Cookingham Bailey, Elizabeth orcid.org/0000-0002-6964-8409 and Terry, Vita (Accepted: 2025) What about the migrants? An exploration of organisational change in an asylum seeker and refugee voluntary sector organisation. Voluntary Sector Review. ISSN 2040-8056 (In Press)
Abstract
Given the increased financial and social threats to the voluntary sector in the UK since the 2008 recession, a historical approach is vital to understanding organisational longevity and adaptability. This paper uses a medium-sized asylum seeker and refugee organisation as a case study to illustrate how policy shifts regarding migration and the voluntary sector presented key survival challenges and opportunities. The study challenges the notion that expanding activities inevitably causes mission drift, as the organisation's core social justice ethos provided continuity in its response to external threats. It also emphasises the importance of a strongly embedded organisational culture in the work of staff and leadership, enabling adaptability to the evolving needs of marginalised groups and the broader external environment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the University’s Research Publications and Open Access policy. |
Keywords: | MIGRANTS,asylum seekers and refugees,service delivery,Organisational Change,Organisational culture |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2025 14:50 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2025 15:20 |
Status: | In Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:227451 |
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