According to Sarah Trenholm, since organizations are like any other living systems, they are linked to their environments because they depend on their surroundings for resources and energy. Just like a school. A school would not be one if it there were no students or teachers or people to do the administrative tasks. And just like any living organisms, organizations cannot exist without a healthy environment to support it. My high school was able to have after school programs and strong athletic programs because it received tremendous support from the parents and faculty. The parents of students got together and fundraised during sports program to get money for next year's program. Certain fundraisers are selling candies, magazines, or even car washes. The parents target city residence who attend these sports game or residence who just happen to be in the area for a car wash. This is how we are all interdependent on one another for survival.
An organization like a high school or college have ethical obligations to use the fundraising money correctly by putting it into its intended use. For an example, the parents of students athletes at my high school fundraised specifically for their athletic programs, such as the soccer team. Once they've received enough money, they will give that money to the school athletic programs to spend on the soccer team. Now, the athletic programs are under ethical obligations to spend that money on items that is relevant to the soccer team and no where else. It would be morally wrong for the athlete board of directors to spend that money on the football team or the basketball team. I believe that all organizations need to give back to the community in anyway possible. Just like any organisms, the organization is using resources from its surrounding environment. To be fair and just, the organizations need to give back some of its earnings or benefits to the people in that environment. For an example, my high school gave back by donating any un-needed materials to local charities. Actually, I believe that we, as individuals, should always give back to our environment.
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Hi Events Dreamer—
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your response to organizational linkages. I agree with your statement, “I believe that all organizations need to give back to the community in anyway possible. Just like any organisms, the organization is using resources from its surrounding environment.” When I was in elementary school, the government did not fund my school because I went to a private school. All of our funding needed to come from the parents or else athletic, theater and other extra curricular programs were not going to be held. I think that we all need each other in way or another to accomplish our life goals and just to live an everyday life. We need customers when we’re at work in order to run our institution. Stores don’t run without employees or customers and therefore I believe we are a one linked one way or another.
Hi Events Dreamer,
ReplyDeleteI think you did an excellent job explaining Organizational Linkages. I particularly agree with you when you stated, “A school would not be one if there were no students or teachers or people to do the administrative tasks. And just like any living organisms, organizations cannot exist without a healthy environment to support it. For example, my son went to a Christian school from the second grade until his sophomore year. During which time, the families had to engage in fundraisers every month. These fundraisers of selling gift wrapping paper, books, tickets for plays, even monetary donations every quarter, etc. subsidized the schools financially. The entire student body became interdependent with one another for survival and success each school year. Not to mention ALL the volunteers.
I like how you used your high school as an example instead of San Jose State. I first thought of the campus and how it brings commuters from all over the bay area into the community and helps stimulate the local community, but high schools too can have a big impact on a community.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I went to a smaller high school in the small town of Morgan Hill so the school was a huge part of the community as that’s where everyone went. Now that they added another high school to the area (Sobrato), I think that the actual impact of Live Oak has decreased, but it still retains some of its uniqueness. I think that sports can actually have a bug impact on the community because it brings crowds together to support a single thing or event and it creates a unity that is always good for a local society.