Motives for Mergers Among Family and Child-Serving Agencies

by Wenger, Hilda Shirk

• ISBN13: 9781581120899
• ISBN10: 1581120893
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

This dissertation explores what motivates not-for-profit social service agencies to merge and whether the merger achieves what was intended. It also looks at unanticipated problems and changes to mission statements as a result of the merger. A triangulation methodology incorporated a quantitative survey instrument and case studies to conduct the research. The agencies included in the study have experienced a merger since 1988 and are members of the Alliance for Children and Families, a national organization of family and child-serving agencies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. x
List of Charts	p. xii
List of Appendices	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Statement of the Problem	p. 2
Definition of Terms	p. 3
Brief Review of Related Literature	p. 3
Highlights of Methodology	p. 4
Limitations of the Study	p. 5
Research Expectations	p. 6
Review of the Literature	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Types of Mergers	p. 8
Motives for Mergers	p. 10
The Results of Mergers	p. 15
Alternatives to Merger	p. 18
Summary of Review	p. 19
Methodology	p. 21
Overview	p. 21
Restatement of the Problem	p. 21
Research Expectations	p. 22
Description of Research Design	p. 23
Operational Definition of Variables	p. 25
Materials	p. 26
Selection of Subjects	p. 26
Procedures	p. 28
Description of Instrumentation	p. 29
Discussion of Data Processing	p. 30
Methodological Assumptions and Limitations	p. 33
Ethical Assurances	p. 34
Survey	p. 35
Overview	p. 35
Findings	p. 36
Demographics	p. 36
Motivating Factors	p. 40
Goals	p. 46
Unanticipated Problems	p. 53
Mission Statement	p. 54
Summary	p. 55
Case Studies	p. 57
The Children's Home of Lubbock and Texas Boys Ranch	p. 58
Family and Social Service Federation	p. 61
Analysis and Evaluation of Findings	p. 65
Relationship to Literature Findings	p. 65
Summary	p. 69
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations	p. 74
Summary	p. 74
Conclusions	p. 76
Recommendations	p. 77
Appendices
Merger Survey and Cover Letter	p. 80
Tabulation Sheet for Survey	p. 87
Consent Forms for Case Studies	p. 93
Reference List	p. 97
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