When do non-profits produce social innovations? Exploring the determinants of the innovative capacity of non-profits, based on Russian survey data

Contains fulltext : 222218.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)The dissertation addresses a call to investigate the puzzle if not all NPOs are innovative, then which factors make some NPOs more likely to produce social innovations than others? The dissertation investigates the determinants of social innovativeness of non-profits and elaborates scales to identify socially innovative NPOs while quantitative survey. The dissertation, first, investigates what is social innovation, how it refers to non-profits, and reveals what elements constitute social innovation and distinguish it from other types of innovations. Secondly, this dissertation discusses the methodological shortcomings of existing metrics of social innovations and develop quantitative scales to identify the socially innovative non-profit organization. The empirical basis of this dissertation is a survey of non-profits in Russia (n=850, 2015). Despite the majority of the existing qualitative metrics, the proposed scales could be administered simultaneously and provide empirical data on the scope and size of a sub-sector of socially innovative NGOs.Radboud University, 16 november 2020Promotor : Brandsen, T

When do non-profits produce social innovations? Exploring the determinants of the innovative capacity of non-profits, based on Russian survey data

The dissertation addresses a call to investigate the puzzle if not all NPOs are innovative, then which factors make some NPOs more likely to produce social innovations than others? The dissertation investigates the determinants of social innovativeness of non-profits and elaborates scales to identify socially innovative NPOs while quantitative survey. The dissertation, first, investigates what is social innovation, how it refers to non-profits, and reveals what elements constitute social innovation and distinguish it from other types of innovations. Secondly, this dissertation discusses the methodological shortcomings of existing metrics of social innovations and develop quantitative scales to identify the socially innovative non-profit organization. The empirical basis of this dissertation is a survey of non-profits in Russia (n=850, 2015). Despite the majority of the existing qualitative metrics, the proposed scales could be administered simultaneously and provide empirical data on the scope and size of a sub-sector of socially innovative NGOs

Valuing and enhancing episodic volunteerability for sustainable volunteer management

Research on evidence-based volunteer management, especially regarding episodic volunteering, is limited. Thus, we examine the influence of individual traits of event volunteers and the management practices employed by non-profit organisations on their likelihood to engage in future events. First, we revisit the value of episodic volunteering within the framework of regenerative volunteer management. We then compare factors affecting the inclination of event volunteers to re-volunteer for the same or for a different organisation based on a path analysis of 10,148 survey responses from event volunteers in 19 countries. Previous episodic volunteer experience, responsiveness, appreciation from supervisors and satisfaction with the event experience increase the probability that event volunteers will re-volunteer for both the same and different organisations. Moreover, assistance, service quality and comfort contribute indirectly by enhancing satisfaction with the volunteer experience. Effective management of event volunteering replenishes a valuable volunteer resource for both event organisers and other non-profit organisations

ФАКТОРЫ УДОВЛЕТВОРЕННОСТИ ЭПИЗОДИЧЕСКИХ ВОЛОНТЕРОВ

The article relies on the thesis of the importance of the satisfaction of occasional volunteers for their future participation in volunteer activities. The research focuses on those volunteers who occasionally participate in various volunteer activities and leave after their completion. This form of volunteer participation is quite widespread and replaces regular volunteering in nonprofit organizations, which indicates a transformation of the “nonprofit organization — volunteer” interaction paradigm. Based on the survey of episodic volunteers in Russia (n = 2,494; 2018), the authors give a characteristic of episodic volunteers for the first time. The article answers the research questions regarding (1) how satisfaction amid other possible factors influences the intention of future participation of episodic volunteers and (2) what the satisfaction of episodic volunteers depends on. Satisfaction is more significant for episodic volunteers’ intention to volunteer in the future than other variables. Meanwhile, the event’s organization and how other team members treated the volunteer significantly impact satisfaction. The results show that perceived NGO affiliation is important for occasional volunteers, and they are not significantly different from regular volunteers on this criterion. It is a mis-take to reduce the role and management of episodic volunteers to the simple function of performing uncomplicated work tasks

PROBLEM OF METABOLIC DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS LIVING IN THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA

It is assumed that juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), as many other rheumatic diseases, is in close pathogenic connection with metabolic disorders and early atherosclerosis. However, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components both in healthy Finno-Ugrian children and teens and JIA patients is unknown.Objective of the present work was to study the prevalence of metabolic disorders in children with JIA, living in the Republic of Mordovia.Subjects and methods. Authors have examined 82 children (among them 44 girls) with JIA aged 10–18 years. Results. Full complex of metabolic syndrome symptoms was revealed in 36.6% of patients, most of which had arthritis. Dyslipidaemia, obesity and arterial hypertension were recorded most frequently and correlated with activity of the disease and the dose of systemic glucocorticoids.Conclusion. JIA is associated with high prevalence of metabolic disorders which only partially (arterial hypertension and carbohydrate metabolism disorders) are connected with glucocorticoid therapy and mainly determined by the high inflammatory activity of the disease