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Employing The Houseless As Corporate Social Responsibility, Nicholas A. Smith, Larry R. Martinez, Shi (Tracy) Xu, Anna Mattila, Lisa Yixing Gao
Employing The Houseless As Corporate Social Responsibility, Nicholas A. Smith, Larry R. Martinez, Shi (Tracy) Xu, Anna Mattila, Lisa Yixing Gao
Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Purpose
Many hospitality organizations see the benefits of engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR), which can take many forms. This study aims to examine one relatively unique form of CSR: hiring individuals experiencing houselessness. This research aimed to investigate the impact of hiring individuals experiencing houselessness on customers’ behavioral intentions, attitudes toward an organization and perceptions of CSR actions.
Design/methodology/approach
Across two experiments, this study investigated the impact of employing individuals experiencing houselessness on customers’ perceptions of the employee and organization using organizational legitimacy theory.
Findings
Results demonstrate that employees known to be houseless elicited more positive employee and organizational …
Portland Parks & Recreation: Funding And Financial Impact Analysis, Peter Hulseman, Katelyn Kelley, Hoang Nguyen, Emma Brophy, Northwest Economic Research Center
Portland Parks & Recreation: Funding And Financial Impact Analysis, Peter Hulseman, Katelyn Kelley, Hoang Nguyen, Emma Brophy, Northwest Economic Research Center
Northwest Economic Research Center Publications and Reports
For this report, the Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC) investigated six potential revenue generating measures, as requested by Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R). This research includes an analysis of the revenue potential for each tax, the impacts of compression in property taxes, and an assessment of tax incidence.
Three of the funding options investigated are forms of property tax: a temporary local option tax, a permanent special district tax, and a general bond obligation. Using 2017 property tax data, NERC built a model that simulates these tax increases for each tax lot in Portland. The growth of Assessed Value (AV) …
Riverside Parks, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Riverside Parks, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Metroscape
A brief overview of the development of riverfront parks in the Portland Metropolitan Area, including the new Waterfront Park in Vancouver, WA that opened in September 2018.
Cathedral Waterfront Plan, Mathangi Murthy, Tabitha Boschetti, Michelle Anderson, Saumya Kini, Rosa Lehman, Violet Brown
Cathedral Waterfront Plan, Mathangi Murthy, Tabitha Boschetti, Michelle Anderson, Saumya Kini, Rosa Lehman, Violet Brown
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects
The Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association anticipated the imminent development of 15-acres of waterfront property (the Steel Hammer Site) in the heart of their community and worked with the PSU MURP team to bolster the voice of the community through public engagement and thoughtful urban planning. The student team reached out to the neighbors, talked with shareholders, conducted site analysis, and developed a shared community vision for the Steel Hammer Site, which resulted the Cathedral Waterfront Plan that includes:
- Twelve community goals for future development
- Three scenarios demonstrating how development on the Steel Hammer Site could contribute to community priorities without …
Engaging And Serving Diverse Communities: Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Inclusive Outreach And Diversity Development Project Report, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service, Masami Nishishiba, Jillian Girard, Lisa Durden, Cynthia Alamillo
Engaging And Serving Diverse Communities: Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Inclusive Outreach And Diversity Development Project Report, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service, Masami Nishishiba, Jillian Girard, Lisa Durden, Cynthia Alamillo
Center for Public Service Publications and Reports
The objective of the project was for the district to better understand the needs of the community it serves as well as to develop a plan for moving forward with the diversity and inclusion efforts of the district. The project also involved a review of practices and experiences from around the nation as well as a review of the composition of the community and perspectives of internal staff members. Specifically, the project had four components:
- Best Practices/Promising Practices Review
- Review of THPRD Programs
- Community Needs Assessment
- Examination of Existing Demographic and Quantitative Data
Transportation Meets Social Welfare, Ellen M. Bassett, Andrée Tremoulet
Transportation Meets Social Welfare, Ellen M. Bassett, Andrée Tremoulet
TREC Project Briefs
OTREC researchers helped state transportation department staff members face a problem that isn’t strictly part of their job description: how best to deal with homeless individuals and households living in DOT rights of way and rest areas.
OTREC researchers examine the human relations impact of transportation and land management decisions involving homeless encampments.