Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites, and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities
研究了1987至2002年间美国100个城市中公司密度如何影响两类非营利组织（精英导向的文化教育机构与社会福利组织）的增长，发现公司密度对两者均有促进作用，但对精英导向组织的作用在本地网络和文化规范支持精英动员时更强。
We examine the link between corporations and community by showing how corporate density interacts with the local social and cultural infrastructure to affect the growth and decline of the number of local nonprofits between 1987 and 2002. We focus on two subpopulations of nonprofits in 100 American cities: (1) elite-oriented cultural and educational institutions and (2) social welfare-oriented organizations. We find that corporate density enhances the growth of both types of nonprofits, as does location in the northeast United States and a long-established business community, but corporate density is especially potent for the growth of elite-oriented nonprofits—but not social welfare nonprofits—when local networks and cultural norms support elite mobilization. We conclude that despite globalizing trends, the local geographic community continues to be an important unit of analysis for unpacking multisector organizational processes among corporations and nonprofits.