This paper contributes to the existing debate on the determinants of non-profit activity. The
main theories have been centered in (1) the study of the individual behavior of people …

BACKGROUND: Elderly care systems have undergone a lot of changes in many European
countries, including Finland. Most notably, the number of private for-profit firms has …

Research on differences between public, for-profit, and nonprofit providers of welfare
services has provided mixed findings, depending on welfare state arrangement, regulation …

Responding to seemingly intractable levels of long-term unemployment and more recently
arising from fiscal austerity, many countries have re-examined their approach to activating …

heponiemi t., elovainio m., kouvonen a., noro a., finne‐soveri h. & sinervo t.(2012)
Ownership type and team climate in elderly care facilities: the moderating effect of stress …

This paper provides a survey of the empirical literature on the relative performance of not-for-
profit (NFP) organisations for three specific sectors. In particular, we compare the quality and …

In the context of shifting regulatory approaches and changing provision structures in many
Western rental housing systems, the notion of competition between social and private rental …

Com a proliferação de Organizações Sem Fins Lucrativos que se encaixam, juridicamente,
num terceiro setor que não pertence ao Estado nem ao Mercado, torna-se pertinente …

사회적 기 업은 일반 적으로 “영리적 인 기업활 동을 통해 수익을 창 출하고 창 출된
수익은사회적 목적 을 위 해 환 원하는 기업” 으로 정의할 수 있다. 그런데 사회 적 기 업에 대한 …

This study evaluates the effectiveness of contracting out mandatory publicly provided
counselling and training for long-term unemployed in Flanders (Belgium) to private for-profit …