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Author Siegel, David J., 1966-

Title Organizing for social partnership : higher education in cross-sector collaboration / by David J. Siegel
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (216 pages)
Contents Social issues in a boundaryless world -- The engagement imperative in American higher education -- The promise of intersectoral collaboration -- Case example: building the diversity pipeline -- Starting conditions: rationales for interorganizational collaboration -- The experience of collaboration -- The difference made by collaboration -- Organizations as activists -- Implications for organizations and society
Summary The most complex social challenges - such as post-secondary access and success for under-represented students, diversification of the workforce, poverty, environmental degradation, and global health - exceed the problem-solving capacity of single organizations or societal sectors. Organizing for Social Partnershipprovides colleges and universities, corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations with a model for how to effectively address these and other pressing social issues through strong, effective collaboration. This valuable book is relevant for graduate students e
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index
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Subject Community and college -- United States
Business and education -- Social aspects -- United States
Interorganizational relations -- United States
Educational equalization -- United States
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Business and education -- Social aspects
Community and college
Educational equalization
Interorganizational relations
United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2009032196
ISBN 9780203859384
0203859383