Join the Department of Management on October 26 for a talk by PhD Candidate Kevin McDermott.

Description

"When faced with complex social and environmental issues, organizations sometimes participate in Cross-Sector Social Partnerships (CSSPs) to attempt to improve the issue through collaboration. Some of these CSSPs are facilitated by formal convening organizations that facilitate the active participation of stakeholders. This research study explores the leadership role of convening organizations in the formation of CSSPs. Semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and organizational documents from seven CSSP research sites, were collected and interpreted to provide empirical and theoretical contributions to the CSSP literature. Findings indicate that the organizational-level leadership activities of the convening organizations involve identifying political opportunity, creating mobilizing structures, and engaging in framing activities that facilitate stakeholder collective action. Stakeholder collective action was observed to be related to social entrepreneurial opportunity through the mobilization of stakeholders' resources without the expectation of monetary reciprocity."

Bring your lunch – we’ll bring the beverages!

We look forward to seeing you there!