Description
There are a number of factors that impact or shape how programs function in their setting and how they deliver services. A good leader or manager understands that part of his or her job and role includes an ability to understand the landscape of the community served, including funding and policy changes. For this assignment, you will address key factors that impact decision-making and service delivery practices for your selected organization. Keep in mind that key factors may be external forces or internal issues, or some combination of these elements.
In this assignment, you will be demonstrating your organizational policy-writing skills through addressing the following course competencies:
- Analyze the trends and competitive forces that influence community-based organizations.
- Analyze how the skills of the leaders affect human services organizations.
Write the assignment as an analysis paper for a director, senior manager, or board of directors, depending on the governing practices of your selected organization.
In your analysis paper:
- Describe the current political and social landscape for the organization you have selected for your course assignments.
- Identify and discuss three to four important factors or forces that are impacting the organization.
- Assess the leadership challenges that may exist as a result of the forces impacting the organization.
- Recommend methods for addressing or improving the leader?s ability to respond to the forces impacting the organization.
- Cite at least five empirical research articles or text sources that address leadership practices for managing challenges in a human services organization.
Name
u04a1 Understanding the Landscape in For-Profit, Nonprofit,
and Government-Based Human Service Organizations
HMSV5340 Leading in For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Government Organizations
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Introduction
Write an introduction (3-5 sentences) that defines the organization you will be discussing
for this assignment.
Organizational Political and Social Landscape
The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Describes the current political and
social landscape for a human services organization. Provides a specific example of a political or
social factor affecting an organization.
Use at least one source from the course syllabus reading list or another academic
reference to support the content in this section. Avoid copying directly from your source?
summarize the content in your own words.
Forces that Impact Human Service Organization
The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Discusses three or four important
factors or forces that impact a selected human services organization. Describes specific effects of
the factors or forces on the organization.
Use at least one source from the course syllabus reading list or another academic
reference to support the content in this section. Avoid copying directly from your source?
summarize the content in your own words.
Leadership Challenges Related to Internal or External Forces
The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Assesses leadership challenges that
exist as a result of the forces impacting a human services organization. Analyzes the complexity
of the challenges.
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Use at least one source from the course syllabus reading list or another academic
reference to support the content in this section. Avoid copying directly from your source?
summarize the content in your own words.
Improving Leadership Ability to Respond
The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Recommends methods for
addressing or improving a leader?s ability to respond to forces impacting a human services
organization. Suggests some resources to support the methods that are recommended.
Use at least one source from the course syllabus reading list or another academic
reference to support the content in this section. Avoid copying directly from your source?
summarize the content in your own words.
Summary/Conclusions
Summarize the forces and factors that impact your identified human service organization.
Use supporting references.
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References
The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Cites at least five research articles or text
sources that address leadership practices for managing challenges in a human services
organization. Cites all articles using current APA standards. Writes in a manner consistent with
the expectations of the human services profession. Uses APA style and formatting for all in-text
citations and references.
(Sample of references from the course that might be used)
deGroot, S. (2016). Responsive leadership in social services: A practical approach for
optimizing engagement and performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Oborn, E., Barrett, M., & Racko, G. (2013). Knowledge translation in healthcare: Incorporating
theories of learning and knowledge in the management literature. Journal of Health
Organization and Management, 27(4), 412?431.
Watson, L. D., & Hoefer, R. A. (2014). Developing nonprofit and human service leaders:
Essential knowledge and skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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