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

NEUMAYER, Michaela, Ulrike SCHNEIDER, Michael MEYER, Johannes LEITNER, Simona ŠKARABELOVÁ, Dana TRÁVNÍČKOVÁ and Miroslav POSPÍŠIL. Nonprofits functions in old and new democracies: An integrative framework and empirical evidence for Austria and the Czech Republic. 1. vyd. Wien: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wein, Institut für Sozialpolitik, 2007, 20 pp. Working Paper 02/2007.

Basic information

• Original name: Nonprofits functions in old and new democracies: An integrative framework and empirical evidence for Austria and the Czech Republic
• Name in Czech: Funkce neziskových organizací ve starých a nových demokraciích: popis systému a empirické potvrzení v Rakousku a ČR
• Name (in English): Nonprofits functions in old and new democracies: An integrative framework and empirical evidence for Austria and the Czech Republic
• Authors: NEUMAYER, Michaela, Ulrike SCHNEIDER, Michael MEYER, Johannes LEITNER, Simona ŠKARABELOVÁ, Dana TRÁVNÍČKOVÁ and Miroslav POSPÍŠIL.
• Edition: 1. vyd. Wien, 20 pp. Working Paper 02/2007, 2007.
• Publisher: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wein, Institut für Sozialpolitik

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Special-purpose publication
• Field of Study: 50200 5.2 Economics and Business
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Keywords in English: non-profit organizations; functions NPOs; service delivery; advocacy; and community building
• Tags: Advocacy, and community building, functions NPOs, non-profit organizations, service delivery
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

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.

Abstract (in English)

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.