-sided platforms (MSPs). We present a formal model to demonstrate how this theory, so influential in the technology sector, can also … explain nonprofit behavior. MSP theory offers an extensive toolkit that can be applied to a variety of strategic decisions …. Future work would examine how MSP theory can be used to explain the tremendous heterogeneity within the nonprofit sector as …

capital. Based on the social capital theory, the study argues social capital fosters social interactions, trust and … failure theory views NPOs as a provider of government goods and services as the government fails to fulfill the heterogeneous … demand of the public. Following the logic of government failure theory, as well as the lack of corporate interest in …