Determining the Eastern European non-governmental organizations sustainability under crisis conditions and during social and technological transformations

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2023.292932

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non-governmental organizations, civil society organization, CSOSI Sustainability Index of Civil Society Organizations, technological innovations

Abstract

The object of this study is the stability of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of Eastern Europe during crisis phenomena with signs of social and technological transformations. The subject of research is the processes of transformations in the external and internal environment of the activities of non-governmental organizations, which have an impact on sustainability. The sustainability of non-governmental organizations is examined through the Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI). CSOSI allows measuring the impact of global crisis phenomena on the sustainability of an NGO based on the analysis of a number of components. The research was aimed at solving the task to find influencing factors on the activities of non-governmental organizations during the manifestation of crises of various directions. During the study, influencing factors were identified: organizational capacity, society's perception of the organization, and sectoral infrastructure. It is noted that the realm of technological development belongs to the sectoral infrastructure. On the one hand, the imperfection of technology can cause a crisis. On the other hand, technological innovations allow non-governmental organizations to overcome crises. It has been proven that NGO access to new technologies serves as a basis for ensuring the sustainability of the organization. A regression analysis of the influence of factors on the CSOSI index was carried out. An economic-mathematical model was built on this basis. The model proved the significance of the studied indicators, as their p-value remains below 0.05 (p≤0.05). As a result, this has made it possible to propose an improved model for the development of social innovations under conditions of crisis and uncertainty. The reported results could be used by the founders of NGOs, analytical and consulting companies to construct forecasts of the development of society

Author Biographies

Marian Tokar, Uzhhorod National University

Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Hanna Kumar, Uzhhorod National University

PhD

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Inna Kostyrya, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts

Doctor of Political Sciences

Department of International Relations

Alona Kliuchnik, Mykolaiv National Agrarian University

Doctor of Economic Sciences

Department of Public Management and Administration and International Economy

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Determining the Eastern European non-governmental organizations sustainability under crisis conditions and during social and technological transformations

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2023-12-28

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Tokar, M., Kumar, H., Kostyrya, I., & Kliuchnik, A. (2023). Determining the Eastern European non-governmental organizations sustainability under crisis conditions and during social and technological transformations. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(13 (126), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2023.292932

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Vol. 6 No. 13 (126) (2023): Transfer of technologies: industry, energy, nanotechnology

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Transfer of technologies: industry, energy, nanotechnology

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