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Nonprofits provide services for the common good and are having an increasing influence on the economy over time. There is consensus among prior studies in for-profit settings that social capital positively influences corporate financial performance. In contrast, this study analyzes the...
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of ownership change that occurred. As competition among hospitals increases, differences in behavior among hospitals with … different ownership forms should narrow. Privately owned hospitals in the U.S. were more alike than different. Private not …-for-profit hospitals will have less latitude than previously to produce outputs they deem to be socially worthy. The chapter ends with the …
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emergence of a social investment sector requires a long-term commitment from government agencies. Second, social enterprises …
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A homogenous goods market with nonprofit and profit companies engaged in monopolistic competition is proposed. In a short run equilibrium, entrance of more companies of both types increases consumer surplus and reduces company profit. However, nonprofit companies under a long run zero profit...
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This paper uses a quality disclosure policy, the Nursing Home Quality Initiative, which mandates the public reporting of quality information on selected dimensions, to investigate how nonprofit nursing homes react to economic incentives. I find that nonprofits are as responsive as for-profits to...
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This work shows some aspects of the relation between for-profits and nonprofits hospitals in the realm of the Brazilian … National Health System (SUS). We emphasize the for-profit and not-for-profit orientations of the hospitals rather than focusing …
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types of enterprises in the creation of social trust. Drawing on a unique dataset collected through the administration of a … cooperatives are the only type of enterprise where the work environment fosters the social trust of workers. …
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significantly greater role in the development of volunteers’ networks of cooperative relationships, favouring the creation of weak …
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significantly greater role in the development of volunteers' networks of cooperative relationships, favouring the creation of weak …
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With public services such as health and education, it is not straightforward for consumers to assess the quality of provision. Many such services are provided by monopoly not-for-profit providers and there is concern that for-profit providers may increase profit at the expense of quality. This...
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