Engagement as the Social Glue Forming the Common Good in Community Organizing: STEM School-Business Collaborations

Mathilde Hjerrild Carlsen; Anne Reff  Pedersen

Engagement as the Social Glue Forming the Common Good in Community Organizing: STEM School-Business Collaborations

Mathilde Hjerrild Carlsen
, Anne Reff Pedersen

Department of Organization

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Abstract

This paper advances the concept of engagement within the context of public governance studies. It explores how various forms of engagement influence the collaboration between private companies and local public schools in STEM initiatives within local communities. The paper contributes to expanding our understanding of how local community organising generates public value through diverse strategic actions and engagement frameworks.

Original language	English
Publication date	2025
Number of pages	25
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	The 28th Annual Conference of International Research Society for Public Management. IRSPM 2025: Civic Engagement and Social Capital in Contemporary Public Administration: Facing the Challenges of Social Equity and Environmental Sustainability - The University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Duration: 7 Apr 2025 → 9 Apr 2025 Conference number: 28 https://www.irspm.org/conferences/conference-2025

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Conference	The 28th Annual Conference of International Research Society for Public Management. IRSPM 2025
Number	28
Location	The University of Bologna
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Bologna
Period	07/04/2025 → 09/04/2025
Internet address	https://www.irspm.org/conferences/conference-2025

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2025. Paper presented at The 28th Annual Conference of International Research Society for Public Management. IRSPM 2025, Bologna, Italy.

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