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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 obligation does an organization like a college or universities have to the local community?
According to Sarah Trenholm, “Organizations are linked to their environments. Organizations depend on their surroundings for resources and energy. Just like creatures, organizations change (and sometimes destroy) their environments” (Trenholm 2008, pg. 215).
My office is situated in Santa Clara. Therefore, we support a lot of organizations such as the American Heart Association, the Next Door (Domestic Violence shelter), Career Closet (Women getting back in the workforce who require mentoring), and The Giving Tree (men, women and children in need of food and clothing). We have an obligation to give back to our community.
Additionally, because I attend San Jose State University, its relationship to the city of San Jose is it’s obligation to positively support the welfare of the city by contributing back on a social, community service and economic level.
Moreover, the ethical obligation that San Jose State University has to the local community consists of being aware of not destroying our environment by the reduction of litter around campus and beyond the borders of the campus, reduction of vandalism, elimination of loitering, and investing time and energy to clean up around the campus
I like how you used your company as an example of organizations affect on the community. In my post I mentioned how San Jose State provides a huge hub for diversity, and in another classmates post I saw that they referenced their high school and the community activities that come from a high school in a small community. I work at a large company in south San Jose and I like to think that we have a good impact on our community. My company recruits from all over the country so we bring people to the neighborhood and set them up in the local community. We also give back to local charities like the San Jose animal shelter with fundraises.
ReplyDeleteI also liked how you said SJSU gives back by contributing on an economic level. The downtown area of San Jose is very up and coming. It has several family owned businesses that thrive and are able to survive because of the number of students in the area. In fact, many cater to them. For example, there is a Spartan Barbershop and a Spartan Gas station within a few blocks of the campus. Both are small family owned stores that survive because of the students that attend SJSU.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, In my post i mentioned organizations such as CommUniversity whose purpose is to promote knowledge and health throughout the local community surrounding the university.