Developing the Role of The World Organization of Al-Azhar Graduates in sustainable Human Development based on the Components of the Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Department of Administration, Planning and Comparative Studies Faculty of Education for boys - Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

Abstract

      The study aimed at identifying the actual role of the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates in sustainable human development and proposals of its development based on the corporate entrepreneurship components. The study used the description method to diagnose the actual role of the World Organization of Al-Azhar Graduates in sustainable human development, throw official documents. The study also used an unstructured interview with some of the organization's leaders, as well as staff of its various departments: Vice President for Administrative and Financial Affairs - Directors of Departments of (Projects, Training, Internal and Foreign Offices, and expatriates) - Editor-in-Chief of Noor - Supervisor of Al-Roaqq Magazine- 4 faculty members of Sheikh Zayed Center for Teaching Arabic for Non-Natives.     The study presented procedural proposals for developing the role of the World Organization of Al-Azhar Graduates in sustainable human development, in aspects: strategic and entrepreneurial, Organizational and coordination, educational and training, marketing and media, education and awareness.

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