Managing In A Changing Environment Competency

Your organization seeks a competitive advantage in their field, and they’re turning to you for answers. Specifically, they want your analysis and recommendations on ways to bring the company culture, demographics, and technologies up to current industry practices and beyond.

Start by outlining the company’s current demographics and technologies. Then, you’ll use your outline to create a presentation showing your analysis and recommendations.

Step 1: Outline
Demographics

What are the current demographics (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, etc.)?
What was a recent change in demographics or the organizational structure?
Did the company handle the change ethically? If not, how should they have handled it? If yes, what stands out as something to emulate going forward?
Technology

How does the company use technology in day-to-day business?
What types of technology are used?
How does a change of technology affect the organization?
Step 2: Presentation
Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation. Do the following in your presentation:

Analyze the organization’s current culture (e.g., beliefs, expectations, values, and norms). Address how managers influence the organizational culture.
Evaluate the impact of demographic forces in your organization (e.g., age, ethnic origin, race, social class, gender, and sexual orientation). Consult your outline from Step 1.
Examine the impact of technological forces (e.g., changes in the technology managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services). Consider how this can contribute to innovation within the industry.
Examine how the organization has complied with ethics and social responsibility behavior.
Recommend ways to innovate based on your analysis.
Summarize your analysis and recommendations.

Full Answer Section

     
  1. Breakdown of Gun Deaths in Florida: To get the breakdown by cause (suicide, homicide, etc.), look at detailed reports from the Florida Department of Health or the CDC. They typically provide statistical breakdowns of firearm deaths by manner of death.

  2. Personal Reaction and Social Work Involvement: These statistics are indeed concerning. The high incarceration rate, especially, reflects systemic issues related to poverty, inequality, and the criminal justice system. Social workers are involved in these issues in many ways:

    • Direct Service: Working with individuals and families affected by incarceration and gun violence, providing counseling, support, and advocacy.
    • Policy Advocacy: Advocating for policy changes related to criminal justice reform, gun control, and addressing the root causes of violence.
    • Community Organizing: Working with communities to address local issues related to violence and incarceration.
    • Research: Conducting research to better understand the causes and consequences of these issues.
  3. Private Prison Issues (from YouTube Video): The specific issues depend on the video's content. However, common concerns about private prisons include:

    • Profit Motive: The drive for profit can incentivize private prison companies to prioritize cost-cutting over inmate well-being, potentially leading to overcrowding, understaffing, and inadequate healthcare.
    • Lobbying and Influence: Private prison companies often lobby for policies that increase incarceration rates, as this directly benefits their profits.
    • Lack of Transparency and Accountability: Private prisons may be less transparent than public prisons, making it harder to monitor their operations and hold them accountable for abuses or mistreatment.
    • Recidivism: Some argue that private prisons focus less on rehabilitation, potentially contributing to higher recidivism rates.

Remember, this is a general overview. The specific issues raised in the YouTube video you watched might be different.

   

Sample Answer

     

Let's address your questions about incarceration and gun violence.

  1. Largest Prison Population Rate: You're generally correct. The United States has the highest incarceration rate globally. The precise number of prisoners per 100,000 people can vary slightly depending on the source and the date of the data. It's important to cite the source and date when using these figures.

  2. Total US Prison Population: Your figure of approximately 1,230,100 prisoners as of December 31, 2022, is in the right ballpark. Prison populations are dynamic, so it's essential to cite the source (like the Bureau of Justice Statistics - BJS) and the specific date of the data.

  3. Florida's Prison Population (as a country): This is a complex, comparative question. It's not a simple ranking. To answer it, you'd need:

    • Florida's total prison population (not the rate).
    • The total populations of various countries. You would then compare Florida's prison population to the total populations of countries to see where it "fits" on that list. It's a thought experiment, not a standard ranking. You'd need current data for both prison populations and country populations to do this accurately.
  4. Annual Gun Deaths in the US: The number of gun deaths in the US fluctuates. You need to consult recent data from reliable sources such as the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or the Gun Violence Archive. They track both firearm homicides and suicides.

  5. Gun Deaths in Florida: Similar to the national data, Florida's gun death statistics should be sourced from current data from the Florida Department of Health or the CDC.