In addition to the proliferation of private, fee-paying schools in India, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) play an important role in providing educational services, especially in un-served and under-served communities. This paper uses qualitative research to critically examine the nature and potential of NGO provision of primary schooling in India. In particular, it explores the contributio...

According to the existing literature, capital taxes should not be imposed in the presence of optimal profit taxation in either unionised or competitive labour markets. We show that this conclusion does not hold for an economy with dual labour markets, where the competitive wage rate provides the outside option for unionised workers. Even with non-distortionary profit taxation it is optimal for ...

Dr. Muller is the Executive Director, National Association For Continence (NAFC). The NAFC is a national, private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence. The NAFC’s purpose is to be the leading source for public education and advocacy about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments, and management alternatives for incontinence. This ar...

This paper develops a theoretic framework which may be used to guide research into effective organisational change. The focus of our work is restricted to (i) ICT-mediated organisational change and (ii) change within a Non-Profit-Organisation (NPO) and, therefore, the framework of ideas presented here is focussed on a characteristic of NPOs: an unusually highly intrinsically motivated workforce...

The fee to exhibit is $200 ($100 non-profit) for the day, from 8:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. However, most vendors leave after the morning break at around 1:00 a.m.. Space is limited, so only 6 exhibitors will be able to attend. Exhibitors will be provided with a 6 ft. table and one conference admission (additional admission: $50 each). The exhibit tables will be in the lobby of the Madison Theatre (where...

THEPURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE is to provide a description of the model of administrative behavior found in agency theory as contrasted with earlier models of administrative behavior, and to introduce new managerial accounting techniques that can be used to evaluate upperlevel administrators in a nonprofit organization such as a library. In addition, the article outlines several problems with the o...

Primary literature is the most reliable and direct source of scientific information, but most middle school and high school science is taught using secondary and tertiary sources. One reason for this is that primary science articles can be difficult to access and interpret for young students and for their teachers, who may lack exposure to this type of writing. The Journal of Emerging Investiga...