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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Mission statements"”.
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Multiple Roles: The Conflicted Realities of Community College Mission Statements
… of efficacy have always plagued the use of mission statement as a strategic planning tool. In most planning models, the mission statement serves to clarify goals and guide the formation of strategies. However, little empirical evidence exists validating that mission statements actually …
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Academic capitalism and Jesuit higher education: a critical discourse analysis of mission statements
… U.S. As a Catholic religious order, the Jesuit mission and charisms are infused within their sponsored institutions, including the promotion of justice which is often counter to academic capitalism. Mission statements convey an organization's raison d'etre. As a discursive tool that reflects and …
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Influence of Mission Statements on Teacher Education Programs at Two Church-Related Undergraduate Institutions
… the ways in which stated institutional missions influenced the operation of teacher education programs, and the way that teacher education programs used the institutional mission statement in evaluating their programs as it applied to two private, liberal arts colleges in Minnesota. …
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An analysis of organizational vision and mission statements with a focus on Eastman Chemical Company
… of stakeholders in organizational vision and mission statements. This work also reviews differing views on the governing objectives of publicly held companies and concludes that the objective of maximizing shareholder value, while acting responsibly toward all the other stakeholders, provides …
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Examining the relationship between mission statements, strategic plans, and a college's ability to commit to long-term operating sustainability
… relevant literature in this area has identified mission statements, strategic plans, continuity and information systems & technology plans as key documents used in management practices in organizations. These are types of strategic plans (Eckel, 2023) which serve as key components of operating …
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An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region
… analysis (disciplined reading) of school mission statements. The results in general reveal support for both a traditional and a liberal/progressive orientation to schooling and control, arguably limiting the possibility of realising democracy within the school, and increasing the …
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An analysis of S.B.C. youth ministry programmatic values investigated through financial expenditures and ministerial activities
… this aim, the researcher examined youth ministry mission statements, financial expenditures, and ministerial activities of the youth pastor. The mixed method research design consisted of two phases. Phase one utilized a Delphi panel of youth ministry educators who have expertise in the theory and …
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Essays on organizational economics and the heterogeneity of firm performance
… The second chapter considers the role that mission statements made by firms may play in influencing workers' expectations, and whether these mission statements may thereby constitute informative cheap-talk. I consider a setting in which firms send costless mission statements at the start of …
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Fiducial accountability for collections : a comparison of traditional and non-traditional museums.
… of incorporation, enabling legislation, bylaws, mission statements, and professional codes of ethics. The mandating documents lack both consistency and substantial support for collections. This lack of legal accountability for collections has the potential to seriously undermine collection …
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Mission-driven communication for the non-profit organization: a case study of the Downtown Spokane Partnership
<p>"The development, content, and application of mission statements have been highly researched, studied, and discussed in generic terms. This case study was designed to develop and expand understanding of the mission of Downtown Spokane Partnership, rather than to generalize beyond it. …
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Supervision and total quality education in KwaZulu-Natal secondary schools
… (78%) of schools in the region had visions and mission statements. Principals took a superior position in communicating the vision and mission statements of the school. Deputy Principals took the second position after principals in those schools that had them. Educators viewed heads of …
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Predicting Study Abroad Propensity among College Students
… (NAFSA International Strategic Plans and Mission Statements, 2012). Study abroad is one of the means employed by higher education to increase students' global competency (Carlson, Bum, Useem and Yachimowicz, 1990). This study explored the relationship between demographic characteristic, …
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A Case Study of the Involvement of Undergraduates with Physical Disabilities in Campus Organizations at East Tennessee State University.
… physical disabilities. Constitutions, bylaws, mission statements, and other documents offered by the recruiters for the select organizations were reviewed in an effort to discover references to people with disabilities.</p><p>The results of the study are intended to assist in bridging the gap …
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Linking Governance and Performance: ICANN as an Internet Hybrid
… on a set of evaluative criteria drawn from its mission statements; (b) explores possible factors and actors that influence ICANN's overall performance by tracing the governance processes in three cases based on a preliminary conceptual framework; and (c) suggests practical and theoretical …
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Representative Policies for Displaying Art in Student Union Galleries and Public Spaces in the United States
… remaining institutions, 16 percent, have gallery mission statements or exhibition contracts. All policies received were classified according to the a priori evaluation criteria set in the study. Representative policy statements were formulated from the information received.
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The implementation of international education in colleges and universities in the state of Texas: A follow-up study.
… supporting an international focus in their mission statements and staffing patterns. Benchmark institutions continue to lead Texas institutions in a majority of areas surveyed. Funding for international education continues to be an issue for both the benchmark and Texas institutions. Changes …
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AVAILABILITY AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND APPROACHES TO ADDRESS TRAUMA-RELATED OUTCOMES IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN
… GPA, and determined perceived extent to which mission statements were inclusive to address student trauma-related programs, services, and approaches in U.P. high schools.</p> <p>A product of the research included a compilation of programs, services, and approaches in use at U.P. high schools to …
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