Organizational Theory and Analysis for Human Services

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course is intended to equip students to better understand human service organizations, specifically how organizational structures and processes affect service delivery and community well-being. A major goal of the seminar is to develop an appreciation for the complex factors that affect organizational decision making, service delivery patterns, and resource procurement and allocation. This is accomplished by applying diverse organizational theories and perspectives to the analysis of social service organizations. Topics include organization environment relations, organizational goals, power, structure and control.