Managerial economics of non-profit organisations / Marc Jegers ; cover design, Frisco, Oostende ; book design, Style, Hulshout.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jegers, Marc.

Contributor:

Frisco, Oostende.

Style, Hulshout.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit organizations--Finance--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Place of Publication:

Brussels, Belgium : VUBPress, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With microeconomic insights into the functioning of nonprofit organizations, this book focuses on both empirical and theoretical economic aspects of their operation. It considers the possible definitions of nonprofit organizations, the economic rationale behind their existence, and the significance of their work. The final chapters analyze the economic idiosyncrasies of nonprofit organizations' management, highlighting the fields of strategic management, marketing, accounting, and finance.

Contents:

""Front ""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of frequently used symbols""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Defining non-profit organisations""; ""3 The demand for non-profit organisations""; ""4 Founding a non-profit organisation""; ""5 Governing and staffing a non-profit organisation""; ""6 Organisational strategy and behaviour of non-profit organisations""; ""7 Marketing in non-profit organisations""; ""8 Accounting in non-profit organisations""; ""9 Financial management of non-profit organisations""; ""10 Gaudium et spes""

""Appendix I Further details of the international classification of non�profit organisations (ICNPO)""""Appendix II Brooks-Ondrich (2007) method to determine the organisational objective function""; ""Appendix III Proofs of an agent selection model, based on Besley and Ghatak (2005)""; ""Appendix IV Derivation of the sustainable growth rate of a non�profit organisation (Jegers 2003)""; ""Appendix V Changes in demand and uncompensated care (Banks""; ""1997)""; ""Appendix VI A simplified version of Liu and Weinberg�s (2004) model on non-profit/profit competition""

""Appendix VII Wealth and voluntarily joining a board (based on Handy (1995))""""Appendix VIII Effect of different subsidy regimes on output and slack (Duizendstraal and Nentjes 1994)""; ""Appendix IX Profit activities by non�profit organisations (Schiff and Weisbrod 1991)""; ""Appendix X Properties of the diversification index""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on a print version record.

OCLC:

922966385