Individual organization Analysis ppd

need this by 10:30pm 

Individual Assignment: Organizational Analysis 24%

Post (21%) Due Saturday 2-11-2023 11:59pm

Two Peer Responses (3%) Due Sunday 2-12-2023 11:59 PM

Reading: Chapters 7 & 8 & PowerVideo_Formal Organization (in Canvas Module 3/Week 3)

This assignment is designed to help you critically analyze an agency (i.e., a Social/Human Service Agency where your field placement or employment is/was. If you don’t have any filed placement or employment in that type of agency, interview someone who works in a social/human agency and use the collected data to do the assignment paper), using organizational theories found in your readings, discussed in class and in any research that you choose to undertake. Be sure to include proper citations of work that it is not your own.
12-page maximum

1. Introduction

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

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).

3. Structure

Critically analyze your organization using the Bureaucratic Theory/Mechanistic Organization (p.192-

194) and the Human Relations Theory/Organic Organization (p. 205-207 & p. 202, Table 7.2). Specifically,

· Use the traits of bureaucracy identified by Weber and the traits of human relations. 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.

4.
Organization & External Environment (p. 200-201 & Canvas Module 4)

Organizational ecomap is used to illustrate examples of the interaction between an organization and its external environment. Using your ecomap for context, apply systems theory as you respond to the following (draw the ecomap on a separate A4 size paper):

· Select an internally initiated change or initiative and analyze its impact on key stakeholders in the organization’s external environment/system.

· Select a change initiated in the external environment/system and analyze your organization’s response.

Be sure to address open and closed systems/boundaries, feedback loops, and homeostasis. In addition, evaluate the extent to which your organization reflects the traits noted for
learning organizations (p. 222-224).

5.
Culture (p. 217-222 & Canvas Module 7)

Using the Organizational Culture Model described in your textbook, analyze your organization by responding to the following:

· What are some of the shared beliefs and key values of staff regarding your organization/system?

· Describe examples of the language, slogans, symbols, rituals, stories and traditions of your organization.

· Discuss how new and existing staff and students learn the culture of your organization. Be sure to include explicit (formal) methods and implicit (informal) methods.

· Identify the strengths and/or protective factors of your organization’s culture. Provide specific examples of how the strengths/protective factors enhance your well-being and ability to do your work.

6. Management

Consider the management structures within your organization,
particularly the ones with which you regularly interact. Analyze those managers in relation to Theory X and Theory Y (p. 207-208).

· 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?

7. Power

· What is the degree of centralization of power? Explain. (p. 193)

· Identify critical actors for key aspects of decision-making, including service delivery changes, hiring staff and resolution of staff or patron problems and complains. (p. 211-212)

· 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). (Canvas Module 7)

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.

9. Conclusion

Based on your analysis, 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?
Be sure to address each category of analysis and include a rationale for your statements. If no modifications, expansions or changes are indicated in a particular category, explain why.

***The words in
bold are your headings. You MUST use headings to guide your writing*** Please note: You will be evaluated on the quality of your reasoning, and the quality of your writing

style.
No Late papers, otherwise, will receive a ten-point [out of 100-point] grade reduction per day and will receive zero points if they are handed in more than 5 days late. Unless the instructor grants permission ahead of time and negotiates another date. This requires timely notification by the student to the instructor.

The maximum length of this paper should be no more than 10-12 pages. The Cover page and a Reference page are not included. All students must use appropriate APA format, e.g., headings, citations, references etc. Paper with
more than two direct quotations will have points deducted.

Assignment links to course objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6.

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

Rating Sheet

Student Name:

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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.

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /0.5

Criterion Rating

Excellent Good Fair Weak

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).

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _

/1

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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.

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /3

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /3

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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.

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /2.5

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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?

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /2.5

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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).

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /2.5

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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.

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /2.5

Criterion Rating

Excellent Good Fair Weak

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.

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /2.5

Criterion Rating
Excellent Good Fair Weak

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

Appropriate use of APA format.

Comments on this section:

Overall score: _ /1

TOTAL SCORE: /24

Peer

Responses

CATEGORY 4 Excellent 3 Good 2 Average 1 Needs

More Work

0 Inadequate

Responses: Participation [3%]

Timeliness

/1

Responses

/2

Post with 2

responses

before deadline

Thoughtful response,

with evident critical

analysis of material and

application to other

issues

General responses,

with some analysis

evident of materials

and application

Post with 1 response

before deadline

Short responses, lightly

individualized but still

‘surface’ comments

Simply yes, no

responses

Does not enter the

discussion

No responses