Policies, professions, techniques, and programs are developed with services and/or products that are produced rationally; this allows for new organizations and forces in existing organizations to incorporate new procedures and practices defined by rationalized organizational work concepts and institutionalized within society. Organizations that perform in this manner will increase legitimacy and stability. Rules that are established and institutionalized are sharply distinguished from prevailing social behaviors. Powerful organizations such as higher education attempt to build their procedures and goals into society as institutional rules. An example of an institutional rule would be school administrators who are creating new training programs and curricula and validate them as innovations in governmental requirements and educational theory, and, if successful, the new programs can be authoritatively required ( Meyer & Rowan, 1977 ).
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Strategic Leadership: Developing 21st Century Citizens Who Invest Their Time, Talent, and Treasure in the Service of Others
Joshua H. Truitt (University of Central Florida, USA), Jarrad D. Plante (University of Central Florida, USA), Thomas D. Cox (University of Central Florida, USA), and Sandra L. Robinson (University of Central Florida, USA)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch114
Abstract
The pervasive effects of change leadership may be best illustrated by examining institutional engagement and student experience, two areas that directly affect alumni giving. Alumni donor participation may be understood by focusing on student experience and engagement, and higher education administrators can benefit from understanding the influence of alumni donor behavior through enriching college experiences. The study examines data of alumni giving at three different institutions in the southeastern United States to determine the impact of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification and reclassification on the purposeful institutionalization of community engagement and service-learning. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the institutionalization of service-learning process, practical strategies for implementing system-wide change, and relate those practices to its influence on alumni donor behavior – information that are practical and highly useful that can facilitate positive changes for institutions.