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Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Incorporation Strategies For Small Business Leaders, Kathleen Moco
Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Incorporation Strategies For Small Business Leaders, Kathleen Moco
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some small business leaders lack strategies to incorporate corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives into their organizations to manage financial risk. Small business leaders who do not successfully use CSR to balance stakeholder interests may face additional or avoidable financial hardships. Grounded in stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful strategies small business leaders use to incorporate CSR initiatives into their organizations to manage financial risk. The participants were four business leaders from a small business in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the United States. Data were gathered from organizational documents, archival records, …
Nonprofit Leaders' Strategies For Succession Planning, Regenia R. Boykins
Nonprofit Leaders' Strategies For Succession Planning, Regenia R. Boykins
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many nonprofit organizations lack systematic approaches to succession planning. The absence of a strategic succession plan can limit leaders' abilities to maintain organizational sustainability and fulfill the organization's mission. The purpose of this single-case study was to explore strategies nonprofit leaders used to develop succession plans. The conceptual framework for the study was the knowledge transfer theory. Participants included 3 nonprofit leaders from an educational organization in the southeastern United States. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analysis of internal organizational documents and publicly available data. Using an inductive content analysis, 3 themes emerged: boards of directors were critical …
Strategies To Diversify Funding Sources In Nonprofit Organizations, Alan Lee Gunnerson
Strategies To Diversify Funding Sources In Nonprofit Organizations, Alan Lee Gunnerson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although nonprofit organization (NPO) leaders play crucial roles in society, financial distress and vulnerability are common for many NPO leaders, with some NPOs closing as a result of these conditions. The purpose of this single-case study was to explore the diversification strategies used by 10 leaders and senior staff of an NPO in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States through the conceptual lens of Markowitz's modern portfolio theory. Data were collected through in-depth semistructured interviews and analysis of organizational documents, internal archival data, social media, literature, and online databases. Through thematic analysis, 7 revenue diversification themes emerged: adding revenue …