Why Do Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations Offer Free Public Access?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kim, Mirae; Pandey, Sheela; Pandey, Sanjay K.
• 署名单位: University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; George Washington University
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12769
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 139-150
• 关键词: RESOURCE-DEPENDENCE; stakeholder; diversification; density; HEALTH; sector

摘要

A number of studies have shown that arts and cultural programs offer multifarious benefits to individuals and communities. However, there has been little discussion in the public management literature regarding access to cultural programs for people with limited disposable income. Although the arts industry is increasingly emphasizing the importance of expanding cultural access for all, we know little about what drives individual nonprofit organizations' strategies. This article draws on benefits theory and resource dependence theory to explore the relationships between different types of revenue and the extent to which performing arts nonprofits offer free access. The authors use a unique data set compiled by DataArts to test how various types of revenue influence accessibility to the arts and find that performing arts nonprofits receiving grants from local governments, foundations, and corporations offer more free access. The article concludes with a discussion of study implications and an application of benefits theory to other types of nonprofits.