Nonprofits roles in old and new democracies: An integrative framework and empirical evidence for Austria and the Czech Republic

Autoři	NEUMAYER Michaela SCHNEIDER Ulrike MEYER Michael HAIDER Astrid ŠKARABELOVÁ Simona TRÁVNÍČKOVÁ Dana POSPÍŠIL Miroslav
Rok publikování	2007
Druh	Článek ve sborníku
Konference	The Global Pursuit of Social Justice: Challenges to Nonprofits & Civil Society
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU	Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Citace
Obor	Ekonomie
Klíčová slova	non-profit organizations; functions NPOs; service delivery; advocacy; and community building;
Popis	By analyzing the multifarious concepts of non profit organizations (NPOs) in literature and the definitions of different functions NPOs fulfill in society, the paper frames an overarching theoretical concept of NPOs functions. The framework delivered displays a triangle with the three main functions of NPOs service delivery, advocacy, and community building in its corners, which is empirically grounded by findings from a comparative qualitative study in the Czech Republic and Austria. Data from both countries, which represent examples for a new and an established democracy, identifies different types of NPOs according to their functions, like single-target NPOs or hybrid organizations.