Full Description
This four-volume book examines, through multiple and cross-discipline perspectives, the science and practice of not-for-profit organisations. These organisations have drawn considerable attention and witnessed extensive growth as they engage in delivering public services to society. And are increasingly pressured to balance business with social goals, inherent idiosyncratic features with management creativity, structural limitations with operational flexibility, and ethical boundaries with pragmatism; all with scarce resources but abundant determination.
The first volume explores the opportunities and challenges of non-profit organisations in the contemporary environment, elucidating current and future issues in the field, setting strategic directions, and presenting sector-wide examples and best practices. The second volume explores contextual aspects relating to the economy and industries. The third volume presents social and ethical aspects, as well as matters of sustainability, accountability and the overall wellbeing of society. The fourth and final volume examines structures and models, with an emphasis on technology.
Contents
Chapter 1: Delineating Non-Profit Organizations: Society, Sustainability and Accountability.- Chapter 2: To Win or Not to Win: Analysis of Best Practices in Non-Governmental Organisations.- Chapter 3: Why Reporting Sustainability? The Portuguese Non-Financial Reporting's Socio-historical Evolution.- Chapter 4: The Role of ESGs in Corporate Foundations' Governance: An Italian Perspective .- Chapter 5: Modelling Public Managers' Awareness and Support for Work- Eldercare Balance.- Chapter 6: Enhancing Quality of Life (QoL) of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities in Amateur Swimming Clubs.- Chapter 7: Envisioning the World STEM Teaching Organisation: Combining AI with Mind Genomics to map a Sustainable future.- Chapter 8: The Rendering Accounts of Public Universities Under a New Model for Transparency.- Chapter 9: Professional Satisfaction in Non-Profit Organizations' Executives: The Case of Greek Primary Schools.- Chapter 10: Collaborative Government Initiatives for Implementing Tourism Carrying Capacity in the Context of Sustainable Development.- Chapter 11: Is Selfless Service to Society a Sustainable Concept? The Case of a Street School in Mumbai.
