Resource dependence patterns, goal change, and social value in nonprofit organizations

Does goal change matter in nonprofit management

Bibliographic Data

ID9961702
AuthorsJungWook Seo (0000-0003-1854-5992, Daegu University, South Korea, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume86
Issue2
Pages368-387
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020852318778782
OpenAlexW2885505711
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

Resource acquisition is an important factor for the survival and success of nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations are not free from the demands of potential funders and they experience involuntary goal changes in competitive environments. This article investigates the relationships among resource dependence patterns (resource dependency, resource competitiveness, and resource diversity), goal change, and social value in nonprofit organizations. The findings suggest that competition for financial resources (resource competitiveness) is positively associated with goal change in nonprofit organizations. Goal change in an environment of high resource competitiveness has a negative effect on social value. On the other hand, the empirical findings show that a diversified or balanced revenue structure (high resource diversity) helps nonprofit organizations to maintain their social value

Autonomy · Business · Competitive advantage · Economics · Management · Political science · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Resource dependence theory · Resource-Based View · Revenue · Value (mathematics · Finance · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks

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