La presente investigación abordará el análisis de la gobernanza y el desempeño de las FDN en Perú a partir de la percepción de los atletas de alto rendimiento que participaron en los Juegos Panamericanos de Lima 2019. El objetivo general es evaluar si existe correlación entre dichas variables a partir de la percepción de este grupo de interés. Para lograr los distintos objetivos planteados en este trabajo se definió un método mixto con un diseño secuencial en el se tuvo una primera etapa cualitativa y una segunda cuantitativa. En la etapa cualitativa se consultó a expertos en la gestión de una FDN a quienes se les presentaron los principales hallazgos de la literatura revisada para organizaciones internacionales. A partir de estos resultados, se pudieron identificar las dimensiones de las variables a analizar y proponer afirmaciones para cada una apartir de las cuales se elaboró un cuestionario con una escala de Likert. La encuesta se aplicó a 151 atletas que representaron al Perú en la competencia señalada. Los resultados de la etapa cualitativa evidencian que no hay consenso en la literatura internacional sobre la forma de evaluar la gobernanza y el desempeño en organizaciones deportivas y, de manera particular, en federaciones deportivas nacionales. Sin embargo, frente a la propuesta que se derivó de la revisión literaria, hubo consenso sobre las dimensiones propuestas. Los resultados de la etapa cuantitativa evidencian que hay una correlación positiva moderada entre la percepción de la gobernanza y la percepción del desempeño. Con respecto a las dimensiones de gobernanza, podemos afirmar que de las 13 afirmaciones sólo hubo 3 de ellas en las que menos del 40% estaba de acuerdo con dichas afirmaciones que fue una de las hipótesis propuesta. En el caso del desempeño, se puede afirmar que en las 3 afirmaciones de la dimensión desempeño administrativo menos del 40% de los atletas están de acuerdo con las mismas. La muestra de 151 atletas fue elegida por conveniencia y no constituye una muestra representativa de la población por lo que los resultados no pueden ser extrapolados a la misma. Además, en futuras investigaciones se puede complementar la percepción de los atletas con un indicador objetivo para cada una de las dimensiones identificadas. El aporte para un mejor entendimiento teórico sobre la gobernanza y el desempeño de una FDN será de utilidad para futuras investigaciones que se hagan sobre este tipo de organizaciones deportivas a nivel internacional. / Tesis

An adoption model was proposed to examine the influence of four types of organizational factors- organizational capacity, organizational structure, operating environment and grantmaking orientation- on the adoption of four effectiveness best practices, formal evaluation, knowledge management, leadership development and operating grants in philanthropic foundations. Data were collected from a national survey of foundations and the Foundation Center database. The results indicate that the grantmaking orientation of a foundation is the greatest indicator of adoptive behavior. Furthermore, capacity constraints are most relevant to the adoption decision when the adopting practice requires significant investments of time, money and expertise. Given the social and political context in which the effectiveness best practices are associated, this dissertation research has broad relevance for the ways in which foundation behavior is perceived and the means by which that behavior is shaped through policy and practice.

An adoption model was proposed to examine the influence of four types of organizational factors- organizational capacity, organizational structure, operating environment and grantmaking orientation- on the adoption of four effectiveness best practices, formal evaluation, knowledge management, leadership development and operating grants in philanthropic foundations. Data were collected from a national survey of foundations and the Foundation Center database. The results indicate that the grantmaking orientation of a foundation is the greatest indicator of adoptive behavior. Furthermore, capacity constraints are most relevant to the adoption decision when the adopting practice requires significant investments of time, money and expertise. Given the social and political context in which the effectiveness best practices are associated, this dissertation research has broad relevance for the ways in which foundation behavior is perceived and the means by which that behavior is shaped through policy and practice.

In this mixed-method study, I explore the idea that an entrepreneurial orientation serves as a key driver of nonprofit organizational performance, and that a focal nonprofit’s set of collaborative ties moderates that relationship. I theorize that for nonprofits operating in an environment characterized by resource scarcity, possessing an EO is vital. More specifically, I theorize that organizations with smaller and less heterogeneous sets of collaborative ties benefit more from an EO than those with larger and more heterogeneous sets. I also explore the possibility that a focal nonprofit’s pattern of collaborative ties may be a function of that nonprofit’s EO. These ideas are tested using an original data set collected from a sample of the estimated 200 economic development organizations operating in eastern Kentucky. This is an area where economic growth has been particularly elusive, and where a deeper understanding of the entrepreneurial and collaborative practices of nonprofits might be especially valuable. The results reveal some significant empirical support for these ideas, and point to a promising research program aiming to uncover the interactive effects of EO, collaborative networks, and nonprofit performance across a range of organizational contexts.

This dissertation explores the relationship between governance quality, accumulated wealth, and organizational performance in U.S. nonprofits. Accumulated wealth in nonprofits has been previously shown to reduce overall support contributions because donors perceive less need for financial resources. Further, the absence of owners leads to weaker monitoring mechanisms and greater agency problems. Despite the size of the nonprofit sector (5.5% of GDP and 9% of employment), the impact of governance in organizations with accumulated wealth has not been studied much. Using recent data on governance practices at nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990’s and structural equation modeling/partial least squares analysis, this study finds that the strength of governance practices in nonprofits reduces the negative impact of accumulated wealth in Arts, Education, Environment, Health, Higher Education, Hospitals, Human Services, International, and Religious organizations. This paper demonstrates how agency theory and stakeholder theory complement each other when the nonprofit business model has a traditional revenue structure similar to its for-profit counterpart. For practitioners, it shows that combining a strong governing body, governing policies, compensation policies, and transparency policies, helps hold management accountable. This is necessary for the more efficient and effective execution of a nonprofit’s mission. / Business Administration/Finance