title: Managing not-for-profit enterprises.
abstract: The popular belief that business management concepts can be applied readily to not-for-profit enterprises needs qualification. Not-for-profit enterprises differ widely; each has its own managerial needs, and many have discriminating constraints that sharply modify which concepts will be effective.
mesh_terms: D007221:Industry; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010067:Ownership; D010559:Personnel Management