For an Ethnographic Sociology of Non-Profit Organizations

Institutions and non profit organizations

This essay incorporates the concept of economic institutions as a key factor in the determination of the size and scope of the nonprofit sector. The cross-country study is based on a sample of 67 countries circa year 2000.

Social media evaluation for non-profit organizations

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A sociology of profit

Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Non-Profit Organizations

In dealing with ethical issues, non-profit managers are often faced with dilemmas that defy a simple choice between right and wrong. When there is no obvious way of prioritizing responsibility, and no precedent to emulate, resolution of such dilemmas demands careful consideration of stakeholder expectations when looking at the ethical options, so that decisions satisfy not only the immediate pr...

Managing Sustainable Non-profit Network Organizations

Government services have been privatised in Australia and many other countries, yet the transition from government ‘hierarchy’ to service delivery by non-government providers has proven to be challenging. Organizations have to deliver the same services, but they struggle to find ways to improve their performance while still conforming to government regulations. In this paper we draw upon a case...