Nonprofit organizations and their local affiliates: A study in organizational forms
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Growth in the nonprofit sector typically occurs through a system of franchises. This paper explores the factors which encourage franchising in the sector. Data are analyzed from a survey by the author which suggest that the choice by nonprofits of the franchise versus branch office form is consistent with the predictions made by agency theory. Mechanisms used by nonprofit franchises to enhance intra-organizational coordination are also explored.
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The Sierra Club is an important kind of civic association through its federated organizational form.
“In addition, the Sierra Club is an important kind of civic association through its federated organizational form.”
From Leadership, Membership, and Voice: Civic Associations That Work (2010) · cites this paper as Oster 1996
The Introduction describes national nonprofits with geographically organized local affiliates, supporting the general idea of a federated organizational form. The Conclusion’s table gives examples, but does not list the Sierra Club; our copy does not establish that the Sierra Club has this form or characterize its importance as a civic association. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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- Authors
- Oster, S. M.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Oster, Sharon M.
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1996-07
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 83-95
- ISSN
- 0167-2681 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2094707756
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- March of Dimes Foundation
- American Heart Association
- Oxfam America
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- UNICEF
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Catholic Relief Services
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Franchising Strategies and Performance
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Keywords
- nonprofit organizations, branch offices, organizational forms, agency theory, intra-organizational coordination, nonprofit sector growth
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