A simple test to use is to ask what would happen if all organizations did the same thing. It would have to be structured differently. Nonprofits are barred fro

A simple test to use is to ask what would happen if all organizations did the same thing. It would have to be structured differently. Nonprofits are barred from distributing profits, and IKEA uses a loop hole - trademark costs - to circumvent this. As for paying more people better, the evidence doesn't support this. IKEA tends to match standard retail wages: store managers make approximately $125K, and salespeople $28K.[1] Near Vancouver, Canada, IKEA recently weathered a 17 month strike from its union. [2] [1] http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/video-why-is-ikea-a-non-profit/ http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/video-why-is-ikea-a-non-profit... [2] http://www.richmondreview.com/news/280108422.html http://www.richmondreview.com/news/280108422.html