Nonprofit Organizations from the Perspective of Organizational Development and Their Influence on Professionalization

Katalin Dobrai; Ferenc Farkas

doi:10.1515/ngoe-2016-0009

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Nonprofit Organizations from the Perspective of Organizational Development and Their Influence on Professionalization

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

Volume 62 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)

By: Katalin Dobrai and Ferenc Farkas

Open Access

|Jun 2016

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the phenomenon of professionalization that is observable in organizations from the nonprofit sector. Empirical research was conducted among Hungarian nonprofit organizations, and the data were collected within the framework of a country-wide survey. Through the analysis of the research results, the paper provides deeper insights into knowledge about professionalization trends in the nonprofit sector. It proves that organizational development positively impacts nonprofit organizations’ improvement of their professionalization level and the members of these organizations.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2016-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2385-8052 | Journal ISSN: 0547-3101

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Language: English

Page range: 25 - 32

Submitted on: Nov 1, 2015

Accepted on: Apr 1, 2016

Published on: Jun 24, 2016

Published by: University of Maribor

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

organizational development,

nonprofit organizations,

professionalization,

learning,

knowledge

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Political economics,

Economic policy,

Business management,

Management, organization, corporate governance,

Mathematics and statistics for economists,

Statistics

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