...Barbara Mackenzie Barnett; Mikayla A. Franczak; Erin Wilson; Mirella Stroink Purpose The present study offers a qualitative evaluation of a community-led reduced workweek pilot in a small non-profit organization (NPO) in Canada. Design/methodology/approach Five full-time staff members...

...Andreas Reinhardt; Susanne Enke Purpose Studies on personal characteristics that influence managers' performance in their jobs and their ability to innovate focus mainly on for-profit organizations. We argue that non-profit organizations (NPOs) differ substantially from for-profit organizations...

... predating the introduction of personalisation. Employee relations Human resource management Non-profit organizations Organizational change Social values Voluntary organizations In consequence, the research objectives of this paper are twofold: firstly, it sets out to ascertain the extent...

... workplace situation was depicted in “triangular patterns” (p. 264). These patterns demonstrated the level of subordination between the employer (E), worker (W) and client (C). Government policy Home support workers Employee relations Non-profit organizations Organizational change Consumer directed...

... rights only Employee attitudes Pay Non-profit organizations Organizational affective commitment – defined as emotional attachment to an organization (Allen and Meyer, 1997) – is of particular importance to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) because their employees are highly sensitive to values...

... Non-profit organizations Job autonomy Job satisfaction Third sector Job security Since the early 1990s, policymakers in industrialised countries have increasingly turned to non-governmental and non-profit-making organisations, or the “third sector”, when pursuing a variety of different...

...‐synthesized, reconfigured and redeployed. Non‐profit organizations Human resource management Contingency theory Fit Flexibility Strategic change This paper focusses on two issues. First, it analyzes the relationship between contingencies, strategy and HR practices of NPOs. Through two case...

... on the power of the state, employers and trade unions. This paper adopts a novel angle by exploring the role of CSOs and their ability to exercise power. Civil society organizations Charities Non‐profit organizations Power Trade unions Voluntary organizations Industrial relations Management power...

... Limited 2009 Human resource management Non‐profit organizations Chief executives Spain As has been made clear earlier, there has been a significant increase in recent years in nonprofit organizations both in size and in complexity and number. Kalleberg and Marsden (2005) report...

... data on the formal and informal aspects of involving line managers in HRM in an under‐researched context (a small British non‐profit organisation without a HR function), which adds to the literature on actual line management practices in HRM. Douglas Renwick can be contacted at: d.renwick...