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Exploring structure‐effectiveness relationships in nonprofit arts organizations
Author(s) -
Kushner Roland J.,
Poole Peter P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.4130070203
Subject(s) - organizational effectiveness , variety (cybernetics) , organizational structure , nonprofit organization , the arts , organizational performance , element (criminal law) , organization development , organizational commitment , business , public relations , distribution (mathematics) , organizational studies , psychology , management , social psychology , marketing , political science , computer science , economics , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , artificial intelligence
Abstract The authors examined nineteen nonprofit performing arts organizations, investigating the distribution of influence among organizational members, the grouping of volunteers and staff in organizational structures, and the effectiveness of the organizations. The organizations' effectiveness was assessed using multiple performance indicators. The analysis revealed five groupings or configurations of influence, which correlated to the organizations exhibiting the highest and lowest levels of organizational effectiveness. The authors conclude that a variety of structures are associated with good performance but structural dysfunctions are associated with organizational failure, and that members' commitment to an organization's structure is an important element of success.