scholarly journals Foreword to the Themed Issue “Cyanobacteria”

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Triantafyllos Kaloudis ◽  
Jussi Meriluoto ◽  
Ludek Blaha
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Research Area ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The Cost

<p>COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a pan-European intergovernmental framework. Its mission is to enable break-through scientific and technological developments leading to new concepts and products and thereby contribute to strengthening Europe’s research and innovation capacities. It allows researchers, engineers and scholars to jointly develop their own ideas and take new initiatives across all fields of science and technology, while promoting multi- and interdisciplinary approaches. COST aims at fostering a better integration of less research-intensive countries to the knowledge hubs of the European Research Area. The COST Association, an International Not-for-profit Association under Belgian Law, integrates all management, governing and administrative functions necessary for the operation of the framework. The COST Association has currently 36 Member Countries. <a href="http://www.cost.eu">www.cost.eu</a></p>

Social housing provision for minority ethnic older people with dementia: Findings from a qualitative study

Dementia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 750-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Lipman ◽  
Gillian Manthorpe
Keyword(s):  
Housing Provision ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Housing Services ◽  
Audit Approach ◽  
The Cost

Little research has explored how not-for-profit housing providers, often termed Housing Associations in the United Kingdom, meet the needs of older tenants with dementia who are from black and ethnic minority communities. This article presents findings from an exploratory study conducted in 2015. The study took an audit approach, investigating current practice and policy in 12 Housing Associations. All were developing their understanding of dementia; some were augmenting their standard rented property portfolio to include housing with care provision; and most had policies relating to equalities and diversity and were offering dementia training to members of staff. None appeared to have fully integrated the three strands of housing services, dementia care, and cultural or ethnicity-related needs and preferences. A range of strategies was reported as being developed to meet tenants’ changing circumstances. Anxiety about the cost of adaptations was commonly reported, although the nature and extent of this were ill-defined. Discussion focuses on the findings’ implications for housing providers and for dementia professionals.

The cost profiles of alternative approaches to journal publishing

First Monday ◽  
1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
The Cost

The digital era is having substantial impacts on journal publishing. In order to assist in analysing these impacts, a model is developed of the costs incurred in operating a refereed journal. Published information and estimates are used to apply the model to a computation of the total costs and per-article costs of various forms of journal-publishing. Particular attention is paid to the differences between print and electronic forms of journals, to the various forms of open access, and to the differences between not-for-profit and for-profit publishing undertakings. Insight is provided into why for-profit publishing is considerably more expensive than equivalent activities undertaken by unincorporated mutuals and not-for-profit associations. Conclusions are drawn concerning the current debates among conventional approaches and the various open alternatives.

scholarly journals Industry careers for molecular bioscientists: an interview with Jennifer Mitchell

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
European Laboratory ◽  
Student Volunteer ◽  
The University ◽  
Industry Careers

Jennifer Mitchell is a scientist at Redx Pharma and Board Member of the European Laboratory Research and Innovation Group (ELRIG). She completed her integrated undergraduate and master’s degree in biological sciences at the University of Liverpool and took on a graduate industrial role as an associate scientist at a biotech company. After 2 years in this role, she went back into academia to complete a PhD before moving back to industry. Jennifer began her involvement with ELRIG, a not-for-profit organization serving the life science and drug discovery communities, as a student volunteer in 2017 and she has been part of the ELRIG General Committee since 2018. She is also part of the ELRIG early career professional (ECP) workgroup, which aims to engage the ECP scientific community through career development workshops and outreach events. In December 2020, the Biochemical Society hosted a session on industry careers in the molecular biosciences as part of its Biochemistry Focuswebinar series dedicated to early career researchers. The Biochemist spoke to Jennifer, panellist on the day, to find out more about her experience working in industry and her broader contributions to the community.

Cost Stickiness in the New Zealand Charity Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (03) ◽  
pp. 1950012
Author(s):  
Ahsan Habib ◽  
Hedy Jiaying Huang
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Stickiness

We investigate whether New Zealand charities exhibit cost stickiness, conceptualized as cost increases in response to an increase in income that are greater than the cost decreases associated with an equivalent decrease in income. Drawing on the holistic accountability rationale, we posit that charity managers consider themselves accountable to a wide range of stakeholders and, therefore, are more concerned about the social impact of their managerial decisions. As a result, charity managers will be reluctant to adjust resources downward immediately after an income drop, as such decisions could lead to the loss of trust and confidence of their internal and external stakeholders. Based on a large sample of charities in New Zealand, we find evidence of cost stickiness. Importantly, we find that cost stickiness varies across a number of characteristics of charities, including charity size, sources of income and expenditure, crisis periods, and the sectors within which the charities operate. Our study contributes to a hitherto unexplored setting and provides empirical evidence on the theoretical debate of hierarchical versus holistic accountability in the not-for-profit sector.

scholarly journals Assuring Not-For-Profit Hospital Competitiveness Through Proper Accounting For The True Cost Of Capital

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Duggal ◽  
Michael Craig Budden
Keyword(s):  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Profit Maximization ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
True Cost ◽  
Wealth Maximization ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The Cost

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The topic of cost of capital is very important, especially for not-for-profit (NFP) organizations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Since profit maximization or stockholder wealth maximization cannot be their objective, NFP firms must be all the more aware of their costs, including the cost of capital, to sustain and grow the quality and quantity of their services to their consumers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Yet, research into this topic has been lagging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This paper adapts and enhances an existing methodology and illustrates how a non-profit hospital&rsquo;s cost of capital can be estimated</span></em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></p>

Sasta Bhojan Sewa: the pricing dilemma

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Harsimar Kaur ◽  
Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Opportunity Identification ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Social Venture ◽  
The Cost

Learning outcomes After studying this case, students should be able to: understand the process of opportunity identification for forming social enterprises (knowledge), discuss various concepts related to social entrepreneurship and not-for-profit firms (comprehension), apply tools to differentiate between social and commercial enterprises (application), analyze the role of environmental factors like culture in influencing business (analysis) and develop decision-making skills by critically evaluating the options (evaluation). Case overview/synopsis Sasta Bhojan Sewa (SBS) was one of the key projects of Parupkar Sewa Society. The social venture initiated by Jaswinder Singh, a young resident of Ambala (a small town in Haryana, India), got registered as a not-for-profit society in the year 2018. Mr. Singh initiated various social welfare projects since the year 2006 when he got inspired from the history of Sikh Gurus. As years passed, he was able to employ more and more people. This led to the development of a social venture, which had 33 employees at the end of the year 2019. The society was running seven major projects with the help of dasvandh (donations). Project SBS was about providing home-like hygienic meals to people at merely INR10. There were 11 canteens in Ambala city and cantonment, which were being run under that project. Around 1,500 people were eating daily in those canteens, out of which around 70–80 people were not able to pay even INR10. The project had employed 30 people. The salaries of the staff and other operating expenses like liquid petroleum gas (LPG) expense, transportation cost and electricity were met through dasvandh (donations) from the local households. When the project was initiated, the cost of preparing a meal was INR10, but by the end of 2019, the cost went up to INR12 per meal due to food inflation. The meal was still being sold at INR10 at a loss of INR2 per meal. On December 28, 2019, as founder of the society, Mr. Singh was thinking of raising the selling price to INR12 per meal, which had to be implemented on January 01, 2020 but he was doubtful in doing so. He thought increasing the price might defeat the purpose of starting SBS as he was reflecting on how poor people were and how each rupee mattered to them. He was also considering that it might affect the goodwill of the society that was known for selling food at an extremely low price. By using the example of SBS, we explain various concepts of not-for-profit social enterprises like opportunity identification, key drivers, business model canvas and environmental effects in this teaching note. The teaching note also provides cost–benefit analysis of the available options to facilitate effective decision-making. Complexity academic level Undergraduate and graduate-level business programs. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

Investor-Owned and Not-For-Profit Hospitals: Beyond the Cost and Revenue Debate

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl G. Homer ◽  
Douglas D. Bradham ◽  
Mark Rushefsky
Keyword(s):  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Cost Components of Interest Rate Charged By Indian Self Help Groups Financed By Not-For Profit Microfinance Institutions

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-322
Author(s):  
NAVEEN KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Components

Although, interest rate charged by microfinance stimulate of lot of ethical debate. Very few studies in microfinance detail the cost components of interest rates paid by the borrowers. Setting the optimal interest rate with a dual goal of financial sustainability and fighting against poverty is a complex task for microfinance lending. In this backdrop, this paper examines the various cost components of interest rate changed by Indian Self-Help Groups (SHGs) that are financed by not-for profit Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). The study uses neo-classical framework for the analysis of interest rate determinants like cost of funds, administrative (operating) cost, opportunity cost, travel costs and some margin to sustain the business. The data have come from a survey of 106 women SHGs in ten villages in the state of Karnataka, India. The study finds that the cost of fund and other costs associated in microfinance significantly influence the rate of interest and the SHGs need to reduce efficiently other costs associated with writing and maintaining the accounts, auditing, and hospitality offered, through innovative cost management methods of lending. As a result, there would be a welfare gain for the borrowers through reduced interest rate on loans.

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