Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
First Advisor
Gerald Frey
Date of Publication
5-31-1977
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Organization
DOI
10.15760/etd.1987
Physical Description
1 online resource (127 p.)
Abstract
This study will focus on a particular program (The Area Agency on Aging) which was developed in response to the problems of fragmentation among the service delivery system for the aging.
In so doing, two very important questions will be answered:
1. To what extent do the characteristics of the Area Agency on Aging resemble a vertically-oriented organization?
2. To what extent does the Area Agency on Aging gear its activities toward the coordination of services for the elderly?
The basic assumption is that because the Area Agency on Aging resembles another vertically- oriented organization, its main focus of attention will be on internal concerns (i.e., survival) rather than inter-organizational activities.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12655
Recommended Citation
Kurren, Beth M., "The vertically-oriented organization : a theoretical perspective" (1977). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1988.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1987