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SOW 5106 Human Behavior in Organizations & Communities (HBOC) Organizational Analysis Paper

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1. Introduction:

• Describes the agency you will analyze, your relationship to it (e.g., intern or employee) and the methods you will use to conduct your analysis.

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2. Organizational Overview

• Provide a brief description of the organization. Include stated mission, summary of services provided, brief overview of the size/sites and target population(s).

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3. Structure (using the traits of Rational Choice Perspective by Weber and the traits of Humanistic by Iannello). Specifically,

• Describe the extent to which your organization exhibits these traits.

• Provide several examples of how specific traits either enhance or

hamper your ability to do your work.

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4. Organization & External Environment

• Initiate internal change or initiative and its impact on key stakeholders in the organization’s external environment/system.

• Initiate a change in the external environment/system and your organization’s response.

• Address open & closed systems/boundaries, feedback loops, and homeostasis.

• Evaluate the extent to which your organization reflects the traits noted for learning organizations.

• Attach organizational ecomap

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5. Culture

• Shared beliefs and key values of staff.

• Examples of the language, slogans, symbols, rituals, stories and traditions

• How new and existing staff and students learn the culture of your organization, include explicit (formal) & implicit (informal) methods.

• Describe the customs, traditions, and rituals of the system.

• Strengths and/or protective factors of your organization’s culture. Provide examples.

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6. Management (Theory X & Theory Y)

• Provide specific examples from either or both models as they apply to

your immediate work unit, and describe the impact on staff and

students. How does this impact your ability to do your work?

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7. Power

• What is the degree of centralization of power? Explain.

• Identify critical actors for key aspects of decision-making, including

service delivery changes, hiring staff and resolution of staff or patron

problems and complains.

• Describe informal power held by those not in official positions of power,

and explain the basis of this power (e.g. referent power, expert power).

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8. Communication

• Describe the methods, direction, and flow of information between direct

service delivery staff and administration.

• Describe the methods, direction, and flow of information between

patrons/the community and direct service delivery staff.

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9. Conclusion

• What modifications, expansions, or changes would you suggest for enhancing the services of your agency to its target populations and for enhancing the ability of staff to do their work?

• Include a rationale for your statements

• If no modifications, expansions or changes are indicated in a particular category, explain why.

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Writing style and mechanics, e.g. easy to read, sentence structure, grammar, etc.

Appropriate use of APA format.

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TOTAL SCORE: /24

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