More than perhaps any other major social theorist, Niklas Luhmann adopted a perspective on society at the opposite end of the atomistic-holistic spectrum to that of mainstream economics. While the position of mainstream economics is that society is nothing more than a collection of individuals,...

Abstract Räumliche Mobilität wird immer mehr Imperativ und soziale Realität für viele Arbeitnehmer. Der Beitrag beschreibt die Entsende- und Arbeitssituation von Expatriates in neun ausgewählten deutschen Non-Profit-Organisationen. Es werden vier Typen von international mobilen Mitarbeitern...

Abstract This paper utilises the existing framework for analysing international “soft law” measures to examine why 83% of Financial Action Task Force members are either non-compliant or partially compliant with Special Recommendation VIII (SR.VIII) on the prevention of terrorist financing...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine collaboration between the government and philanthropic foundations in the age of new governance. This focuses on analysing the relationship that was formed between PFs and the government in Israel during the development and operation of two joint...

Purpose This paper aims to explore a narrative disclosure by Muslim charity organisations (MCOs) in the UK. Design/methodology/approach Using content analysis, this study assesses disclosure in MCOs’ trustee annual reports against the Statement of Recommended Reporting Practices (SORP) for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a method developed for analysis of narrative reporting by charities concerning the carrying out of their aims for public benefit (as required by charity law). It seeks to assess the effectiveness of the method as a means of measuring...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify the extent to which not-for-profit (NFP) organisations disclose information on volunteer contributions of services. Design/methodology/approach – The study relies on information disclosed in the web sites of NFP organisations. Findings –...

Abstract Vertrauen ist ein Kommunikationsmedium, das in den Ausprägungen persönliches und systemisches Vertrauen sowie Misstrauen in unterschiedlichen Systemtypen wirksam werden und soziale Beziehungen organisieren kann. Der Beitrag stellt Funktionen und Merkmale von Vertrauen sowie Misstrauen...

Purpose – Considering the perceived significance of librarians and information experts as professional information seekers and information seeking educators and of the institutional setting of information work, very little is known about the information practices of librarians and information...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to focus on a spousal influence strategy that has not been investigated previously by consumer researchers: triangulation. Triangulation is the process by which a third‐party is enlisted to intervene and convince the other spouse; this person can be a...