Competition, commercialization, and the evolution of nonprofit organizational structures

Tuckman, Howard P.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511625947.004

Cited by 81 publications

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“…This eliminates, or at least controls, goal divergence leaving managers with incentives to prioritize the organization's goals above their own. In the absence of such market-based control mechanisms, organizational decision making can be subject to greater principal-agent sources of inefficiency, such as managers in public organizations prioritizing short-term and personal aspirations over the long-term strategic viability and performance of the organization (Rainey, et al, 1976;Tuckman, 1998;Zahra, et al, 2000). Goal divergence, coupled with insufficient accountability for meeting organizational goals, creates counterproductive incentives which may result in managerial inefficiency in public organizations.…”

Section: Agency Theory and Public Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Organizational Economics and Resource Dependence Theory to Explain the Persistence of Quasi Markets

Coupet¹,

McWilliams²

2017

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Abstract:The past few decades have been characterized by a growing body of profit-seeking public service areas with the understanding that profit-seeking organizations will deliver public services more efficiently than government can. These sectors include, but are not limited to, health care, corrections and education. Governments have created quasi markets to attract private providers of services in these sectors, with varying results. Organizational economics has provided the primary explanation for quasi markets, but questions about the sought-for efficiencies actually realized through these markets persist. We integrate resource dependence theory and organizational economics to provide a more comprehensive explanation of the persistence of quasi markets.

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Section: Agency Theory and Public Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Organizational Economics and Resource Dependence Theory to Explain the Persistence of Quasi Markets

Coupet¹,

McWilliams²

2017

Preprint

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“…These developments can be summed up by the umbrella term 'marketization' (Salamon 1995: 220ff), although a number of different labels with more precise meanings and emphasis -such as professionalization (Hwang/Powell 2006), commercialization (Tuckman 1998) or managerialism -are also used (cf. Aghamanoukjan 2007: 2).…”

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Civicness in the governance and delivery of social services

Brandsen¹,

Dekker²,

Evers³

2010

Civicness in the Governance and Delivery of Social Services

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“…Keeping up with other organizations in a competitive field means organizations must adopt new skills and practices; one such example is the adoption of the Internet by nonprofit organizations (Pinho and Macedo 2006). However, although it has been recognized that nonprofits are heavily susceptible to being influenced by the goals and objectives of major funders, little attention has been paid to the competitive effects of the funder's expectations (Tuckman 1998).…”

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The Effect of Funding Changes on Public Sector Nonprofit Organizations: The Case of Bushcare NSW

Lazarevski

Irvine

Dolničar

2008

Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing

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Research into nonprofit organizations abounds, but not much is known about public sector nonprofit organizations. Recent funding incentives in Australia have led to significant changes in the market environment for such organizations. This study describes these market changes and explores the reactions of one environmental public sector nonprofit organization, Bushcare NSW, to these changes. This paper contends that, within this institutional environment, nonprofit organizations more successful in attracting large amounts of external funding have better administrative structures in place, whereas those less successful find themselves confronted with burdensome administrative duties. Neo-institutional theory provides a theoretical basis for this empirical investigation. Funding changes have had a major impact on Bushcare organizations, those more successful in attracting grants reporting significantly fewer recent administrative changes.

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Competition, commercialization, and the evolution of nonprofit organizational structures

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Cited by 81 publications

References 6 publications

Integrating Organizational Economics and Resource Dependence Theory to Explain the Persistence of Quasi Markets

Integrating Organizational Economics and Resource Dependence Theory to Explain the Persistence of Quasi Markets

Civicness in the governance and delivery of social services

The Effect of Funding Changes on Public Sector Nonprofit Organizations: The Case of Bushcare NSW

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