Facing Today’s Organizations Tamara Alexandre Organizational Theory and Design Mr. Harry Downes 6/3/12 An organization is defined as a social unit of people‚ systematically structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. The word organization derives from the Greek work organon which is a derivative of the word ergon which translates to mean organ which is a compartment for a specific job. There are a number of different types of organizations within the
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Kay Wehner HSM/230 July 13‚ 2014 Kimberly Cowburn Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Who are we? As the director of MWDDD (Mid-West Division of the Developmentally Disabled)‚ a mental health service that is focused on the developmentally disabled‚ the main strategy as the director of this organization is to design‚ implement‚ and improve the quality and outcomes for the mental health and the social services within the organization. First it is important
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 2 University of Phoenix Instructor: MARCELLA DOWDELL The newly found business called Victorious Woman Outreach Center will be opening their doors in the coming days. According to "Domestic Violence" (2014)‚ one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime (Statistics & Facts). The victims of this assaults need a safe place where they can turn to for help and support. Also with teens‚ According to "11 Facts about Teen Pregnancy" (2008)
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types of organizations: profit‚ non-profit and government based organizations. This paper will discuss the differences between profit and non-profit organization and the weaknesses and strengths that each of the organization has. The University of Michigan will be used because it is a prime example of a non-profit organization and its services and the center for spinal surgery hospital will be discussed as a for-profit hospital. Body The University of Michigan’s health system is a non-profit organization
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Chattanooga Single Parents organization is focused on offering services to parents and their children. Single parents sometimes need more help raising their children and giving them a positive outlet and that is what this program is for. We focus on providing services for unmarried families. We consider ourselves a nonprofit organization geared toward helping the community. Our mission is to provide a positive place for parents to get help with their youth
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in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization? Discuss how an organization’s approach to sharing information may be related to other elements of organization design such as: structure‚ tasks‚ strategy‚ and culture. Information sharing is an important and necessary tool in learning organizations. A learning organization is those which‚ offers all members the opportunity to learn to traverse a continuous transformation. This type of organization is also known as
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Legal Aspects of 501(c)3 Organizations: Maintaining Tax Exempt Status Marlea Maschmeyer University of Texas Arlington Abstract This paper discusses some of the main legal restrictions that nonprofit organizations face when maintaining their 501(c)3 tax-exempt status. The full extent of boundaries is vast in scope‚ but topics explored within this paper include restrictions on endorsing candidates for public office‚ limitations on lobbying‚ restrictions on business activities‚ and excess benefit
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Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization Paper Human services organizations are agencies that are created for the sole purpose of helping people‚ whether they be for profit or non-profit. There are many different types of human services organizations as well as various types of populations being helped also these agencies have a variety of services being offered. The success or failure of organizations or even particular programs is dependent upon many different factors‚
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This paper will mention a local organization that gives food to the individuals in need‚ explore the organization’s mission/vision‚ and mention the governing/staffing of the organization. The paper will also mention the organization’s stakeholders and the influence that the stakeholders have on the organization. The paper will also mention how the organization demonstrates the value of diversity‚ what environmental trends the organization faces‚ and how the organization manages those trends. Finally
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Differentiating Between Public and Private Organizations Latonya Grays HSM/210 February 4‚ 2014 Lisa Brown - Smith Differentiating Between Public and Private Organizations There are many differences between public and private organizations. Let us stop and think the biggest one is that the public organizations are usually ran by the government. While the private is done through donors and in some cases are nonprofit. I think that one of the biggest social policies that would affect me
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