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Effectiveness of Nonprofits on Factors That Influence the Social Aspects of Well-Being in Food Deserts

Jimenez, Roxanne
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9747-9908
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1620146299409908

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Management.
Purpose: This paper aims to increase knowledge on the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations (NPOs), provide managers with tools to assess their service delivery of programs, and promote effectiveness at the organizational level to help identify and espouse best practices. There is a gap in the literature with regard to the factors that influence the effectiveness of NPOs in addressing the social aspects of well-being for individuals residing in food deserts. Design/methodology/approach: This mixed-methods research design examined the daily lives of food desert residents and how they achieve well-being. The research gained insight into the factors that influence a resident’s well-being and whether or not residents found NPOs effective in helping them with the social aspects of well-being. The research examined how food desert residents achieved well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and if residents found NPOs effective in helping them with the social aspects of their well-being before and during COVID-19. Findings: Findings affirm that the social lives of food desert residents have a strong positive effect on their well-being. Findings also show that NPOs were effective in helping food desert residents with their malnutrition. This research indicates that food desert residents found NPOs effective during the COVID-19 pandemic helping with the social aspects of their well-being and with access to healthy food. In sum, these three studies offer knowledge into how NPOs can increase their effectiveness in helping food desert residents’ social aspects of their well-being. Originality/value: Research is limited on what constitutes NPO effectiveness and the approaches to measure it. This research extends NPO Effectiveness Theory and Complexity Theory to understand complicated food environments.
Chris Laszlo, PhD (Committee Chair)
David Aron, MD (Committee Member)
Eileen Doherty-Sil, PhD (Committee Member)
Yunmei Wang, PhD (Committee Member)
194 p.
Environmental Health; Management; Organization Theory; Organizational Behavior; Sustainability; Systems Design
nonprofit organizational effectiveness; food deserts; social aspects of well-being; social innovation; complexity; COVID-19

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  • Jimenez, R. (2021). Effectiveness of Nonprofits on Factors That Influence the Social Aspects of Well-Being in Food Deserts [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1620146299409908

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jimenez, Roxanne. Effectiveness of Nonprofits on Factors That Influence the Social Aspects of Well-Being in Food Deserts . 2021. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1620146299409908.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jimenez, Roxanne. " Effectiveness of Nonprofits on Factors That Influence the Social Aspects of Well-Being in Food Deserts ." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1620146299409908

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