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Vladislav Valentinov - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the meaning of Nonprofit Organization insights from classical institutionalism
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2011
    Co-Authors: Vladislav Valentinov
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    The paper explores the way the work of classic institutionalist authors can inform modern Nonprofit economics. From the Veblenian perspective, Nonprofit Organization is explained as an institutional consequence of the pecuniary-industrial dichotomy. The Ayresian theoretical system is used to highlight Nonprofit Organization as a particular form of the progressive weakening of the institution of private property in response to technological imperatives. Based on these arguments, the societal meaning of Nonprofit Organization is shown to be in realizing instrumental value that is unattainable through pecuniary ceremonial behavior embodied in the for-profit sector. At the same, in line with the Veblenian analysis of American universities, the ability of Nonprofit firms to attain instrumental value is recognized as potentially limited by the corrupting effects of the embedding pecuniary culture.

  • the economics of Nonprofit Organization in search of an integrative theory
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2008
    Co-Authors: Vladislav Valentinov
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    Abstract:The existence of Nonprofit firms has been traditionally explained by two types of theories emphasizing the market failures that these firms address and the individual motivations to found these firms. To date, these theorizing strands have been mainly disconnected from each other. To fill this gap, this paper develops an integrative theoretical understanding of Nonprofit Organization by demonstrating the way market failures addressed by Nonprofit firms are interrelated with the motivations of Nonprofit entrepreneurs. Building on the arguments of Thorstein Veblen and the theory of the division of labor, it is argued that Nonprofit Organization embodies partial collective self-sufficiency necessitated by the limitations of the ability of market exchange to satisfy human needs.

  • Nonprofit Organization and the Division of Labor: A Theoretical Perspective
    2008
    Co-Authors: Vladislav Valentinov
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    The paper asks whether Nonprofit Organization can have a positive rationale in an economy based on the division of labor, taking into account that the process of the division of labor occurs through profit-motivated economic behavior. By reconsidering existing economic theories of Nonprofit Organization in the context of the theory of the division of labor, the paper shows Nonprofit Organization to be an institutional consequence of two limitations on the division of labor: high coordination costs among interdependent agents and the existence of production-related, as opposed to consumption-related, preferences. These limitations prevent the system of the division of labor from fully gratifying the consumption preferences of economic agents, and thereby create a functional niche for Nonprofit Organization.

  • The Property Rights Approach to Nonprofit Organization: The Role of Intrinsic Motivation
    Public Organization Review, 2007
    Co-Authors: Vladislav Valentinov
    Abstract:

    The standard property rights approach to Nonprofit Organization claims that attenuation of property rights in the form of nondistribution constraint stimulates managerial shirking in Nonprofit firms and thereby makes them less efficient than for-profit firms. This paper argues that this view neglects the important role played by intrinsic motivation in Nonprofit Organization. Intrinsically motivated stakeholders provide resources to Nonprofit firms and thereby facilitate their economic survival. However, intrinsic motivation is subject to the crowding-out effect, i.e., the danger of being displaced by the use of extrinsic (monetary and administrative) incentives. The property rights structure in Nonprofit Organization is designed to minimize the crowding-out effect by dampening monetary and administrative incentives through nondistribution constraint and self-governance orientation, respectively. This facilitates not only economic survival of Nonprofit firms but also maximization of utility of their intrinsically motivated stakeholders.

  • Nonprofit Organization and the Division of Labor: A Theoretical Perspective
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2006
    Co-Authors: Vladislav Valentinov
    Abstract:

    This paper asks whether Nonprofit Organization can have a positive rationale in an economy based on the division of labor, taking into account that the process of the division of labor occurs through profit-motivated economic behavior. By reconsidering existing economic theories of Nonprofit Organization in the context of the theory of the division of labor, the paper shows Nonprofit Organization to be an institutional consequence of two limitations on the division of labor: high coordination costs among interdependent agents and the existence of production-related, as opposed to consumption-related, preferences. These limitations prevent the system of the division of labor from fully gratifying the consumption preferences of economic agents and, thereby, create a functional niche for Nonprofit Organization.

Erwin R Seydel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • commitment with or without a stick of paid work comparison of paid and unpaid workers in a Nonprofit Organization
    European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2008
    Co-Authors: Mark Van Vuuren, Menno D T De Jong, Erwin R Seydel
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    The aim of this study is to investigate whether nonpaid volunteers have other reasons to be a member of an Organization than paid workers. Volunteers are assumed to be hard to manage, because there is no “stick of a paid contract” to keep them in line. Therefore, we studied different dimensions (i.e., affective, normative, and continuance) of Organizational commitment of volunteers and paid workers in a Nonprofit Organization. Further, we assessed whether the predictive power of the congruence between Organizational and individual values for commitment differs between paid and unpaid workers. As expected, volunteers showed a significantly higher level of affective commitment to the Organization, and lower levels of continuance commitment. Surprisingly, volunteers also showed a higher level of normative commitment than paid workers. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

Alfred Lewis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Human Service Sector Nonprofit Organization's Social Impact
    2010
    Co-Authors: Deborah Kelly, Alfred Lewis
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    Given that most Nonprofit Organizations are viewed as inefficient and unresponsive, and the survival or growth of the Organization is not proof of its ability to improve social conditions, this study aims to examine the Nonprofit Organization in terms of its ability to be a change agent, reducing needs rather than meeting them and tackling underlying causes of problems. The significance of the social entrepreneur for this study was to provide the definition for the highest possible level of social impact by a human service sector Nonprofit Organization.

  • human service sector Nonprofit Organization s social impact
    Business Strategy Series, 2009
    Co-Authors: Deborah Kelly, Alfred Lewis
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    Purpose – Given that most Nonprofit Organizations are viewed as inefficient and unresponsive, and the survival or growth of the Organization is not proof of its ability to improve social conditions, this study aims to examine the Nonprofit Organization in terms of its ability to be a change agent, reducing needs rather than meeting them and tackling underlying causes of problems. The significance of the social entrepreneur for this study was to provide the definition for the highest possible level of social impact by a human service sector Nonprofit Organization.Design/methodology/approach – The research population for this study was composed of 501(c)(3) public charities in the P20 National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) category with annual income between $100,000 and $10,000,000. The NTEE code P20 corresponds to the category human service Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations in this category serve people in the USA with a broad range of social services. The GuideStar database was used to gather i...

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Grzegorz Michalski - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Operating Cycle and Nonprofit Organizations Efficiency
    Journal of Academic Research in Economics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Grzegorz Michalski
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    Depending on the kind of realized mission, sensitivity to risk, which is a result of the decision about liquid assets investment level, NPOs should choose that level and resulting from it, the liquid assets financing. The kind of Organization influences the best strategy choice. The Organization choosing between various solutions in liquid assets needs to decide what level of risk is acceptable for its owners and capital suppliers. That choice results with financing consequences, especially at cost level. It is a basis for considerations about relations between risk and expected benefits from the liquid assets decision and its results on financing costs for both Nonprofit or profit Organizations. The paper shows how, in author’s opinion, decisions about liquid assets management strategy and choice between the kind of taxed or non-taxed form, inflow the risk of the Organizations and its economical results during the realization of its main mission. Comparing the theoretical model with empirical data for 1000+ Polish Nonprofit Organization results, we suggest that Nonprofit Organization managing teams choose higher risky aggressive liquid assets solutions than for-profit Organizations.

  • accounts receivable levels as part liquidity management strategy in polish Nonprofit Organizations
    Economics and Management, 2012
    Co-Authors: Grzegorz Michalski
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    The basic financial aim of Nonprofit Organization is the most financially effective realization of the mission that cause the donors support for the Organization. It is close in many points to creating of for-profit firms value. The aim of paper is to discuss the liquidity management model in Polish Nonprofit Organizations influenced by changes in economics and management occurring throughout managerial processes in the context of globalisation. Financial literature contains information about numerous factors that influence Organization financial efficiency. Among those contributing factors is the extent of the net working capital and the elements shaping it, such as the level of cash tied up in accounts receivable, inventories, the early settlement of accounts payable, and operational cash balances. The theoretical model of financial liquidity management in Nonprofit Organization is illustrated by empirical data from over 3000 Polish NPOs. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.em.17.3.2107

  • Empirical Relation between Liquidity Measures and Efficiency in Polish Nonprofit Organizations
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
    Co-Authors: Grzegorz Michalski
    Abstract:

    Polish Nonprofit Organizations are important part of general social policy in Polish economy. They realize important aims in healthcare, in education and many other socially important areas. Considering efficiency of Nonprofit Organizations, should be remembered that from the donor perspective, is important the way the managing team uses resources of the Nonprofit Organization and if it is used in the most effective way. The Nonprofit Organization efficiency should be considered in the context of the risk. The one from the most important way to be out from business is the lack of the liquidity. In paper are considered relations between liquidity measures and efficiency measures. That relation is also illustrated for Polish Nonprofit Organizations data.

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