Organizational Life Cycle
To address any extracurricular activity that can be similar to an organization, it is important to realize the stage it is in of the organizational life cycle. According to the textbook, the organizational life cycle is “a sequence of stages of growth and development which organizations may pass (pg. 305).” As stated, further in the textbook, “The four principal stages of the organizational life cycle are birth, growth, decline, and death. Organizations pass through these stages at different rates, and some do not experience every stage. (pg. 305)”
Currently, skills- based volunteering is in the organizational birth stage of the cycle, which is “the founding of an organization: a dangerous life cycle stage associated with the greatest chance of failure.” During the course of this stage, programs have a high failure rate due to the liability of newness, which is “the dangers associated with being the first in a new environment. (pg. 306).”
Since the overall program of Skills-Based Volunteering can relate to the development of an organization, it has the ability to convert certain tangible …show more content…
After consulting with numerous people in the College of Business and people from Zurich North America, I decided to go with a structure that allows for flexibility, and that allows for the direct interaction with students. In addition, this flexible structure allows for change and taking advantage of new opportunities. Overall, each department will have a “faculty champion” that will serve as the go-to person that can help students with finding a skills-based volunteering opportunity, similar to a professor that acts as the internship coordinator. In addition to the faculty member serving as “champion” the Service and Activity Coordinator for the College of Business Executive Council will get the metrics behind the volunteering
To address any extracurricular activity that can be similar to an organization, it is important to realize the stage it is in of the organizational life cycle. According to the textbook, the organizational life cycle is “a sequence of stages of growth and development which organizations may pass (pg. 305).” As stated, further in the textbook, “The four principal stages of the organizational life cycle are birth, growth, decline, and death. Organizations pass through these stages at different rates, and some do not experience every stage. (pg. 305)”
Currently, skills- based volunteering is in the organizational birth stage of the cycle, which is “the founding of an organization: a dangerous life cycle stage associated with the greatest chance of failure.” During the course of this stage, programs have a high failure rate due to the liability of newness, which is “the dangers associated with being the first in a new environment. (pg. 306).”
Since the overall program of Skills-Based Volunteering can relate to the development of an organization, it has the ability to convert certain tangible …show more content…
After consulting with numerous people in the College of Business and people from Zurich North America, I decided to go with a structure that allows for flexibility, and that allows for the direct interaction with students. In addition, this flexible structure allows for change and taking advantage of new opportunities. Overall, each department will have a “faculty champion” that will serve as the go-to person that can help students with finding a skills-based volunteering opportunity, similar to a professor that acts as the internship coordinator. In addition to the faculty member serving as “champion” the Service and Activity Coordinator for the College of Business Executive Council will get the metrics behind the volunteering