TY - JOUR
T1 - Restrictive Institutions and Critical Resources
T2 - Non-Profit Organisations and Volunteer Resources in the Russian Federation
AU - Crotty, Jo
AU - Ljubownikow, S
PY - 2019/12/2
Y1 - 2019/12/2
N2 - Resource management is essential for any organisation’s success. For non-profit organisations (NPOs) volunteers are a key resource. In this article, we examine how NPOs recruit, mobilise and manage volunteers in a challenging institutional and operational context. By drawing on a qualitative study of Russian health NPOs, our study highlights that the operational and institutional environment encountered by Russian NPOs leads to ‘management by network’ to acquire necessary volunteer resources. This pragmatic approach, whilst ensuring an organisation’s short-term survival, ultimately limits the type of volunteer recruited by Russian NPOs. The implications of these findings are also explored.
AB - Resource management is essential for any organisation’s success. For non-profit organisations (NPOs) volunteers are a key resource. In this article, we examine how NPOs recruit, mobilise and manage volunteers in a challenging institutional and operational context. By drawing on a qualitative study of Russian health NPOs, our study highlights that the operational and institutional environment encountered by Russian NPOs leads to ‘management by network’ to acquire necessary volunteer resources. This pragmatic approach, whilst ensuring an organisation’s short-term survival, ultimately limits the type of volunteer recruited by Russian NPOs. The implications of these findings are also explored.
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U2 - 10.1080/09668136.2019.1686462
DO - 10.1080/09668136.2019.1686462
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 0966-8136
VL - 71
SP - 99
EP - 116
JO - Europe Asia Studies
JF - Europe Asia Studies
IS - 10
ER -