Maier, Florentine, Meyer, Michael, Steinbereithner, Martin. 2016. Nonprofit Organizations Becoming Business-Like: A Systematic Review. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 45 (1), 64-86.
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Abstract
By now, the becoming business-like of nonprofit NPOs is a well-established global phenomenon which has received ever-growing attention from management and organization studies over the past three decades or so. However, the field remains hard to grasp in its entirety, as researchers use a multitude of similar, yet distinct, key concepts. The considerable range and complexity of these overlapping notions create three major challenges: Scholars struggle to position their work in a larger context; it is not easy to build on previous findings and methodological developments; and research gaps are difficult to identify. The present paper presents the first systematic literature review to confront those challenges, by reviewing 442 relevant sources. In a first step, the different key concepts are clarified. Secondly, the field is mapped according to three research foci: causes of NPOs becoming business-like; organizational structures and processes of becoming business-like; and effects of becoming business-like. From this we draw conclusions and make suggestions for further research.
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Status of publication | Published |
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Affiliation | WU |
Type of publication | Journal article |
Journal | Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly |
Citation Index | SSCI |
WU Journalrating 2009 | A |
WU-Journal-Rating new | INF-A, MAN-A, STRAT-B, WH-B |
Language | English |
Title | Nonprofit Organizations Becoming Business-Like: A Systematic Review |
Volume | 45 |
Number | 1 |
Year | 2016 |
Page from | 64 |
Page to | 86 |
Reviewed? | Y |
URL | http://nvs.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/12/11/0899764014561796.full.pdf+html |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764014561796 |
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- Projects
- Managerialism in Nonprofit Organizations
- People
- Maier, Florentine (Details)
- Meyer, Michael (Details)
- Steinbereithner, Martin (Former researcher)
- Organization
- Interdisciplinary Institute for Management and Organizational Behavior IN (Details)
- Institute for Nonprofit Management IN (Details)
- Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship WE (Details)
- Competence Center for Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility WE (Details)