Browsing by Author "Coetzee, Marcus"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    The characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation: A critical analysis
    (University of the Western Cape, 2007) Coetzee, Marcus; Le Roux, Pieter; School of Government; Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
    This thesis presents a model of the characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation and a practical tool to evaluate the extent to which nonprofit organisations comply with these characteristics. As part of identifying the characteristics of effective nonprofit organisations, it was necessary to establish whether or not nonprofit organisations and businesses were distinct from one another, since this would determine whether research on the characteristics of effective businesses could be applied to nonprofit organisations. An exploration of the key similarities and defining differences between nonprofit organisations and businesses subsequently revealed a number of startling and unexpected insights.