The practice assignment is focused on analysis, synthesis, and critique.
Please assist with the practice assignment with regards to the selecting of ONE of the theories provided below. Give example in nonprofit today within a current article and the respective strengths and weaknesses.
This practice theory application asks for the application of theoretical concepts to the nonprofit sector.
The practice assignment is focused on analysis, synthesis, and critique.
Practice assignment length: 5-7 pages (APA format) and addresses a concrete nonprofit case, applies a range of readings, expresses a clear argument supported by evidence and/or concise reasoning.
Theories to be discussed in practice assignment:
- Institutionalism/Isomorphism
- Assumption: External norms exert pressure; need for legitimacy
- Effect: nonprofits need to conform to survive
- Explanation: develop internal practices in line with external expectations
- Coercive: direct legal/other pressures (funders) and behave to avoid negative consequences
- Mimetic: uncertainty leads to developing best practices and taking on attributes of others
- Normative: doing what everyone else is doing (with/without reason) and professionalization
- Ex: Not what makes organizations different, but the same
Legitimacy and externally focused
OR (Select ONE)
- Stakeholder (Stewardship)
- Assumption: everyone acts in the best interest of the organization, mission driven
- Effect: underperformance due to lack of hierarch; nonprofit focuses on needs internal and external actors rather than mission
- Explanation: NP behaves in a manner that is transparent and considers all affected/effected; open system
- Ex: Any person or group that interacts by or “makes a claim” to organization
Who focus on first?