Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2007
Abstract
Several nonprofit umbrella associations have implemented assessment and certification programs intending to produce institutional improvement for member organizations. An analysis of semi-structured interviews guided by institutional theory, reveals factors that differentiate among organizations that chose to participate in one such program (the Louisiana Standards for Excellence organizational assessment) and those that did not. Drawing on organizational learning and accountability literatures, the research investigates the antecedents and consequences of accreditation in nonprofits. Results indicate that, integrity-enhancement, continuous improvement and financial motives drive the decision to seek accreditation, and outcomes of remediation-oriented process improvement initiatives were contingent upon staff commitment.
Keywords
nonprofit organizations--management--evaluation, accreditation, institutional theory, organizational learning, accountability, nonprofit assessment, nonprofit certification, Louisiana Standards for Excellence, resource dependency theory
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Slatten, Lise Anne D., "A Qualitative Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Accreditation of Nonprofit Organizations" (2007). Student Scholarship. 58.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/58
