Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"not-for-profit organizations"”.
-
Management control systems in not-for-profit organizations: a case study
… in increased emphasis on these qualities in all organizations, particularly those in the public sector or similar nonprofit, service-oriented organizations where management controls have historically been lacking. This thesis investigates the requirement for and feasibility of developing a formal …
-
The role of strategic planning in not-for-profit organizations involved in technology-intensive areas
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1988.
-
Operational audit model for a small not-for-profit organization
This thesis examines the need for better management tools and techniques for managers of small not-for-profit organizations. It discusses the impact, purpose and size of the private not-for-profit sector. An argument is made for the need and application of an operational audit for small …
-
Perceptions of the effectiveness of not-for-profit board development opportunities
<p>Human service not-for-profit organizations provide goods and services that support the well being of members of society. While these organizations can vary in the goods and services that they provide and in the models that they use to provide those goods and services, they are all similar in …
-
Productivity and competition in health care markets
… ownership conversions. Theoretical work on not-for-profit institutions has hypothesized that not-for-profit firms exist as a response to high contracting costs in markets with asymmetric information. If a firm knows more than its customers about the quality of the goods or services it sells, …
-
Synthesizing existing evidence and leveraging expert opinions to develop a university, for-profit, and not-for-profit organization partnership model to address health professions education gaps through simulation-based education
… in rural and remote (R&R) areas of Canada do not have the same access to skills development and maintenance opportunities as those in urban areas. Simulation-based education (SBE) is an optimal technique to allow healthcare providers to develop and maintain skills. However, SBE is mainly …
-
A Study of Student Engagement with Media in Online Training
… on the nature of online training in faith-based not-for-profit organizations, little to no research has been found on engagement. The purpose of this study was to determine if the level of engagement of participants in a training course for new staff and interns with Campus Crusade for Christ …
-
UTR prediction programs for trypanosoma brucei
In the past few years, the field of bioinformatics has seen a rapid increase in the need for use of various sequence analysis tools. As we advance in the fields of science and technology, new programs and software are constantly being developed in this field. Rapidly expanding gene sequence …
-
Reasons, Goals, and Incentives for Corporate Philanthropy to Arts Organizations
… with its publics is to use philanthropy to not- for-profit organizations such as the arts. From a communication point of view, this action may be looked upon as a gesture between the corporation, the recipient, and the publics which involves messages both sent and received. Research on this …
-
Ethnic Inclusion Strategies for the World Affairs Council: A Case Study
… of people of diverse ethnicities in voluntary organizations is a challenging endeavor. Cultural diversity, rich traditions, historical perspectives, ethnic celebrations, religion, and language are lenses through which leaders of organizations can view the many uniquenesses, differences, and …
-
The State, Aerospace Multinational Corporations and Variegated Forms of Corporate Capture in Regional Training Systems: A Cross-National Comparative Study Between Charleston, SC, U.S.A. and São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
… I also investigate how their distinctive state forms and their forms of governance account for differences in the evolution of such processes. This research, drawing from Neo-Marxist theories of the state and labor geography, critically engages with FDI studies and the GPN literature. …
-
Leader and advocate perceptions of disproportionate homelessness among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health issues in New York : a qualitative study
… rate in NYS has been an ongoing challenge for many years. A quick fix to decrease homelessness is that NYS allows Medicaid funds to pay for diagnosed individuals to continue residency in hospital settings after discharge and for individuals without someone to receive them. When an …
-
An Empirical Study of the Influence of Social Networking on the Transfer of Tacit Knowledge and Job Performance
… knowledge within an organization. However, for these benefits to be realized the environment must be conducive to learning (von Krogh, 1998; von Krogh, Kazuo, & Nonka, 2000) and to socialization. Socialization is a key component in the sharing or relay of tacit knowledge (Busch, Richards, & …
-
Communication and its impact on enterprise financial sustainability
… communication on financial sustainability of not for profits set up as small to medium scale enterprises. The major objective is to determine whether there is a significant impact on the financial sustainability if not for profits create a more aggressive approach and innovate way of …
-
Methods to facilitate community participation in humanitarian engineering projects: Laying the foundation for a learning platform
… field that is rapidly emerging worldwide. Many not-for-profit organizations such as Engineers Without Borders, Practical Action, and International Development Enterprise have been flourishing with the goal of providing technological solutions to those who need them the most. In engineering …
-
Reengineering metrics systems for aircraft sustainment teams : a metrics thermostat for use in strategic priority management
We explore the selection of metrics for the United States Air Force weapon system sustainment team empirically with emphasis placed on the incentive, structural and predictive implications of metrics. We define the term "metric" to include measures that employees impact through their efforts. We …
-
Sistema de informação de contabilidade em organizações não governamentais sem fins lucrativos : o caso do Corpo Nacional de Escutas
Este trabalho estuda o sistema de informação de contabilidade em organizações não-governamentais sem fins lucrativos (ONGSFL) a partir de um caso concreto – o Corpo Nacional de Escutas (CNE) – e apresenta propostas para esta organização que podem ser adaptáveis às ONGSFL em geral. Com base num …
-
The homeownership complex: The role of housing stakeholders in the remaking of the U.S. housing market
… real estate investors, policymakers, and not-for-profit organizations that focus on meeting community housing needs. The participants of the homeownership complex and the people, properties, and capital they bring together form a kind of housing value chain. At each phase in a property’s …