Discussion: Organizational Culture and Supervision
Supervising personnel is a major responsibility for human services administrators. Effective supervision can have a direct impact on the success of an organization. Every organization has a unique culture that can influence supervision of personnel. Organizational culture involves the values principles and standards that drive the collective behavior of an organization. Factors related to organizational culture may affect the strategies models and approaches a supervisor employs when supervising personnel. The link between organizational culture and supervision may affect matters such as employee satisfaction motivation and performance. Well-supervised employees are more likely to provide a high level of service to clients.
It is important for you as a potential human services administrator to understand the culture of organizations with which you are associated as well as the factors related to the organizational culture. For this Discussion select an organization with which you are associated or one with which you are familiar. Review Chapter 9 of the Graphic Novel and think about the cultural considerations that Kerry would need to make as an administrator.
Post a brief description of the organization you selected. Describe specific characteristics of the organizations culture. Then based on the organizations culture explain factors that might influence how a human services administrator supervises personnel and volunteers to meet the needs of the population it serves.
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Required Readings
Patti R. J. (Ed.). (2009). The handbook of human services management (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications.
Srivastava S. B. & Banaji M. R. (2011). Culture cognition and collaborative networks in organizations. American Sociological Review 76(2) 207233.
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Barsade S. G. & ONeill O. A. (2014). Whats love got to do with it? A longitudinal study of the culture of companionate love and employee and client outcomes in a long-term care setting. Administrative Science Quarterly 59(4) 551598.
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Yanay G. V. & Yanay N. (2008). The decline of motivation? From commitment to dropping out of volunteering. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 19(1) 6578.
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Post a brief description of the organization you selected. Describe specific characteristics of the organizations culture. Then based on the organizations culture explain factors that might influence how a human services administrator supervises perso
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