Non-Profit Organisations, Volume IV: Structures, Models and Technology

這本「四卷本」書籍從多個跨學科的角度，探討非營利組織的科學和實踐。這些組織因為提供公共服務給社會而受到廣泛關注和快速成長。它們越來越面臨著在有限資源但充滿決心的情況下，平衡商業與社會目標、管理創意與固有特點、結構限制與運營靈活性、倫理界限與實用主義的壓力。

第一卷探討了非營利組織在當代環境中的機遇和挑戰，闡明了該領域的現在和未來問題，制定了戰略方向，並提供了行業範例和最佳實踐。第二卷探討了與經濟和行業相關的背景因素。第三卷介紹了社會和倫理方面，以及可持續性、問責性和整體社會福祉等問題。第四卷則重點探討結構和模型，並強調技術的應用。

Alkis Thrassou is a Professor at the University of Nicosia (Cyprus, EU) and holds a Ph.D. and a B.Eng. from the University of Leeds (UK), and an M.Sc.(Eng.) from the University of Nicosia (Cyprus). He is the Director of Gnosis Mediterranean Institute for Management Science, the Chief Editor of Palgrave Intersections of Business and the Sciences in Association with Gnosis MIMS, the Managing Editor of Palgrave Studies in Cross-Disciplinary Business Research in Association with EMAB, an Associate Editor of EuroMed Journal of Business, a ember of the editorial board of many scientific journals, and a Senior Research Fellow of the EuroMed Academy of Business. He has published about 300 scientific works in numerous internationally esteemed journals and books, and his works carry many thousands of peer citations. His is ranked #8 of "Best Business and Management Scientists" in Greece and Cyprus (combined), by Research.com (2024). He further retains strong ties with industry, acting also as a consultant, while holding the prominent professional qualifications of Chartered Marketer (FCIM), Chartered Construction Manager (FCIOB) and Chartered Management Consultancy Surveyor (MRICS).

Prof. Demetris Vrontis is the Vice Rector for Faculty and Research and a Professor of Strategic Marketing Management at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. He is the Founder and Editor in Chief of the EuroMed Journal of Business, an Associate Editor of the International Marketing Review, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Research and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of International Management. He is also the President of the EuroMed Academy of Business, which serves as an important and influential regional academy in the area of Business and Management. He has widely published hundreds of refereed journal articles and chapters, and dozens of book, and has presented numerous papers to conferences around the globe. He gave many speeches and seminars in conferences and institutions around the world. He is a fellow member and certified Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Chartered Business Consultant. He is also currently serving as a consultant and is a member of the board of directors to several international companies.

Leonidas Efthymiou is Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus (EU). Having studied at the universities of Leicester (PhD, MSc) and Derby (BA), he worked at Pearson Education and the University of Leicester, and taught online for Universities in Europe, Africa and the United States. Dr Efthymiou is Senior Researcher at Gnosis Mediterranean Institute for Management Science and has served in various key committees of the School of Business of the University of Nicosia, contributing substantially in the academic, regulatory and social development of the School, particularly in the department of Hospitality & Tourism at all levels of education, supervising also PhDs to completion. He has co-edited and published several books, articles, media reports, policy papers and encyclopaedia articles, with his research focus lying at the intersection of employment, digitisation and education. Dr Efthymiou received a number of awards, including the best PhD Thesis award, by the Academy of Management in 2011, Boston Massachusetts.

Yaakov Weber is Director of the School of Business Research Center, College of Management Academic Studies, Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel, and a graduate of the Technion, Tel Aviv University, and University of South Carolina. He is co-president of EuroMed Academy of Business and EuroMed Research Business Institute, and the editor of the European Management Review. He lectures in the fields of Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Corporate Strategy, and Global Strategic Management. And has taught these at various universities in the United States, Europe and China, at graduate schools of business administration, executive programs in private and public organizations as well as at industrial associations for CEOs and Directors. He has organised many international scientific conferences, globally, and his research has been published in leading academic journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Management Science, Journal of Business Research, California Management Review, and Human Relations, among others, and has received many thousands of citations in prominent journals and books. Prof. Weber has further been senior consultant to CEOs, top executives and directors in leading companies and has conducted numerous workshops to top executives in many countries.

Riad Shams is Assistant Professor and Head of the PhD programme at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK. He is a board member of the Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative, a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the EuroMed Academy of Business, and associate editor of the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. He has co-authored a core textbook, Marketing Management: Past, Present and Future, which is currently in its 4th edition. Follow-ing a cross-disciplinary approach, his research addresses environmental, societal, and managerial issues in Sustainable Marketing, Social Business, Strategic Marketing, Brand Management, Digital Marketing, and International Marketing. His research projects focus on exploring issues of societal and environmental agenda, and involve external industry partners, including non-profit organisations. He has a sustained record of highly reputable published journal papers, research chapters and books in the field of business, and he delivered keynote speeches at international academic forums and edited for world-leading and internationally prominent journals, and led academic tracks in several conferences, chairing the 17th NARTI Annual Conference in North-East England (2024).

Evangelos Tsoukatos is adjunct faculty at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus and the Hellenic Open University, Greece. He holds a B.Sc. from the "Aristotelion" University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and a Postgraduate Diploma, a M.A. and Ph.D. from Lancaster University Management School, UK. Prior to joining academia, Dr Tsoukatos had extensive experience as consultant and in senior management positions. Dr Tsoukatos holds the position of Vice President at the EuroMed Research Business Institute, he is Senior Associate Editor of the EuroMed Journal of Business (EMJB) and editorial board member in a number of international scholarly journals. His research interests are in Services Management, Quality Management, Cross-Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship. He has lectured on the topics at several universities internationally and has published widely in these fields in many prominent, peer reviewed international academic journals. He has also edited a large number of scientific books and organised major international scientific conferences in many countries. His research has been widely and substantially cited by his peers, and in leading scientific journals.

Alkis Thrassou是塞浦路斯尼科西亞大學的教授，擁有英國利茲大學的博士學位和工程學學士學位，以及塞浦路斯尼科西亞大學的工程碩士學位。他是Gnosis地中海管理科學研究所的所長，Palgrave商業與科學交叉領域的主編，以及Palgrave跨學科商業研究的總編輯。他是EuroMed商業期刊的副編輯，許多科學期刊的編輯委員會成員，以及EuroMed商學學院的高級研究員。他在許多國際知名期刊和書籍上發表了約300篇科學論文，並且被同行引用數以千計。他在Research.com（2024年）的“希臘和塞浦路斯（合併）最佳商業和管理科學家”排名第8。此外，他與業界保持著緊密的聯繫，並擔任顧問，同時擁有特許市場營銷師（FCIM）、特許建築經理（FCIOB）和特許管理諮詢測量師（MRICS）等重要專業資格。

Demetris Vrontis教授是塞浦路斯尼科西亞大學的副校長（教職和研究）和戰略市場管理的教授。他是EuroMed商業期刊的創始人和主編，國際市場評論的副編輯，商業研究期刊的副編輯，以及國際管理期刊的諮詢編輯。他還是EuroMed商學學院的主席，該學院在商業和管理領域是一個重要且有影響力的地區學院。他廣泛發表了數百篇經過同行評審的期刊文章和章節，以及數十本書籍，並在全球各地的會議上發表了眾多論文。他在世界各地的會議和機構中發表了許多演講和研討會。他是特許市場營銷師學會的會士和認證特許商業顧問。他目前還擔任顧問，並擔任幾家國際公司的董事會成員。

Leonidas Efthymiou是塞浦路斯尼科西亞大學的副教授，曾在萊斯特大學（博士、碩士）和德比大學（學士）學習，曾在皮爾遜教育和萊斯特大學工作，並在歐洲、非洲和美國的大學線上教授。Efthymiou博士是Gnosis地中海管理科學研究所的高級研究員，曾在尼科西亞大學商學院的各個重要委員會中擔任職務，在學院的學術、監管和社會發展方面做出了重大貢獻，特別是在酒店和旅遊部門的各個教育層次上，還指導完成了博士學位。他共同編輯和發表了幾本書籍、文章、媒體報告、政策文件和百科全書文章，他的研究重點在於就業、數字化和教育的交叉領域。Efthymiou博士在2011年獲得了管理學院頒發的最佳博士論文獎，地點是馬薩諸塞州波士頓。

Yaakov Weber是以色列里雄萊齊翁管理學院商學研究中心的主任，畢業於以色列理工學院、特拉維夫大學和南卡羅來納大學。他是EuroMed商學學院和EuroMed研究商業研究所的聯合主席，以及歐洲管理評論的編輯。他在合併與收購、戰略聯盟、企業戰略和全球戰略管理等領域講授課程，並在美國、歐洲和中國的各個大學教授過這些課程，包括研究生院。