The Economics Of Nonprofit Enterprise

Author : Helmut K. Anheier,Avner Ben-Ner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461501312

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The Study of Nonprofit Enterprise by Helmut K. Anheier,Avner Ben-Ner Pdf

This volume addresses the need to revisit the economic theories from the last two decades that have contributed to the development of a concentrated research agenda on nonprofit organizations. Long neglected as a topic of theorizing and empirical investigation by mainstream economics in particular, these initial theories of nonprofit organizations from the late 1970s and early 1980s continue to shape theoretical and conceptual efforts. Importantly, their influence extends beyond economics and informs sociological and politics science approaches to the set of organizations and institutions located between the market firm and the state agency as well. While the theoretical map of nonprofit research has expanded beyond these early attempts and now include several other major theories such as stakeholder approaches, supply-side or entrepreneurial theories, institutional theories and comparative approaches. This work suggests that it is time to take stock and reexamine some of the basics from which these economic theories operate.

Author : E. James,S. Rose-Ackerman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136471100

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The Non-profit Enterprise in Market Economics by E. James,S. Rose-Ackerman Pdf

Analyses the behaviour of not-for-profit organizations under a variety of conditions and contrasts them with profit maximizing firms, other types of profit-constrained firms and with public bureaucracies.

Author : Robert Scott Gassler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040345188

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The Economics of Nonprofit Enterprise by Robert Scott Gassler Pdf

'...Gassler has a particularly keen sense of the threads of the arguments about the motivational forces that underpin non-profit organizations. Thus, he has taken into account much of the alternative views and given them perspective....Gassler also deals in an exciting way with the roles that non-profit enterprises play in society and the types of non-profit enterprises....I heartily recommend this book....'--REVIEW OF SOCIAL ECONOMY

Author : Estelle James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nonprofit organizations
ISBN : OCLC:857078402

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The Nonprofit Enterprise in Market Economics by Estelle James Pdf

Author : Bruce A. Seaman,Dennis R. Young
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781785363528

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Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and Management by Bruce A. Seaman,Dennis R. Young Pdf

Building on the success of the first edition, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition explores (1) areas of general agreement from previous research; (2) areas of conflicting results and unexplored questions; (3) the relative roles of theory, data availability and empirical analysis in explaining gaps in our knowledge; and (4) what must be done to improve our knowledge and extend the literature. Selected original chapters addressing especially challenging topics include the value of risk management to nonprofit decision-making; nonprofit wages theory and evidence; the valuation of volunteer labor; property tax exemption for nonprofits; when is competition good for the third sector; and product diversification and social enterprise; international perspectives; the application of experimental research and the macroeconomic effects of the nonprofit sector.

Author : Burton Weisbrod
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674045064

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The Nonprofit Economy by Burton Weisbrod Pdf

Nonprofit organizations are all around us. Many people send their children to nonprofit day-care centers, schools, and colleges, and their elderly parents to nonprofit nursing homes; when they are ill, they may well go to a nonprofit hospital; they may visit a nonprofit museum, read the magazine of the nonprofit National Geographic Society, donate money to a nonprofit arts organization, watch the nonprofit public television station, exercise at the nonprofit YMCA. Nonprofits surround us, but we rarely think about their role in the economy, or the possibility of their competing unfairly with private enterprise. Burton Weisbrod asks the important questions: What is the rationale for public subsidy of nonprofit organizations? In which sectors of the economy are they of real importance? Why do people contribute money and time to them and why should donations be tax deductible? What motivates managers of nonprofits? Why are these organizations exempt from taxes on income, property, and sales? When the search for revenue brings nonprofits into competition with proprietary firms—as when colleges sell computers or museum gift shops sell books and jewelry—is that desirable? Weisbrod examines the raison d’être for nonprofits. The evidence he assembles shows that nonprofits are particularly useful in situations where consumers have little information on what they are purchasing and must therefore rely on the probity of the seller. Written in a clear, direct style without technicalities, The Nonprofit Economy is addressed to a broad audience, dealing comprehensively with what nonprofits do, how well they do it, how they are financed, and how they interact with private enterprises and government. At the same time, the book presents important new evidence on the size and composition of the nonprofit part of the economy, the relationship between financial sources and outputs, and the different roles of nonprofits and for-profit organizations in the same industries. The Nonprofit Economy will become a basic source for anyone with a serious interest in nonprofit organizations.

Author : Stefano Zamagni,Luigino Bruni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849804745

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Handbook on the Economics of Philanthropy, Reciprocity and Social Enterprise by Stefano Zamagni,Luigino Bruni Pdf

The recent era of economic turbulence has generated a growing enthusiasm for an increase in new and original economic insights based around the concepts of reciprocity and social enterprise. This stimulating and thought-provoking Handbook not only encourages and supports this growth, but also emphasises and expands upon new topics and issues within the economics discourse. Original contributions from key international experts acknowledge and illustrate that markets and firms can be civilizing forces when and if they are understood as expressions of cooperation and civil virtues. They provide an illuminating discourse on a wide range of topics including reciprocity, gifts and the civil economy, which are especially relevant in times of crisis for financial capitalism. The Handbook questions the current phase of the market economy that arises from a state of anthropological pessimism. Such anthropological cynicism is one of the foundations of the contemporary economic system that is challenged by the contributors. This highly original and interdisciplinary Handbook will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers and students across a wide range of fields including economics, public sector economics, public policy and social policy.

Author : Steve Rothschild
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118180228

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The Non Nonprofit by Steve Rothschild Pdf

A top business leader shares the business principles he used to launch both a top company and a thriving nonprofit Nonprofit leaders know that solving pervasive social problems requires passion and creativity as well as tangible results. The Non Nonprofit shares the same business principles that drive the world's best companies, showing how they can (and should) be applied to the realm of nonprofits. Steve Rothschild personally crossed sectors when he left corporate America to found Twin Cities RISE!, a highly successful poverty reduction program. His honest story, and success and missteps, create an essential roadmap for any social venture looking to prove and boost its impact. Distills essential nonprofit principles such as having a clear and appropriate purpose, creating economic value from social benefit, and establishing mutual accountability Shares successful approaches from innovative organizations such as Grameen Bank, Playworks, Common Ground, Habitat for Humanity, Lumni, Caring Bridge, College Summit and RISE! Draws from the author's success in founding and building Twin Cities RISE!, which trains unemployed Minnesotans for living wage jobs. RISE! serves 1,500 participants each year As insightful as it is inspiring, The Non Nonprofit can help maximize the positive impact of any nonprofit.

Author : Marc Bilodeau,University of Western Ontario. Department of Economics
Publisher : London : Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Entrepreneurship
ISBN : UCSD:31822025575788

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Rational Nonprofit Entrepreneurship by Marc Bilodeau,University of Western Ontario. Department of Economics Pdf

Author : Estelle James,Susan Rose-Ackerman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415274664

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The Non-Profit Enterprise in Market Economics by Estelle James,Susan Rose-Ackerman Pdf

Analyses the behaviour of not-for-profit organizations under a variety of conditions and contrasts them with profit maximizing firms, other types of profit-constrained firms and with public bureaucracies.

Author : Richard Steinberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nonprofit organizations
ISBN : 1741070368

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Introductory Chapter to The Economics of Nonprofit Enterprises by Richard Steinberg Pdf

"... draft of an introductory essay for a book reprinting classic articles on the economics of nonprofit organizations, tentatively entitled The economics of nonprofit enterprises, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd." -- p. 1.

Author : Dennis R. Young,National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015058834378

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Effective Economic Decision-making by Nonprofit Organizations by Dennis R. Young,National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise Pdf

Editor Dennis R. Young offers practical guidelines to help nonprofit managers advance their mission while balancing the interests of trustees, funders, government, and staff. Here, expert authors explore core operating decisions and provide solutions that work for nonprofits of any size. Chapters cover pricing of services, staff compensation, outsourcing, fundraising costs, and investment and disbursement of funds.

Author : Dennis R. Young,Richard Steinberg,Rosemarie Emanuele,Walter O. Simmons
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Managerial economics
ISBN : 9781786436764

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Economics for Nonprofit Managers and Social Entrepreneurs by Dennis R. Young,Richard Steinberg,Rosemarie Emanuele,Walter O. Simmons Pdf

Economics for Nonprofit Managers and Social Entrepreneurs shows how economics contributes to better managerial decisions on social matters. This second edition of the original economics text for nonprofit managers, adds risk analysis, game theory, and behavioral economics to the managerial tool kit, along with analysis at the margin, opportunity cost, elasticity of demand and supply, market power, and cost–benefit analysis, with numerous timely examples. This text is essential for nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs, and of interest to all economics students.

Author : Marc Jegers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134080182

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Managerial Economics of Non-Profit Organizations by Marc Jegers Pdf

This is the first book of its kind to bring together the microeconomic insights on the functioning of non-profit organizations, complementing the wide range of books on the management of non-profit organizations by instead focusing on both theoretical and empirical work. Jegers begins by considering definitions of non-profit organizations before ex

Author : Carlo Borzaga,Leonardo Becchetti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136966521

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The Economics of Social Responsibility by Carlo Borzaga,Leonardo Becchetti Pdf

This book offers a rethinking of the burgeoning research on not-for-profit organizations and socially responsible economics. Adopting a comparative approach, the chapters explore and reinterpret the impact of social enterprises on the provision of general-interest services, work integration, microfinance, and fair trade, and show how these enterprises form the hub of an emerging economy of social responsibility. The book provides a new interpretation of social enterprises as entrepreneurial organizations that pursue social objectives and are successful due to the non-self-seeking motives of their members. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students, professionals working in the not-for-profit sector, and scholars interested in socially responsible economics. It is particularly suitable for seminars and workshops focusing on the management of not-for-profit organizations, sustainable development, and globalization.