Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations

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Community Variations in the Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Preliminary Findings (2001, background): “Other researchers, focusing on the financial value of tax exemptions for nonprofits, have found a positive relationship between tax rates and the number of nonprofits (Hansmann, 1987b).”
Exploring the Revenue Mix of Nonprofit Organizations: Does It Relate to Publicness? (2011, neutral): “Theories of the nonprofit sector posit that nonprofits emerge under conditions of market and government failure (Steinberg, 2006).”
The Case for a Socially Oriented Business Model Canvas: The Social Enterprise Model Canvas (2019, background): “…Nonprofits, where boards are self-perpetuating or appointed, Mutual Nonprofits, governed by a board that is elected by donors and customers (Steinberg 2006), which are also the organizations said to adopt a multi-stakeholder approach that allows for the internalization of the objectives of…”
Signaling virtue: voluntary accountability programs among nonprofit organizations (2009, background): “Even a few high-profile scandals can tarnish the reputation of all nonprofits and reduce public confidence in nonprofit trustworthiness, resulting in lower individual giving and reduced public support for the sector (Hansmann 1980; Rose-Ackerman 1996; Ben-Nur and Gui 2003; Bekkers 2003; Steinberg 20”