ABSTRACT

Social work managers face multiple challenges when seeking to create organizational environments that support community social outcomes. This study aims to provide a model of human services organizational management that includes social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO), and employs a multivariate regression analysis to identify relationships between SEO and social work management competencies using a nationally representative sample of nonprofits in Canada. Significant relationships were found between the SEO Scale (including social innovation, proactivity, risk-taking, and market engagement) and the Social Work Management Competencies Scale (including executive leadership, resource management, strategic management, and community collaboration). Further, organizational health significantly predicted resource management and strategic management, while revenue level significantly negatively predicted executive leadership. Multiple implications for findings are provided and a discussion is focused on applications for social work management.

摘要

社会工作管理者在寻求创造支持社区社会成果的组织环境时面临着多重挑战。本研究旨在提供一种包括社会创业导向 (SEO) 的人类服务组织管理模型，并利用加拿大全国代表性的非营利组织样本，采用多元回归分析来确定 SEO 与社会工作管理能力之间的关系。SEO 量表（包括社会创新、主动性、风险承担和市场参与）和社会工作管理能力量表（包括行政领导、资源管理、战略管理和社区协作）之间存在显着关系。此外，组织健康状况显着预测资源管理和战略管理，而收入水平对高管领导力有显着的负面影响。提供了研究结果的多重含义，讨论的重点是社会工作管理的应用。