Closed Model In Nonprofit Organizations

The term organization can be defined many ways. An organization is body of people within a business or society that is organized and has a specific purpose. Many factors go into the fabrics of these organizations. There are two types of organizations, a closed model and open model; each having their own characteristics. There are also different types of organizations such as public and nonprofit organizations. Lastly there are different methods of administrating these organizations.

The closed model organization has many names, such as, hierarchical, mechanistic, formal, bureaucratic, and rational. The closed model is made up of twelve features, but rarely does any organization meet all twelve features. In chapter three Henry says that the …show more content…
Henry describes Count Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon as a “brilliant social thinker.” The open model organization also has many names, such as organic, free market, natural, competitive, informal, and collegial; these organizations were intended to liberate humanity by evolving naturally. Like the closed model the open model is also made up of features. These twelve features can be described as an organization that resembles an amoeba, where no one person knows everything and prestige comes from reputation and knowledge. Information flows both horizontal and vertical and there is no emphasis on responsibility or job performance; the idea is merely on the ends or to just get the job done. There is no routine, no centralized labor or specialization, therefore, making an unstable environment. The open model is made up of three threads or theories; human relations, organization development, and organizational environment. Organization development is an attempt to create more effectiveness, whereas, organizational environment focuses on the environment of the organization and the factors that lie within creating cause and effect scenarios, and the human relations’ focus is what personally motivates those within the …show more content…
These boards are highly compensated and often ran by a CEO who reports to a board of directors with a main goal of creating the most profit. The public-sector board is seen in public administrations and reports to a board of directors, however, these boards perform more administrative tasks within the organization, such as management, along with, policy making. The third-sector boards are public service nonprofit organizations and although they are involved in the oversight of finances they are not very active in the day to day operations of the