Nonprofit Human Services: Between Identity Blurring and Adaptation to Changing Environments

Hillel Schmid*

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Abstract

The article addresses identity blurring in nonprofit organizations. Each of the environments in which they operate-government, business, and philanthropic-can lead to identity blurring and affect major characteristics of those organizations. The implications of identity blurring for the ideology and mission of these organizations are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)242-256
Number of pages15
JournalAdministration in Social Work
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • hybrid organizations
  • identity blurring
  • organizational environments
  • organizational identity
  • social and civil mission

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