Governing for Impact: How Governance Policies Shape Nonprofit Performance?
저자
Jeon, Junoh
초록
This study investigates how governance policies shape organizational performance in
nonprofit organizations. Drawing on agency theory, we distinguish between internal
governance mechanisms—such as conflict-of-interest rules, monitoring systems, and
executive compensation policies—and external mechanisms, including independent audits
and financial oversight. Using a balanced panel dataset of 286,200 human service
nonprofits in U.S. from 2017 to 2022 based on IRS Form 990 filings, we examine three
dimensions of performance: volunteer engagement, program spending, and revenue per
employee. Fixed-effects regression analyses reveal that internal governance practices
significantly enhance volunteer engagement and program spending, while external
governance practices primarily strengthen revenue performance and volunteer mobilization.
These findings underscore the importance of adopting comprehensive governance
frameworks to improve accountability, operational efficiency, and sustainability in the
nonprofit sector.
주요키워드
Governance policies, organizational performance, agency theory