To profit or not to profit : the commercial transformation of the nonprofit sector / edited by Burton A. Weisbrod.

Other author Weisbrod, Burton Allen, 1931-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Descriptionxii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The nonprofit mission and its financing : growing links between nonprofits and the rest of the economy / Burton A. Weisbrod -- pt. I. Basic issues and perspective. Competition, commercialization, and the evolution of nonprofit organizational structures / Howard P. Tuckman ; Modeling the nonprofit organization as a multiproduct firm : a framework for choice / Burton A. Weisbrod ; Pricing and rationing by nonprofit organizations with distributional objectives / Richard Steinberg and Burton A. Weisbrod ; differential taxation of nonprofits and the commercialization of nonprofit revenues / Joseph J. Cordes and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Interdependence of commercial and donative revenues / Lewis M. Segal and Burton A. Weisbrod ; Conversion from monprofit to for-profit legal status : why does it happen and should anyone care? / John H. Goddeeris and Burton A. Weisbrod -- pt. II. Industry studies. Commercialism in nonprofit hospitals / Frank A. Sloan ; Universities as creators and retailers of intellectual property : life-sciences research and commercial development / Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith ; Commercialism in nonprofit social service association : its character, significance and rationale / Dennis R. Young ; Zoos and aquariums / Louis Cain and Dennis Meritt, Jr. ; Commerce and the muse : are art museums becoming commercial? / Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler ; The funding perils of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting / Craig L. LaMay and Burton A. Weisbrod -- pt. III. Overview, conclusions, and public-policy issues. Commercialism among nonprofits : objectives, opportunities, and constraints / Estelle James ; Conclusions and public-policy issues : commercialism and the road ahead / Burton A. Weisbrod.
General noteA collection of papers initiated, discussed, and refined at two working conferences held by the contributors.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index.
LCCN 97045976
ISBN0521631807 (hb)

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Joyner General Stacks HD2769.2.U6 T6 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold