Empirical Research on Influence of Mission Statements on the Performance of Nonprofit Organization

A great deal of studies suggests that, mission statement can promote performance of the organization. But the empirical research on the relationship between mission statement and performance of Chinese nonprofit organization is very scarce. This paper elaborates on the relationship of mission statements and nonprofit organizational performance and describes the process of mission statements influence on the performance of nonprofit organization through the mediate variable. Data collected from 227 nonprofit organizations in China replicated and extended research findings of previous studies based on structural model equations and SPSS software. This paper takes empirical research the relationship with job satisfaction as intermediary variable. Analysis results show that the mission statements play positive role in promoting nonprofit performance, job satisfaction plays role in promoting nonprofit organization, and job satisfaction is a good intermediary variable.