Determinants of Nonprofit Sector Density: A Stakeholder Approach Academic Article

abstract

• International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University 2015. Why do nonprofit organizations exist? From an economic perspective, a number of major theories have been proposed to explain their existence. However, when exploring determinants of nonprofit sector density, one needs to take into account that demand and supply factors operate simultaneously and that it is difficult to separate them. By using a stakeholder approach, we develop a more integrative framework for understanding variations in nonprofit sector density. We test this framework by investigating determinants of nonprofit sector density in Texas at the county level.

authors

• Brown, William

published proceedings

• VOLUNTAS

author list (cited authors)

• Van Puyvelde, S., & Brown, W. A.

citation count

• 21

complete list of authors

• Van Puyvelde, Stijn||Brown, William A

publication date

• June 2016

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations  Journal

keywords

• Government Failure
• Market Failure
• Nonprofit Sector
• Stakeholders
• Voluntary Failure

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s11266-015-9656-1

start page

• 1045

end page

• 1063

volume

• 27

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-015-9656-1