Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Peter Anthony
Abstract
Some leaders of nonprofit Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) focused nonprofit education organizations lack strategies to engage STEM-focused hiring corporations to support their organizations’ missions. Nonprofit leaders are concerned about engaging individuals, organizations, and government entities to help support sustainability. Grounded in human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies leaders of nonprofit STEM-focused education organizations use to engage STEM-focused hiring corporations to support their nonprofit organizations’ mission. The participants consisted of five board members of a nonprofit partner organization in the U.S. state of Florida who successfully managed STEM-focused stakeholder engagement. Data from semistructured interviews, company documents, a Baldrige Performance Excellence Program analysis, and academic and professional literature were analyzed using thematic analysis. The thematic analysis results revealed four thematic findings: networking, partnership, mission alignment, and communication. Based on research findings, a key recommendation for STEM-focused nonprofit education leaders is to increase engagement of STEM-focused hiring organizations to achieve strategic objectives and fulfill their mission. The implications for positive social change include the potential to increase the number of qualified applicants for STEM-focused corporate positions, which may benefit local communities by increasing employment and tax revenue.
Recommended Citation
Kanas, Andrew, "Strategies Leaders of STEM-Focused Education Nonprofit Organizations Use to Engage Hiring Corporations" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 12736.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/12736
