The creation of a social audit model applied to solidarity-based enterprises responds to underlying concern within the sector over the need for a systematic, objective and regular assessment of the social actions carried out by these organizations. The primary objectives of such a document are...

Non-profit organisations are enjoying an increasing amount of power and influence in Spain when it comes to raising citizen awareness on issues such as the environment, cooperation and human rights. However, they are gradually losing that aura of trust and credibility, due to their close links...

Work integration social enterprises (WISE) are under pressure in two different regards. On the one hand, they have to participate in the market and compete with other firms, ensuring that they are sustainable in terms of prices, costs and quality. On the other hand, they endeavour to offer a...

This article analizes the convenience of non-profitmaking entities using social audit. These organizations have special characteristics due to their eminently social character. It is difficult to measure these social aspects, but it brings remarkable advantages in many ways. Some examples or...

The purpose of the present study was to explore the association between board functioning, the financial success of school systems and the quality of education measured through national standardized tests (SIMCE). A correlational design was employed complemented with semi-structured interviews...

Comment sortir des situations de blocage des acteurs sociaux, tant au niveau individuel qu’institutionnel (Etat, syndicats, entreprises, salariés) ? La dynamique de déclin des organisations syndicales représentatives en France n’est pas étranger au fait que celles-ci soient encore liées...

The relationship with the environment is a key area in the twenty-first century university and higher education institutions to recognize the media as a vital and strategic tools to facilitate and enhance that relationship. In search of greater inclusion in society, the university had acquired a...

The social sector or social economy is still at a developing stage and the concept of social entrepreneurship is just in the emergence phase in Romania. There is still a lot to do in this field, in order to create sustainability among the actors of the social economy or social sector. The paper...

The volume contains the papers presented during the 9th International Congress of the International Association on Public and Nonprofit Marketing (IAPNM) entitled "Regulation and Best Practices in Public and Nonprofit Marketing", organised by the Faculty of Public Administratiom of National...

In the context of enterprise responsibility, some refer to social Responsibility alone, whereas others make a distinction with regard to Societal Responsibility. By Societal is meant : "what concerns the structure, the organization, the functioning of society". This distinction is the...