AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES

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Foreman, B. (2010). AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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ABSTRACTBRIAN KEITH FOREMAN. An investigation of the success of organizations involved in community engagement initiatives. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID M. DUNAWAY)Organizations seeking to invest human and financial resources in community-building initiatives have lacked an empirical study that determines what factors are present in successful initiatives for previous organizations. This study is an exploratory study, examining the success of 36 diverse organizations, cross-tabbed with corporate social responsibility indicators to determine which, if any, of the indicators are necessary for successful implementation. Additionally, organizational demographics were also studied for the same purpose. Significant corporate social responsibility indicators included corporate identity, stakeholder interest, altruism/moral duty, and employee equity. The organizational demographic that was significant was an indication of whether the process of engagement had shown some "philosophical change" in the organization. This study illustrates that broader research should be done in order to assist organizations that are seeking to be socially involved in their communities.

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Foreman, Brian

Title

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES

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1 online resource (154 pages) : PDF

Date

2010

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

ABSTRACTBRIAN KEITH FOREMAN. An investigation of the success of organizations involved in community engagement initiatives. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID M. DUNAWAY)Organizations seeking to invest human and financial resources in community-building initiatives have lacked an empirical study that determines what factors are present in successful initiatives for previous organizations. This study is an exploratory study, examining the success of 36 diverse organizations, cross-tabbed with corporate social responsibility indicators to determine which, if any, of the indicators are necessary for successful implementation. Additionally, organizational demographics were also studied for the same purpose. Significant corporate social responsibility indicators included corporate identity, stakeholder interest, altruism/moral duty, and employee equity. The organizational demographic that was significant was an indication of whether the process of engagement had shown some "philosophical change" in the organization. This study illustrates that broader research should be done in order to assist organizations that are seeking to be socially involved in their communities.

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Educational leadership
Organizational sociology

Degree

D.Ed.

Keywords

Community Engagement
Corporate Social Responsibility
Initiative
Marketing
Organizational Education
Philanthropy

Subject Area

Educational Leadership

Advisor(s)

Dunaway, David

Committee Members

Hartman, Jennifer
Lambert, Richard
Harshorne, Richard

Degree Note

Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2010.

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Foreman_uncc_0694D_10138

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