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Religiosity And National Political Leadership As Essential Conjoined Social Determinants Of Volunteerism: Implications For International Non-Governmental Organization Leaders, Theresa L. Koepfler Reimbold
Religiosity And National Political Leadership As Essential Conjoined Social Determinants Of Volunteerism: Implications For International Non-Governmental Organization Leaders, Theresa L. Koepfler Reimbold
Dissertations, 2020-current
Lack of an integrated and commonly accepted theory to explain volunteerism is a function of the multi-dimensional nature of the construct, which is positively correlated to multiple behavioral, cultural, and political attributes in myriad studies. Likely, there is a combination of social determinants that best predict levels of volunteerism better than others. The issue of overarching theory development to explain volunteerism becomes further convoluted when approaching the construct from a global perspective as commonly held definitions become eroded due to language barriers and cultural nuances. Despite these challenges, the importance of studying volunteerism and its determinants is essential for the …
Cultural Influences On Nonprofit Servant Leadership, Sungil Chung
Cultural Influences On Nonprofit Servant Leadership, Sungil Chung
Dissertations, 2014-2019
This research explores national and cultural differences in nonprofit leadership. Despite the global expansion of nonprofit organizations, limited research is found in the literature that studies national and cultural differences in nonprofit leadership specifically. This research is designed in two phases to address the overall research question of whether national cultures influence servant leadership in nonprofits. The first phase is a comparison study between U.S. nonprofit employees and South Korean nonprofit employees to examine if there are national differences on people’s preferences for nonprofit leadership. The second phase explores the relationship between Hofstede’s six cultural dimensions (i.e. power distance, individualism …
Beyond Beneficiaries Of Corporate Philanthropy: The Practice Of Corporate Social Responsibility In Nonprofit Firms, Roxann Allen
Beyond Beneficiaries Of Corporate Philanthropy: The Practice Of Corporate Social Responsibility In Nonprofit Firms, Roxann Allen
Dissertations, 2014-2019
While the nonprofit sector yields to isomorphic pressures to become more like their for-profit counterparts, they can adopt practices from the sector to move beyond beneficiaries to practitioners of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework, the practice of which leads increased financial performance in the for-profit sector. This study tests two main hypotheses to answer the research question, “Is the practice of CSR effective for nonprofit organizations?” The results of multiple regression analyses suggest that the people bottom line management of CSR as measured by inclusion in The NonProfit Times “Best Nonprofits to Work For “list positively predicts a more …