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The involvement of university faculty members in social planning: motivating and hindering factors

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The research examines factors that affect the involvement of university faculty members in social planning activities. It examines the impact of philanthropic views compared with the exchange relations approach, both on personal and organizational levels, as well as the contribution of several characteristics of the relationship between faculty members and institutions.

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Boehm, A. The involvement of university faculty members in social planning: motivating and hindering factors. High Educ 56, 659–684 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-008-9117-5

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