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Introduction: Organizational Theories and an Overview of Research Findings

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This chapter overviews inter-organizational relationships and the specific type of interactions by higher education with the for-profit world. Additionally, Cone’s (2010, The new era of global corporate citizenship & compliance. Presentation at Net Impact Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) corporate citizenship spectrum is discussed as a framing for the work. This chapter explores the purpose and background for the need of this research, the theories behind inter-organizational functionality, and an overview of key themes in the findings.

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Clevenger, M.R. (2019). Introduction: Organizational Theories and an Overview of Research Findings. In: Corporate Citizenship and Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02447-5_1

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