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- Title
Success and Failure of Nonprofit Organizations: Theoretical Foundations, Empirical Evidence, and Future Research.
- Authors
Helmig, Bernd; Ingerfurth, Stefan; Pinz, Alexander
- Abstract
Success and failure of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have been prominent themes in the nonprofit community for more than 30 years. However, since there is no common understanding on success and failure of NPOs, the research field is still fragmented. Drawing from research on organizational success and failure in the for-profit context as a theoretical background, this paper systemizes the academic knowledge on NPO success and failure. By shedding light on theoretical approaches used, empirical evidence on the determinants of these constructs, and the sectors analyzed most frequently in this regard, the paper develops an instructive research agenda concerning studies on success and failure of NPOs.
- Subjects
NONPROFIT organization management; NONPROFIT failures; EMPIRICAL research; ORGANIZATIONAL death; ORGANIZATIONAL performance; ORGANIZATIONAL research; SOCIOLOGY
- Publication
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 6, p1509
- ISSN
0957-8765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11266-013-9402-5