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- Transparência das Instituições Particulares de Solidariedade Social na Região Autónoma da MadeiraPublication . Bandeira, Ana M.; Ornelas, Tomásia; Meira, Deolinda; Azevedo, GraçaPor imposição legal, as Instituições Privadas de Solidariedade Social (IPSS) necessitam de reforçar as exigências da transparência relativamente às atividades que realizam e aos recursos que utilizam. As contas do exercício destas instituições obedecem ao regime da normalização contabilística para as Entidades do Setor Não Lucrativo, devendo ser publicadas obrigatoriamente no seu sítio institucional eletrónico até ao dia 31 de maio do ano seguinte a que dizem respeito (art.º 14.º-A do Decreto-Lei n.º 172-A/2014, de 14 de novembro). O objetivo principal deste trabalho é o de analisar qual o nível de transparência das IPSS na Região Autónoma da Madeira (RAM). Para o efeito realizou-se um estudo empírico, tendo como população-alvo oitenta e cinco entidades, registadas naquela região e com o estatuto de IPSS. Metodologicamente, conjugaramse dois métodos de investigação, o método quantitativo e o método qualitativo para aferir o grau de transparência destas entidades na RAM. Os resultados mostraram que existem entidades que, mesmo tendo site, continuam a não publicar os seus relatórios de contas. É uma situação preocupante, uma vez que muitas das entidades não cumprem os requisitos legais impostos na última alteração dos seus Estatutos, com penalizações daí decorrentes, nomeadamente a suspensão dos apoios do Estado e a impossibilidade de celebrar acordos de cooperação.
- Accountability in the Social Economy: The Case of Private Social Solidarity InstitutionsPublication . Ferreira, Augusta; Santos, Carlos; Inácio, Helena; Costa, Alberto J.; Bandeira, Ana M.; Tomé, Brízida; Joaquim, Carla; Góis, Cristina; Curi, Denise; Meira, Deolinda; Azevedo, Graça; Jesus, Mafalda; Teixeira, Maria Goreti; Monteiro, Patrícia; Duarte, Rúben; Marques, Rui PedroGiven the extreme importance of improving the accountability of private social solidarity institutions (IPSS), both for reasons of legal compliance and for reasons of improving legitimacy and notoriety among their stakeholders, in order to be accountable to them and in order to maintain their sustainability, this article aims to present a framework designed under a more comprehensive research project for the assessment of IPSS accountability, as well as the preliminary results of a pilot test of Portuguese IPSS. The framework was developed from a combination of methodologies that included a literature review, field work and a focus group, resulting in six dimensions with 76 indicators. For the pilot test, the data were collected by questionnaire for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. The results of the pilot test, despite the limited number of entities, allowed the identification of some trends and indicators where entities show lower results and where they will have to focus to improve their accountability. Some possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were also identified. Therefore, we believe that the framework designed answers the research question: how can we promote accountability (social, financial and economic) in the social economy sector, in particular in the case of IPSS?
- Relevant Information for the Accountability of Private Institutions of Social Solidarity: Results from FieldworkPublication . Inácio, Helena; Costa, Alberto J.; Bandeira, Ana M.; Ferreira, Augusta; Tomé, Brízida; Joaquim, Carla; Santos, Carlos; Góis, Cristina; Curi, Denise; Meira, Deolinda; Azevedo, Graça; Jesus, Mafalda; Teixeira, Maria Goreti; Monteiro, Patrícia; Duarte, Rúben; Marques, Rui PedroThe social economy (SE) has emerged as an interesting alternative for dealing with social problems. However, there are some concerns related to the abilities of these institutions regarding accountability. Thus, the present work aimed to determine if private social solidarity institutions (IPSS) are prepared to meet management requirements by increasing their accountability. In Portugal, IPSS are social economy organisations. Using an exploratory focus, we conducted qualitative research on 31 Portuguese IPSS. Interviews with those responsible for these entities took place between June and July 2019. The interviews were guided based on a semistructured script that was created based on a literature review. After content analysis, it was found that, in most of the institutions interviewed, the board does not use management tools, such as performance analysis, social impact assessments, strategic planning, and quality management systems, even though they recognise the importance of using them. This is due to the lack of access or knowledge about their use. In addition, the majority of the IPSS interviewed showed concern about the transparency and ethics of managers. Current strategic management practices are remarkably targeted at companies in the for-profit sector and can compromise the principles of investment in human and social issues.
- Can Online Transparency Improve Accountability? The Case of Portuguese Private Social Solidarity InstitutionsPublication . Ferreira, Augusta; Bandeira, Ana M.; Santos, Carlos; Ferreira, Inês; Tomé, Brízida; Costa, Alberto J.; Joaquim, Carla; Góis, Cristina; Curi, Denise; Meira, Deolinda; Azevedo, Graça; Inácio, Helena; Jesus, Mafalda; Teixeira, Maria Goreti; Monteiro, Patrícia; Duarte, Rúben; Marques, Rui PedroThe development of the non-profit sector (NPS) in Portugal has been gaining relevance in recent times, particularly in the form of institutions whose purpose is to broaden and increase the response to the needs of the most needy and socially vulnerable citizens. The financing of Portuguese non-profit sector entities is essentially made up of income from their activity, donations and public or governmental support. Therefore, these entities face increasing pressure from their funders, users and citizens in general for a greater dissemination of good practices regarding the social impact they have on the community; in particular, they are increasingly required to be transparent in their activities. The main objective of this study was to analyse the level of accountability and transparency of the private social solidarity institutions (IPSS) of the municipality of Porto. To this end, the websites of these institutions were analysed, using a qualitative and quantitative methodology, using the application of the transparency index Enhancement of an Accountability Guide for Learning E-Government. This analysis allowed us to verify that there are still a considerable number of entities that do not have an institutional website, and those that do, have a low level of transparency