Page 34 - Fall 2020 John Massey School of Business Newsletter

Abstract
Nonprofit organizations are consumers of products and services—like any other B2B type of relationship—and due to the growth of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the for-profit sector, business and non-profit alliances have grown significantly in recent years (Irmak, Sen, Bhattacharya 2015; Manel 2010; Milne., et. al, 1996; Al-Tabbaa, et. al., 2014). This study examines the issue of polity— church governance—and categorizes denominations by polity in order for those conducting business with religious and denominationally affiliated 501(c)3 organizations to have a better understanding and expectation of the peculiarities of business-to-business relationships with such nonprofits.