The governance of not-for-profit organizations / edited by Edward L. Glaeser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig), 1967-

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Management--Congresses.

Nonprofit organizations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Not-for-profit organizations play a critical role in the American economy. In health care, education, culture, and religion, we trust not-for-profit firms to serve the interests of their donors, customers, employees, and society at large. We know that such firms don't try to maximize profits, but what do they maximize? This book attempts to answer that question, assembling leading experts on the economics of the not-for-profit sector to examine the problems of the health care industry, art museums, universities, and even the medieval church. Contributors look at a number of different aspects of not-for-profit operations, from the problems of fundraising, endowments, and governance to specific issues like hospital advertising. The picture that emerges is complex and surprising. In some cases, not-for-profit firms appear to work extremely well: competition for workers, customers, and donors leads not-for-profit organizations to function as efficiently as any for-profit firm. In other contexts, large endowments and weak governance allow elite workers to maximize their own interests, rather than those of their donors, customers, or society at large. Taken together, these papers greatly advance our knowledge of the dynamics and operations of not-for-profit organizations, revealing the under-explored systems of pressures and challenges that shape their governance.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Ownership Form and Trapped Capital in the Hospital Industry

2. Does Governance Matter? The Case of Art Museums

3. HMO Penetration, Ownership Status, and the Rise of Hospital Advertising

4. Objective Functions and Compensation Structures in Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations: Evidence from the "Mixed" Hospital Industry

5. A Renaissance Instrument to Support Nonprofits: The Sale of Private Chapels in Florentine Churches

6. Theories of Firm Behavior in the Nonprofit Sector: A Synthesis and Empirical Evaluation

7. The Role of Nonprofit Endowments

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611125660

9781281125668

1281125660

9780226297866

0226297861

OCLC:

261564846