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| Author: | Oster, S. |
| Title: | Nonprofit organizations and their local affiliates: a study in organizational forms |
| Journal: | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
1996 : JUL, VOL. 30:1, p. 83-96 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMICS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FRANCHISING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Growth in the nonprofit sector typically occurs through a system of franchises. this paper explores the factors which encourage franchising in the sector. Data are analyzed from a survey by the author which suggest that the choice by nonprofits of the franchise versus branch office form is consistent with the predictions made by agency theory. Mechanisms used by nonprofit franchises to enhance intra-organizational coordination are also explored. In 1987, there were 907,000 organizations in the U.S. nonprofit sector. |
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