Nonprofit Organizations and the Institutionalist Approach

The Training of Jobseekers by Non‐profit Organizations: An Analysis Based on Data from the Upper Normandy Region of France

“…However, Veblen also emphasized the role in the transmission of values, and in particular of non‐pecuniary value. In this respect, his thinking is close to that of Commons who, alongside the State and FPOs, sees NPOs as organizations that exercise ‘moral power’ by means of persuasion and at the same time function as ‘ incubators of ideas ’ (Chasse, , p. 527).…”

“…Ultimately, NPOs would make it possible ‘ to combine labor and external capital in the same way as the large industrial companies were able to ’ (Hébert, , p. 259). Finally, in a different tradition of economic thought, institutional economists, such as Veblen, have analyzed NPOs as a means to ‘ balance the power in a society of large corporations ’ (Chasse, , p. 527). More specifically, these organizations would make it possible to mitigate the negative consequences for employees of a disjunction between the interests of the business world and that of the rest of the community, i.e.…”

Trade unions and climate change: The jobs versus environment dilemma

“…Trade unions have been described from a philosophical point of view as part of the "ideological state apparatus" (Althusser, 1977), from an economic point of view as "third sector" organisations (Adaman and Yahya, 2002;Chasse 1995;Valentinov, 2008), from a political perspective as one of the three "social partners" (with governments and business) (Taylor and Mathers, 2002;Pochet, 2002;Ferner and Hyman, 1998) or as social movements (Gajewska, 2008). In our view, unions can embody any or all of the functions implied in such definitions, depending upon time and place.…”

Organizational Performance

“…Art policy is often defended on the grounds that government support allows companies to experiment and innovate, precisely because innovativeness brings huge commercial risks that companies would probably not take on unsupported. Chasse's (1995) research suggests that subsidized arts often act as proving grounds for ground-breaking new art forms. If not for subsidies, performing arts production companies would be highly preoccupied with managing possible harmful financial consequences of uncertainty in product demand.…”