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Reciprocity theory of marketing for non profit organizations
The author deconstructs the prevailing conceptualization of non-profit marketing and concludes it rests on three principles: voluntary exchange, an open system organization, and self-interest motivation. A review of the genesis of these principles revealed that alternative principles were ignored in the social science literature. Based on a qualitative analysis and critical hermeneutic approach a revised conceptualization of non-profit marketing was suggested which incorporated the principles of reciprocity, the features of a contingency-choice organization, and altruistic interest motivation. A revised definition of non-profit marketing is offered based on these principles. Key Words: Non-profit sector marketing, Reciprocity, Generalized exchange, Substantivist economic anthropology, Contingency-choice model of formal organization, Benevolence motivation.