In this study we model how certification affects managers' choice of the quality of the nonprofit organizations they … charitable good, one donor, and a certification agency. We assume that the nature of the charitable good does not allow for …

likelihood of certification. Second, fraud only arises when the fines for fraud are at intermediate levels and some CSR firms do … than in settings with honest marketing. Forth, the coexistence of fraud and certification induces differentiation price … premia below marginal production costs and certification price premia above marginal certification costs. Lastly, social …

ISO 9000 certification. On this basis, the paper provides research-driven advice to managers facing a decision whether to … the impact of certification on a longitudinal and representative dataset. The main result is that, according the recent … of certification is not homogeneous among countries and economic sectors and that third-party certification fees are only …