Elite philanthropy—voluntary giving at scale by wealthy individuals, couples and families—is intimately bound up with the exercise of power elites. This theoretically oriented review examines how big philanthropy in United States Kingdom serves to extend elite control from domain economic domains social political, what results. philanthropy, we argue, is not simply a benign force for good, born...

Higher education throughout the world faces the dilemma of reconciling its clearly increasing importance—to individuals and nations alike—with its steeply rising costs that almost everywhere seem to be outpacing the ability of government to meet with tax revenue alone. The immediate result in many countries is increasing institutional austerity manifested by overcrowding, demoralization and out...

Abstract Despite the growing body of research on corporate philanthropy, there remains a lack understanding regarding how local embeddedness impacts philanthropic activities firms. Our study addresses this gap in philanthropy literature by proposing and testing model that elucidates mechanism. Drawing data from 166 firms operating mining industry, our findings indicate has positive effect firm'...

In order to mitigate the uncertainty that arises from the five paradoxes of corporate strategic philanthropy, we must re including its basic underlying assumptions. This paper sets forth a new model of corporate social responsibility: the charitable responsibilities model. By embracing the new model set forth paper, businesses can avoid the common pitfalls of corporate strategic philanthropy, i...

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