An overview of entrepreneurial activity in nonprofit organizations in the international context

Abstract

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) play a relevant role in society by attempting to satisfy human necessities in a different way, or as a complement to lucrative firms and governmental activity. In this sense, they are active in different areas, and several analyses have been developed to study the effects and the behavior of these organizations in such fields, as is shown in the articles included in this special issue. The main goal of this paper is to show the main aspects analyzed in those papers. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.