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In many countries, particularly in continental Europe, societies have been plagued by high unemployment for several decades. Simultaneously, due to recent shifts from industrial to service-oriented post-industrial societies, labor as a significant culture code is increasingly loosing importance. Because of this, the third or voluntary sector as a place of employment and as a service agency to society has become important for Europe as indicated by the 1997 Communication of the European Commission and various declarations by the European Parliament and the EU's Economic and Social Council. Strategy Mix for Nonprofit Organizations: Vehicles for Social and Labor Market Integration explores the ...
This is not a definitive history of corporate citizenship but for anyone interested in the who, what, why and how of this subject there are some very significant papers which may become definitive for scholars and reflective practitioners. Just as many people cannot imagine a world without mobile telephony and the Internet, and seem not to care or wonder how we got here, so too it is forgotten that much that is now taken for granted in terms of corporate reporting and accountability has been, and still is, the result of a hard struggle.
Despite the availability of a wide range of literature on what is can be construed to be philanthropic behaviour in Africa, there is limited conceptual discussion on what constitutes philanthropy in African context(s). Yet, philanthropic behaviour is culturally rooted phenomena manifesting in diverse forms, expressions, and models. This review contributes to a growing body of literature on conceptions and manifestations of African philanthropy. The review illustrates a complex plurality of actions that fall under cultures and practices of giving in Africa. These include the giving of money, time, knowledge, influence and visibility in support of a cause, valuable goods, and body parts/organs...
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Im Jahr 1782 wurde in Österreich das Toleranzpatent für Juden erlassen. Von dieser Zeit bis zum Jahr 1868 nahmen etwa 3000 Erwachsene die Taufe an. Was hat sie dazu bewogen? Wie war das Procedere? Es waren in der überwiegenden Mehrheit keine Intellektuellen, sondern arme Juden, zugewandert aus Ungarn, Böhmen und Mähren. Untersucht werden die Motive und Ursachen, die sie zum Übertritt bewogen hatten. Es gab geheime Taufen und Zwangstaufen, Taufen mit und ohne Bewilligung, Taufen auf ausdrücklichen Wunsch der jüdischen Eltern, und Nottaufen am Sterbebett - und nicht zuletzt die Rückkehr zum Judentum mit dem Jahr 1868, in welchem Juden in Österreich jene Gleichberechtigung erlangten, die zuvor mit dem Empfang der Taufe verbunden war.