Multiple Perspective Analysis
81. Mark University 's
Events Department
A Multiple Perspectives Analysis
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Table of Contents
I. II. Introduction and Topic of Analysis MechanisticlBureaucratic Perspective a. Formal Organization Chart b. Organization Design Analysis c. Task Design Analysis
III. Human Relations Movement Perspective a. Informal Networks Charts b. Motivations Chart c. Theory X1Y Analysis IV. Political Perspective a. Key Stakeholders b. Interests Charts c. Conflicts and Power Chart d. Political Rule Analysis V. Open Systems Perspective a. Enviromnental Sectors Chart b. Uncertainty Chart
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INTRODUCTION
An eight-woman team of creative, organized, and energetic women makes up the University Events department ofSt. Mark University. As a current employee of this organization, I have intimate knowledge of the department and immediate access to its employees and practices, and thus have chosen to analyze it in this Multiple Perspectives Analysis. St. Mark University, founded in 1845, is a liberal arts college affiliated with the Catholic Church and located in Boston, Massachusetts. A medium-sized college, St. Mark enrolls 15,000 students in one undergraduate and four graduate schools, and employs approximately 3,000 faculty and f ', {
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The University Events department consists of a director, an assistant director, five managers, and a coordinator who plan, coordinate, and execute approximately 200 events annually. These events include fundraisers, graduations, travel programs, dedications, tribute dinners, donor relations activities, and board meetings, and are executed with the overall goal to create and build upon a sense of community in keeping with the mission and image of St. Mark University. My position as Manager of Special Events requires me to manage a selection of these events annually, as well as assist other managers at additional events. The following Multiple Perspectives Analysis will analyze and evaluate this organization
Events Department
A Multiple Perspectives Analysis
1
Table of Contents
I. II. Introduction and Topic of Analysis MechanisticlBureaucratic Perspective a. Formal Organization Chart b. Organization Design Analysis c. Task Design Analysis
III. Human Relations Movement Perspective a. Informal Networks Charts b. Motivations Chart c. Theory X1Y Analysis IV. Political Perspective a. Key Stakeholders b. Interests Charts c. Conflicts and Power Chart d. Political Rule Analysis V. Open Systems Perspective a. Enviromnental Sectors Chart b. Uncertainty Chart
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INTRODUCTION
An eight-woman team of creative, organized, and energetic women makes up the University Events department ofSt. Mark University. As a current employee of this organization, I have intimate knowledge of the department and immediate access to its employees and practices, and thus have chosen to analyze it in this Multiple Perspectives Analysis. St. Mark University, founded in 1845, is a liberal arts college affiliated with the Catholic Church and located in Boston, Massachusetts. A medium-sized college, St. Mark enrolls 15,000 students in one undergraduate and four graduate schools, and employs approximately 3,000 faculty and f ', {
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The University Events department consists of a director, an assistant director, five managers, and a coordinator who plan, coordinate, and execute approximately 200 events annually. These events include fundraisers, graduations, travel programs, dedications, tribute dinners, donor relations activities, and board meetings, and are executed with the overall goal to create and build upon a sense of community in keeping with the mission and image of St. Mark University. My position as Manager of Special Events requires me to manage a selection of these events annually, as well as assist other managers at additional events. The following Multiple Perspectives Analysis will analyze and evaluate this organization