Research | Femida Handy

Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Economics

Research on the economics and institutional structure of nonprofit and voluntary organizations.

Selected publications

Reputation as collateral: An economic analysis of the role of trustees in nonprofits, 1995
The wage differential between nonprofit institutions and corporations: Getting more by paying less?, 1998
Co-existence of nonprofits, for profits, and public sector institutions, 1997

National and international research on volunteering, charitable giving, and philanthropic behavior.

Selected publications

The Development and Validation of the Motives to Donate Scale, 2018
Cultural values and volunteering: A cross-cultural comparison of students' motivation to volunteer in 13 countries, 2011
Immigrant volunteering: A stepping-stone to integration?, 2009

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This area includes work on nonprofit leadership, social innovation, staffing, partnerships, and civic engagement.

Selected publications

Intra-organizational conditions supporting social innovation in human service nonprofits, 2019
Interchangeability of paid staff and volunteers in nonprofit organizations, 2008
Measuring a nonprofit's civic footprint, 2022

Research on microfinance, self-help groups, and non-governmental organizations in India.

Selected publications

Microfinance through the Self-Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme: Impact on Ancillary Employment, 2024
Financial inclusion: Lessons from rural South India, 2012
Understanding volunteer leaders of microcredit self-help groups in Karnataka, India, 2009

Research on environmental values, behavior, volunteering, and philanthropy.

Selected publications

Do Grandparents' Environmental Behaviors Influence Grandchildren?, 2024
Environmental philanthropy: Is it similar to other types of environmental behavior?, 2012
Generation green: Understanding the motivations and mechanisms influencing young adults' environmental volunteering, 2011

Research and teaching on corporate social responsibility, public policy, and corporate philanthropy.

Selected work

Voluntary or Mandatory: What should be the Public Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility? A Comparative Study between the US and India, 2023 funded project
Understanding Corporate Philanthropy During Times of Crisis, 2020 research mentorship project
Corporate Social Responsibility, graduate course

Professor Handy's publication record includes books, journal special issues, refereed journal articles, chapters, and research reports.

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