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Nonprofit Governance: When the Private Sector Controls

Nonprofit Governance: When the Private Sector Controls
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Author(s): Gwyneth Edwards (HEC Montréal, Canada)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 44
Source title: Examining Modern Economic Anthropology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bryan Christiansen (Southern New Hampshire University, USA)and John D. Branch (University of Michigan, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-1260-6.ch007

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Abstract

Using longitudinal case research methods, this paper demonstrates how a for-profit public firm controls a nonprofit organization, using the specific case of Intrawest Corporation, a Canadian property developer, and its timeshare program, Club Intrawest. The research demonstrates how the governance structure allows the for-profit firm to control the assets and revenue streams of the nonprofit organization, while passing on the costs and risk to the timeshare consumers. This chapter exposes this non-standard governance relationship, questioning both the legality and ethics of such a structure.

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