TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study of allocation of decision-making across stakeholder groups
T2 - The case of personal care industries
AU - Ben-Ner, Avner
AU - Ren, Ting
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - The article compares the allocation of decision-making across stakeholder groups in for-profit, nonprofit and local government personal care facilities in one state in the United States. We analyze detailed survey data on nursing homes, childcare centers and group homes. We find that in comparison to nonprofit and government organizations, for-profit firms delegate more decision-making power to executives and owners, and less to their employees, consumers, families, boards of directors, and community representatives. The differences, although generally small, support the hypothesis that decision-making is allocated to different groups in accord with the broad objectives of the organization.
AB - The article compares the allocation of decision-making across stakeholder groups in for-profit, nonprofit and local government personal care facilities in one state in the United States. We analyze detailed survey data on nursing homes, childcare centers and group homes. We find that in comparison to nonprofit and government organizations, for-profit firms delegate more decision-making power to executives and owners, and less to their employees, consumers, families, boards of directors, and community representatives. The differences, although generally small, support the hypothesis that decision-making is allocated to different groups in accord with the broad objectives of the organization.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2010.00424.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2010.00424.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78249251175
SN - 1370-4788
VL - 81
SP - 611
EP - 630
JO - Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
JF - Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
IS - 4
ER -