How are organizations tied to the environment? What is the relationship between the school you attend and the city or town in which it is situated? What, if any, ethical obligations does an organization like a college or university have to the local community?
In the reading this week on pg 215 we see that there is a definite linkage between organizations and the environment in which they happen in. Now, organizations can be good and beneficial for an environment but they can also be detrimental. It is important to know that an organization is not so strictly defined as a place or group but rather a human behavior. Keeping this definition in mind when thinking about organizations we see that some organizations can be harmful to its environment.
For example organizations thrive off of the environment in which it exists resources. Let's imagine if you will a small farming community. The people within this environments make their living off of their livestock and the crops they produce. Now what if a large building organization wanted to come in and strip acres of the land to build an amusement park. Wouldn't the people in this small town suffer a great deal if their way of making an income was demolished by a bigger wealthier organization?
Looking at San Jose State I can definitely see a tie to my environment by the diversity of the students. People of all age and race attend San Jose which matches the environment. San Jose is also a commuter college many people who got to SJSU live somewhere in the bay area so they not only go to school but they work too.
I do believe if a school or university is built then it does owe things to its community. One good example of this is, I just performed in a play on campus called "Puss in Boots." This play is a part of a new company called Magic Carpet theatre and it is sponsored by the King Library. The goal of this new theatre company is to reach out into the community and encourage kids to take part in theatre. I was very excited to be a part of this production and I am also overjoyed to see how this theatre company make a difference in down town San Jose.
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Thank you, Reese, for your insight. First, I would like to say it's always a pleasure to see and here how the MLK Library is used to help the community.
I live in Santa Cruz and I've been living in California for 2.5 years. This is my first semester at SJSU and the information you shared is welcomed.
However, when I commented about organizations and their effect on the environment, I didn't focus on the harmful effects they could pose to the environments.
After reading your post, I remember, at one point or another, in the news about Walmart being picketed. I think, maybe near the Marina area. . . or close.
Many people in the community found this big corporation a threat. It would cause a lot of other smaller businesses to close and Walmart was not bringing higher paying jobs to the coast.
Although I came from a city where there were two super walmart's and one more being built (within a close radius), it's best for the community that the big corporation giant didn't open its doors so close to home.
I believe it would have negatively impacted a lot of people. When I miss home (Indiana: Notre Dame area), I just jump on the HWY 17 bus and go to Walmart:)
I really enjoyed your post because it gives different insights than what I thought. Since we are in such a diverse community we are able to connect with several different cultures and ethnicity's. I think it is nice to have a university within a community that needs help because if we have the power to help make a change we should take advantage of the situation.
I agree that organizations can be beneficial and detrimental to an environment. For example a mob or a gang would be detrimental to a community and the environment but a church organization could be beneficial to a community. There will always be pros and cons to an organization within a community and that is why communication is so important within a community.
Hi Reese! Do you think that the school has a responsibility to the community even if the school was there first? :)
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