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Show moreThe nonprofit sector of our economy is a special class of entities with an expansive array of organizations and activities dedicated to the common good and well-being of others. Even though this sector has constructed creative and forward thinking initiatives, obstacles remain which interfere with their accomplishment of significant achievements. The struggle to maintain their respected position, unique character and role in society remains prevalent. In order to stay competitive, organizations are constantly assessing their current capacity to deliver needed services. Today, a number of umbrella associations of nonprofits have implemented assessment and certification programs intended to produce organizational improvement for their member organizations. Based on analysis of phenomenological interviews and guided by institutional theory, the research reported here is designed to identify factors that differentiate between organizations that chose to participate in the Louisiana Standards for Excellence organizational assessment program and those that did not. Drawing on concepts of organizational learning and broadened accountability, the research further explores whether those nonprofits successfully achieving certification experience an enhanced commitment to ongoing organizational learning.
Doctorate of Management Programs
English
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Show moreOrganizations promote widely ranging workplace programs and initiatives with the goal of instituting change or maintaining previously adopted change. Often these programs and initiatives are designed to establish global standards through consistent member behavior. Using data from over 400 members of diverse organizations, this study examines several factors that affect program commitment and usage. Drawing upon innovation theory, I focus on the concept of end-user adaptation, or, as used herein, adaptation proximal activities. With regard to this mechanism, I propose and establish the mediating role that personal engagement plays in employee propensity to adopt adaptation proximal activities with regard to the program commitment and usage outcomes. Further, several conditions antecedent to personal engagement are identified with a focus on the elements of trust, control, and management behavior. Lastly, the role of risk taking propensity is explored and found to be more complex than originally conceptualized. Taken together the results indicate that characteristics of both the organization member and the workplace environment determine the degree to which workplace programs and initiatives will prove successful.
Doctorate of Management Programs
English
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Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Play House Collection, Kelvin Smith Library