Brazilian nonprofit organizations and the new legal framework: an institutional perspective

Alves, Mário Aquino; Koga, Natália Massaco

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“…Managerialism has received considerable attention within critical development management studies (Dar and Cooke, 2008;Holmes, 2010;McCourt and Gulrajani, 2010;Murphy, 2008), yet little empirical analysis has been conducted through the lenses of institutional theory (e.g. Alves and Koga, 2006;Kontinen, 2005;Ramanath, 2009). We turn to this in the following section.…”

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The Iron Cage Re‐revisited: Institutional Isomorphism in Non‐profit Organisations in South Africa

Claeyé

Jackson

2012

J of Intl Development

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Non‐profit organisations (NPOs) are being pushed to become ‘more business‐like’, reflecting global discourse on ‘aid effectiveness’, which is underpinned by managerialist modes of thinking that may be inappropriate to local contexts. We examined the nature of the tendency towards institutional isomorphism empirically investigating this with 14 NPOs in South Africa's Eastern Cape, using a conceptual framework derived from institutional theory. This suggests that institutional isomorphism is shaping management in NPOs. However, this theory seems inadequate in explaining resistance to these forces. We go on to explain the limitations of using a purely institutionalist lens and suggest how the integration of postcolonial theory may benefit further research. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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The Iron Cage Re‐revisited: Institutional Isomorphism in Non‐profit Organisations in South Africa

Claeyé

Jackson

2012

J of Intl Development

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“…In Latin America, more research is needed to systematize these models (Appe & Layton, 2016;Peci, Figale, & Sobral, 2011). Academic debate on the topic in Brazil is scattered, focusing on issues such as: regulation and control, comparative advantages and limitations for each part in service providing, systematization of historical data on partnerships at the federal level, and engagement among professionals across sectors (Alves & Koga, 2006;Campos, 2008;Campos, Mendonça, & Alves, 2012;Lopez & Abreu 2014;Lopez, Lopes, Souto, & Sant' Ana, 2014;Peci et al, 2011;Resende & Teodosio, 2014;Salinas, 2013).…”

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Modelos para parcerias entre governos e organizações da sociedade civil: análise comparativa de políticas de AIDS, assistência social e cultura no Brasil

2019

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This study contributes to the research on partnership models by comparing different policy areas, testing the existing typologies and developing new forms of analysis for the Brazilian context. The literature on partnerships regarding the nonprofit sector is focused on the great diversity of these organizations and the types of relationship they establish with the government to provide services. Most empirical studies on this issue seek to establish categories for the partnerships analyzed, usually comparing countries or policy areas on a macro level. This study observes how partnership models help to understand the differences among policy areas, observing cases in the areas of AIDS, social assistance, and culture in Brazil. The research introduced field level variables and organizational variables to establish clearer differences among the models, and to identify where they overlap. Differences among the models helped to test relational variables and use the partnership models to analyze the public policy areas on the interaction design with nonprofits. As for political implications, this study provides recommendations to advance in a governmental agenda on partnerships that can combine general guidelines with particularities related to each policy area. Finally, the study indicates that partnerships should be considered public policy instruments.

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Towards an Understanding of Social Responsibility Within the Church of England

Zigan

Grys

2016

J Bus Ethics

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This research explores the interplay of individual, organisational and institutional variables that produce the current pattern of social responsibility practices within a specific religious organisation, namely the Church of England. By combining elements primarily of neo-institutional theory with Bourdieu's theory of practice, we construct a theoretical framework to examine the extent to which social responsibility activity is modified or informed by a distinctive faith perspective. Given that neo-institutional theory predicts a convergence of structures and practices between different organisations operating in the same institutional sector, this research draws on a single case study focusing on social responsibility activity in six different Church of England dioceses and shows that the opposite is actually the case: there is evidence of a significant degree of divergence in terms of organisational practice within the same institutional structure. Reasons for that were found to be the impact of human agency and loose institutional structures. This paper thus contributes to the understanding of social responsibility in religious organisations by exploring the dynamics between institutional pressures, organisational context and individual agents operating in the field of faith-based social responsibility. It thereby also contributes to neo-institutional theory.

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Brazilian nonprofit organizations and the new legal framework: an institutional perspective

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

The Iron Cage Re‐revisited: Institutional Isomorphism in Non‐profit Organisations in South Africa

The Iron Cage Re‐revisited: Institutional Isomorphism in Non‐profit Organisations in South Africa

Modelos para parcerias entre governos e organizações da sociedade civil: análise comparativa de políticas de AIDS, assistência social e cultura no Brasil

Towards an Understanding of Social Responsibility Within the Church of England

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