial capacity impacts overall operations and morale of the organization (Carvalho et al, 2016).…”

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Growing Up Nonprofit: Predictors of Early-Stage Nonprofit Formalization

Searing

Lecy

2021

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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The nonprofit organizational life cycle literature has traditionally focused on the entry and exit processes; the intermediate organizational life stages between these bookends have received less attention. Almost half of all nonprofits at any given time operate in an early life stage with less than US$100,000 in revenue, minimal overhead spending, and no paid managers. This study examines the process by which nonprofits leave the small, informal, startup phase and begin the next life stage characterized by growth and formalization. We identify financial and organizational characteristics that predict whether the nonprofit will successfully transition out of the early and informal life stage. We find that investments in professional fundraising and access to government funds are predictive of the transition out of the start-up phase, while traditional financial predictors such as revenue concentration, equity ratio, fixed cost ratios, and the accumulation of unrestricted assets have modest to no effects.

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Section: Hypotheses: Crossing the Thresholdmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growing Up Nonprofit: Predictors of Early-Stage Nonprofit Formalization

Searing

Lecy

2021

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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“…Training, learning and development functions progressively developed as a distinct sub-division. The literature identifies the use of such learning and development interventions as a means of successfully changing work behaviours and the quality of service, standards and expectations (Carvalho et al, 2016). Growing normative isomorphic demands around formal quality standards stemming from the HSE SLA and external audit process from the quality inspectorate HIQA brought a greater formality, accountability and traceability to work standards.…”

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How NPM-inspired-change impacted work and HRM in the Irish voluntary sector in an era of austerity

O'Rourke

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this article is to explore how NPM influenced the Irish NPVCS and triggered changes in work and HRM at a time of austerity.Design/methodology/approachUtilising a case study framework, the study draws on qualitative data from 38 Managers/Supervisors in two Government funded organisations in the Physical and Sensory Disability (PSD) subsector.FindingsResults indicate that due to the sector's dependence on Government funding, NPM entered the Irish NPVCS bloodstream via institutional forces of coercive, normative and mimetic isomorphism. These translated into a more formalised, standardised and commercial approach to work and HRM and downward pressures on pay and terms and conditions of employment in the sector, creating a more business facing and disciplined sector.Research limitations/implicationsAs a cross-sectional study using two large representative case study organisations from the PSD subsector, it has high generalisability for this subsector but less so for the wider Irish NPVCS. It brings into focus the sector's Achilles heel of over-reliance on Government funding and uncovers important issues which merit exploration in other subsectors of the Irish NPVCS.Practical implicationsThe study provides evidence of how NPM and austerity inspired change in human resource management practices in the sector and offers insights to Managers and other stakeholders on how the sector is changing and the challenges that must be addressed, especially around asserting its independence from Government funding.Originality/valueThe study extends our understanding of NPM and HRM in the context of the Irish NPVCS and austerity.

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The identity of the largest enterprises located in Poland and communication of corporate social activities on corporate websites

Seiler

Bortnowska

2019

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Summary Today’s enterprises are becoming more and more socially active. In some respects, they are starting to resemble third-sector organizations. In the context of progressive isomorphism, the issue of organizational identity deserves attention. Identity is based, among others, on organizational mission and values, whose management requires the shaping of coherent links between these components, as well as actual efforts and their communication. Modern enterprises are markedly fond of using electronic media, including corporate websites, to communicate with the audience. The purpose of the article is to determine the prevalence of different types of missions and values among the largest enterprises located in Poland, especially those related to CSR, as well as to identify the relationship between their declared CSR missions and values and the presentation of selected corporate social activities on their corporate websites. It was found that two-thirds of the analyzed companies posted missions on their corporate websites. In most cases they declared focus on costumers, and less often - product superiority, innovation, or responsibility. Less than half of the companies presented organizational values through their websites. Those which prevailed are: professional, ethical, relational, and describing attitudes towards the environment. The analysis shows that every second analyzed company presented missions and values that referred to issues related to social responsibility. Enterprises that included references to responsibility towards the environment in their mission communicated only some of the corporate social activities. It was different in the case of enterprises which pointed to the importance of societal values among the declared values. Such organizations more often pursued CSR activities and communicated them. Therefore, it can be conclude that a better predictor of the effects of identity management in the area of CSR was the declaration of values related to social responsibility.

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Training in Portuguese non‐profit organizations: the quest towards professionalization

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Growing Up Nonprofit: Predictors of Early-Stage Nonprofit Formalization

Growing Up Nonprofit: Predictors of Early-Stage Nonprofit Formalization

How NPM-inspired-change impacted work and HRM in the Irish voluntary sector in an era of austerity

The identity of the largest enterprises located in Poland and communication of corporate social activities on corporate websites

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