This study conducted an audience analysis investigating welfare attitudes for Welfare Services, a division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The data and results of this study were used by Welfare Services to prepare and present its message to its Mormon and non-Mormon audience. The sample population consisted of 170 respondents (130 Mormons and 40 non-Mormons). The study examined three areas: (1) Where people go when in need of assistance; (2) Rights and obligations associated with assistance; (3) Attitudinal perspectives of welfare and assistance.The findings of this study indicate that when in need, most people will first go to their families. Most people feel they have every right to ask and receive assistance from government agencies. Mormons report a right to receive help from their church; most non-Mormons do not feel a right to receive help from their respective churches. Most people report a willingness to repay assistance no matter who the assistance is received from. Welfare is viewed by most as a necessary evil. A major problem in receiving assistance is loss of self-esteem by welfare recipients.

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This dissertation includes three essays about nonprofit organizations. The first essay investigates how the availability of financial and intellectual capital in the macro-environment influences the formation of nonprofit organizations. The analysis is an extension of Weisbrod's (1975) Heterogeneity Hypothesis and Ben-Ner and van Hoomissen's (1991) "social cohesion" principle. Findings indicate financial capital and intellectual capital are important to the formation of nonprofits, but the strength and direction of their influence varies by industry. The second essay applies Stakeholder Theory to predict the influence of board members, donors, and beneficiaries on nonprofits' performance. The study incorporates 134 charities from six different industries over a five year period and finds nonprofit performance is driven by the interests of the most salient stakeholders. Furthermore, the analysis indicates nonprofit stakeholders have the ability to control the behaviors of managers; behaviors which are not necessarily aligned with mission statements. No evidence, however, suggests salient stakeholders with shared interests collaborate for mutual benefit. Stakeholder Theory is also used in the third essay to predict the moderating role stakeholders fulfill in the relationship between environmental uncertainty and nonprofits' strategic decisions. The study incorporates the same database as the second essay and discovers the influence of environmental uncertainty on nonprofits' strategic decision depends on the ability of salient stakeholders to diversify their interests. The identified effect encourages Stakeholder Theory applications adopt a dual-perspective approach to the concept of salience; such applications need to account for the salience of the stakeholder to the organization and the salience of the organization to the stakeholder. / Business Administration/Strategic Management

Private philanthropy is important in America. In 1985, philanthropy totaled almost 80 billion dollars. Philanthropy is partially a function of price. Absent a tax benefit, the price of charitable giving is unity. When tax benefits are available, the price of cash giving is one minus the marginal tax rate of the donor. Philanthropy is not evenly distributed among all classes of organizations. Changes in tax cost bring about changes in the distribution of gifts among organizations. Predictions have been made of a six to twelve billion dollar decline in individual giving as a result of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The question is, "Whose ox gets gored?" In 1962, the Internal Revenue Service collected data directly linking itemized charitable contributions to class of donee organization. Prior works by Taussig, Schwartz, Feldstein, and Clotfelter have been principally based on this data. Their works document differing elasticities of price on charitable giving. The current research gathered 1985 data on the relationships between income, price, and charitable donee for 298 Dallas County, Texas, taxpayers. Data was obtained from selected certified public accountants in Dallas County who prepared income tax returns for individuals as part of their practice. Two hundred fifty usable responses reflected charitable gifts. The data collected permitted the tax benefit resulting from charitable gifts to be calculated. Income levels and marginal tax rates on those gifts were then correlated with donee organizations using multiple regression analysis. The main effects of price and income on giving were masked by multicollinearity. The interaction effects of price and other independent variables showed little price effect on giving. Only when coupled with the income variable at income levels of $50,000 was the price effect significant.

張志義. / 手稿本, 複本據稿本複印. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學, 1990. / Shou gao ben, fu ben ju gao ben fu yin. / Includes bibliographical references: leaves 1-59 (3rd group) / Zhang Zhiyi. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1990. / Chapter 第一章： --- 緒言 --- p.1 / （註釋） --- p.8 / Chapter 第二章； --- 東南地區佛教及寺院經濟之發展與慈善公益事業 --- p.11 / Chapter (一) --- 宋代佛教重心之南移與東南地區佛教之及發展 --- p.11 / Chapter (1) --- 漢迄五代佛教在東南地區之發展 --- p.11 / Chapter (2) --- 佛教重心之南移 --- p.24 / Chapter (3) --- 東南地區佛教之興盛與寺院慈善公益事業之關係 --- p.42 / Chapter (二) --- 東南地區寺院經濟之發達與慈善公益事業 --- p.46 / Chapter (1) --- 宋代寺院經濟之發展 --- p.46 / Chapter (2) --- 東南地區經濟之蓬勃與寺院經濟之興盛 --- p.56 / Chapter (3) --- 東南地區寺院經濟之發達與慈善公益事業之關係 --- p.63 / （註釋）　 --- p.76 / Chapter 第三章 --- 東南地區佛教寺院自發營辦之慈善公益事業 --- p.137 / Chapter (一) --- 東南地區寺院積極從事慈善公益事業之原因 --- p.140 / Chapter (1) --- 受佛教之慈悲、福田觀念影響 --- p.140 / Chapter (2) --- 禪宗流行之影響 --- p.144 / Chapter (3) --- 佛教順俗政策之影響 --- p.148 / Chapter (4) --- 佛教寺院欲藉廣種福田以結善緣 --- p.152 / Chapter (二) --- 東南地區寺院所積極從事之慈善公益事業　 --- p.158 / Chapter (1) --- 社會救濟 --- p.158 / Chapter (2) --- 地方建設 --- p.169 / Chapter (3) --- 便俗利民 --- p.179 / Chapter (4) --- 教育事業 --- p.188 / （註釋） --- p.193 / Chapter 第四章 --- 東南地區寺院與官紳合辦之慈善公益事業 --- p.280 / Chapter (一) --- 宋政府委託東南地區寺院興辦之慈善公益事業 --- p.280 / Chapter (1) --- 宋代東南地區官督寺辦慈善益事業之興起 --- p.283 / Chapter (I) --- 政府委託寺院興辦之原因　　　　　　 --- p.283 / Chapter (II) --- 寺院願意接受政府委託之原因 --- p.291 / Chapter (2) --- 宋政府委託寺院所興辦之慈善公益事業 --- p.295 / Chapter (I) --- 社會福利 --- p.295 / Chapter (II) --- 緊急救濟 --- p.302 / Chapter (III) --- 地方建設 --- p.308 / Chapter (二) --- 東南地區佛教寺院興辦的慈善公益事業與鄉紳的關係 --- p.316 / Chapter (1) --- 鄉紳支持或與寺院合辦慈善公益事業之原因 --- p.319 / Chapter (I) --- 宗教因素 --- p.319 / Chapter (II) --- 政治社會因素 --- p.324 / Chapter (2) --- 鄉紳與寺院合辦之慈善公益事業 --- p.329 / （註釋） --- p.337 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結論 --- p.420 / （註釋） --- p.427 / 徵引及參考書目 / 提要

彭永昌. / "2013年8月". / "2013 nian 8 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-114). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Peng Yongchang.

何心平. / "2004年6月". / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2004. / 參考文獻 (leaves 92-96). / 附中英文摘要. / "2004 nian 6 yue". / He Xinping. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2004. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 92-96). / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Chapter 第一部分 --- 總論 --- p.1 / Chapter 一、 --- 硏究背景綜述 --- p.2 / Chapter 二、 --- 瑪利諾修會歷史的硏究現狀與局限 --- p.7 / Chapter 三、 --- 本文主旨及方法 --- p.11 / Chapter 四、 --- 史科分析 --- p.13 / Chapter 第二部分 --- 瑪利諾與中國：美國天主教會的海外實踐 --- p.18 / Chapter 一、 --- 瑪利諾修會成立背景 --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- 美國天主教會的成熟 --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- 國際氣候因素 --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- 新教的促進作用 --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- 梵蒂岡的政策轉向 --- p.23 / Chapter 二、 --- 美國天主教傳教會的建立與中國情結 --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- 衝破樊籬 --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- 中國情結 --- p.30 / Chapter 三、 --- 瑪利諾精神 --- p.32 / Chapter 第三部分 --- 落腳與發展一一梵二會議之前的香港瑪利諾 --- p.38 / Chapter 一、 --- 無意爲之: 1920´ؤ1930年代 --- p.38 / Chapter 二、 --- 休戚與共：1940年 代 --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- 救助難民的肇始 --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- 赤柱營中的神父 --- p.44 / Chapter 三、 --- 生根建造：1950年代和1960年代 --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- 難民救濟總瞰 --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- "“福德主教中心´ح（Bishop Ford Centre )與“麵條神父´ح（“noodle priest"")" --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- 瑪利諾教育理念的實踐 --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- 難民救助與牧民皈化 --- p.59 / Chapter 第四部分 --- 變遷與回應一梵二會議之後的香港瑪利諾 --- p.63 / Chapter 一、 --- 梵二會議與香港教區的回應 --- p.63 / Chapter 二、 --- 1970年後的香港瑪利諾 --- p.65 / Chapter 第五部分 --- 瑪利諾的身份認同´ؤ´ؤ美國´Ø天主教´Ø傳教會 --- p.67 / Chapter 一、 --- 天主教傳教會與梵蒂岡 --- p.67 / Chapter 二、 --- 美國天主教傳教會和美國 --- p.69 / Chapter 三、 --- 香港瑪利諾與香港教區 --- p.71 / Chapter 第六部分 --- 結語 --- p.76 / 附錄一表格 --- p.80 / Chapter 表1. --- 瑪利諾實用/職業學校 --- p.80 / Chapter 表2. --- 瑪利諾神父創辦學校一覽表 --- p.81 / 附錄二 圖片 --- p.82 / Chapter 一、 --- 瑪利諾赤柱居所 --- p.82 / Chapter 二、 --- 難民中心 --- p.82 / Chapter 三、 --- 甘迺迪(Robert Francis Kennedy)訪問福德主教中心 --- p.89 / 附錄三參考文獻 --- p.92 / Chapter 一、 --- 部分英文文獻（Selected English Resource) --- p.92 / Chapter 二、 --- 部分中文文獻（Selected Chinese Resource) --- p.95

張明佳. / "2001年6月" / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2001. / 參考文獻 (leaves 105-106) / 附中英文摘要. / "2001 nian 6 yue" / Zhang Mingjia. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2001. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 105-106) / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Chapter 第一章 --- 前言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二章 --- 推廣社會服務與嘉諾撒仁愛會來港 --- p.11 / Chapter 第一節 --- 工作的開展與探索-19世紀中的天主教社會服務 --- p.12 / Chapter 第二節 --- 確立發展方向與引起的問題 --- p.17 / Chapter 第三節 --- 嘉諾撒仁愛會的宗旨與來港 --- p.22 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.28 / Chapter 第三章 --- 歐洲工作模式的嘗試一 香港嘉諾撒仁愛會的早期工作 --- p.36 / Chapter 第一節 --- 香港嘉諾撒仁愛會的成立與早期槪況 --- p.37 / Chapter 第二節 --- 修會學校的發展 --- p.42 / Chapter 第三節 --- 修會收容孤兒服務的發展 --- p.53 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.58 / Chapter 第四章 --- 步入華人社區一 香港嘉諾撒仁愛會的新方向 --- p.63 / Chapter 第一節 --- 嘉諾撒仁愛會的本地化工作 --- p.64 / Chapter 第二節 --- 步入華人社區一 19世紀末嘉諾撒仁愛會的擴展 --- p.69 / Chapter 第三節 --- 對華人社會的影響 --- p.81 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.84 / Chapter 第五章 --- 轉變與社會貢獻一 香港嘉諾撒仁愛會與香港 --- p.89 / Chapter 第一節 --- 傳教工作與社會服務的分離 --- p.90 / Chapter 第二節 --- 重新定位´ؤ淡出醫療與孤兒服務 --- p.95 / Chapter 第三節 --- 嘉諾撒仁愛會在香港社會的角色一培養女性社會精英 --- p.100 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.105 / Chapter 第六章 --- 總結 --- p.107 / 附錄一嘉諾撒仁愛會資深修女的訪問記錄 --- p.115 / 附錄二嘉諾撒仁愛會轄下校舍外觀 --- p.118 / 參考資料 --- p.130

Thesis (M.Dev.) --University of Limpopo, 2009 / Food insecurity is one of the most important development challenges in Ethiopia. To reduce food insecurity, the current government has adopted various policies. Amongst policies employed by the government are, namely: Agricultural Development Led Industrialization (ADLI) of 1995, which focus on national level; and the Food Security Strategy (FSS) which gives emphasis to household food security. As partner in development process, the Kale Heywet Church Development Program (KHCDP) has been implementing development projects in Southern Ethiopia to improve household food security. In this study, an attempt is made to assess the role of Kale KHCDP on household food security in southern Ethiopia. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data from 109 sample households in Baso and Kuto Peasant Associations (PAs) of the Kucha District in Southern Ethiopia. More specifically, household questionnaire, focus groups, and individual or key informant interviews were applied to gather primary data from the field. The study also used secondary sources to review relevant information. The study found that KHCDP has played a critical role in promoting household food security by implementing different strategies to increase food production and income. The study, however, pointed out that KHCDP household food security strategies are weak in terms of creating access to inputs and technologies; promoting water resource utilizations; and providing extension and follow-up support. The study also identified low level of household participation and risks in long-term sustainability of food security interventions. Therefore, this study suggests that KHCDP needs to review its strategies and extension approaches.

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Social Sciences