A5015401957- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Social Capital and Networks
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Labor Movements and Unions
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- International Development and Aid
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Political theory and Gramsci
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- European and International Contract Law
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Corporate Governance and Law
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2014-2024
UCLA Health
2004
James S. McDonnell Foundation
1975
This study compares the personality, motivation and leadership background of 104 Israeli social entrepreneurs 85 business entrepreneurs. Social are higher in extraversion openness to experience, lower managerial personality characteristics, more driven by ideology rather than capital gains. also have stronger early ideological training. Multiple regression analysis reveals that a relatively robust persistent set internal psychological drivers prompt search for specific experiences related...
Abstract The way that nonprofits respond to funding uncertainty is crucial their ability meet goals and position themselves for future success. This article investigates how structural, managerial, financial characteristics affect the adaptive tactics used by human service during times of stress. These include adding new programs, reducing programs or staff, expanding starting joint pursuing earned income, advocacy involvement. Using longitudinal data on collected either side 2002–2003...
In this article, we examine whether and how the institutional context matters when understanding individuals’ giving to philanthropic organizations. We posit that both propensity give amounts given are higher in countries with a stronger for philanthropy. key factors of formal informal contexts philanthropy at organizational societal levels, including regulatory legislative frameworks, professional standards, social practices. Our results show while aggregate levels institutionalization,...
Education researchers and policymakers have been focusing for the last three decades on increasing parental involvement in schools. Their work focused positive effects that has varied aspects of school quality functioning. In this study we examined ‘trust’, a known predictor Specifically how generalized trust different types particularized affect active passive participation schools choice, through multivariate logistic regression analysis structural equation modeling (SEM) data from survey...
This study aims to improve our understanding of social entrepreneurs’ careers through narrative analysis their life stories. Narratives are an important part the career-related transitions, as they form, revise, and reconstruct identities, drive agency. For this purpose, 24 in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with Israeli entrepreneurs. The findings point out a process which takes place in different spheres moulds story entrepreneur: personality sphere; family sphere,...
What affects donations? Is it all in "the ask," or does brand image matter? In the nonprofit brands literature perceived trustworthiness and influence of organization are important factors that increase constituents' willingness to support an organization. We examined association between a organization's familiarity, trustworthiness, propensity donations receives. To this end, we used questionnaire on attitudes toward organizations unaided recall collected from nationally representative...
This article examines the role of childhood experiences and metaphors in social entrepreneurs’ (SEs) career choice processes through a psychoanalytic lens. Metaphors are unique projective tool to explore SEs’ subconscious processes. A total 104 in-depth semi-structured interviews 24 life-story with SEs were conducted based on theories emphasising family dynamics, mental The asked about significant for metaphor that describes their occupation. they chose justice fighter, caregiver, creator,...
The year 2023 in Israel started with illiberal constitutional change efforts by the new right-wing government and concluded a brutal attack Hamas terrorists subsequent war. Both occurrences galvanized two massive surges of civil society activism. first was mass protest that impeded government's undemocratic legislation. second large-scale mobilization to support variety populations affected war, providing services goods supplanted failed governmental crisis response. Using Serving Elite...
Abstract Recent decades have seen a major political shift in many nations, manifested democratic regression, rise of populist non-liberal democracies, resurgence extreme right, infractions against watchdogs, and increasing nationalism unilateralism. A central manifestation this process is the active encroachment by governments on civil society, particularly its liberal elements. These manifestations allegedly emanate from resistance to world order threats pressures imported national NGOs,...
THE TASK OF STUDYING the third sector 1 in Israel is difficult. In addition to regular confusion and misconceptions abundant this field of research, until recently Israel's had been absent from both research community's agenda Israeli public discourse. Moreover, has not recognized as a distinct entity Israel. The delineation sectors rather ambiguous; therefore, concept with clear-cut, societal roles functions does exist (Gidron, 1992). Indeed, most Israelis have difficulty grasping idea...
The argument that the location of human services responds to geography poverty is strongly disputed.Other factors play a major role in determining service locations besides and needs, including zoning, social capital, agglomeration economies.I explore spatial relationship nonprofit organizational Los Angeles county, find complex association, as well gaps high areas.My findings contradict hypothesis emphasize importance effects instead.Implications for planning accessibility policy makers...