Developing an improvement culture within nonprofit organizations: a grounded theory case of Saudi Arabia

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dc.contributor.authorAlmaiman, Sulaiman Abdullah Saleh
dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlin, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-31T14:31:28Z
dc.date.available2018-08-31T14:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.description.abstractIt has been confirmed that organizational culture (OC) has a significant impact on facilitating continuous improvement (CI), although it is not clear yet how this impact can be achieved. On the other hand, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) struggle mainly in sustaining resources and increasing the quality of the services they provide. Nonetheless, NPOs contribute remarkably to economies and civilisation. They deserve research attention, and studies done on CI suggest it to be holistically beneficial. Therefore, this paper has selected Saudi NPOs for their social setting to explore the influence of facilitating CI. The approach of grounded theory has been employed, using qualitative data, to construct a reality based on participant perspectives. The thirty-one interviews that were conducted at thirteen organizations revealed many lower level cultural aspects. These aspects were evolved, during five focus groups, into six higher-level themes. The findings can be used by leaders to create desired change.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationAlmaiman S, McLaughlin P. (2018) Developing an improvement culture within nonprofit organizations: a grounded theory case of Saudi Arabia. 31st International Business Information Management Association (IBMA) Conference. 25-26 April 2018, Milan, Italyen_UK
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13450
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherIBMAen_UK
dc.subjectOrganizational Cultureen_UK
dc.subjectContinuous Improvementen_UK
dc.subjectNonprofit Originationsen_UK
dc.subjectSaudi Arabiaen_UK
dc.titleDeveloping an improvement culture within nonprofit organizations: a grounded theory case of Saudi Arabiaen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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