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Determine and describe the theoretical management model that best describes the management orientation/style of your selected agency.

The management orientation style of Orange County Asian and Pacific Community Alliance (OCAPICA) is depicted as bureaucratic management. OCAPICA is county contracted and follows strict rules in regards to a rigid hierarchical structure. The agency has a vertical organizational hierarchy, in which the person at the top has the most power and decreases with each respective lower level according to the position (Weinbach, 2007). In describing the hierarchical positions, the Board of Directors oversee the regulation of programs at the agency, and attempts to align the organization’s core values with different programs. Moreover, each program has a supervisor that oversees the staff members and interns and volunteers. In my current program, Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), employment positions may be divided by groups according to particular positions. For example, PEI provides case management and clinical services, and both have a lead positions, and that lead will be supervised by the program director. Furthermore, the organization is set in a method that allows for current employees to oversee the works of each subordinate employees. Currently, as an intern of the organization, interns and volunteers have the least amount of influence and power in their position in each program.

The guidelines in the programs are very strict and each occupational positions have rigid details in regards to certain tasks each employees may accomplish. Many of the program supervisors are exempt status and have salaried positions at the organization. As a result, many programs supervisors will work additional...

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...er month. Program supervisors were also directed to consult with partner agencies in order to seek for additional grants that may be available in assisting their department. Moreover, program supervisors were accountable in reviewing that all employees met their required number of outreaching during their quarterly review. During the next strategic plan, the Board of Directors were hoping to envision an increase of Asian and Pacific Islander participants and increase of bi-lingual Asian or Pacific Islander employees at the organization.

Assess and describe the cultural competence of the organization. At a minimum, you must utilize the Cultural Competence indicators by Cross et al. (1989) from Session 6 PowerPoint presentation and the Multicultural Organizational Development article posted on blackboard. You also have to integrate CRT themes into your description.