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Developing Policy for a Tech Program Based on Understanding Organizational Practices

This thesis contributes to research that informs the studies of organizational management and organizational anthropology. It examines the internal hierarchy and organizational practices of a Tech Company and describes how findings contributed to policy recommendations aimed towards supporting a “guild” model for organizational success. The data collecting and research were undertaken while working as an employee of the Tech Program and subsequent analysis continued past the end of that phase of work. Methods included semi-structured interviews which captured the sentiments and understandings of employees within the organization, and a questionnaire which revealed sentiments and experiences from former employees. These were buttressed with participant observation engaged through a participatory action research methodology. Findings add to the work directed towards understanding the effect of Founder’s Syndrome within organizations. Additionally, this thesis contributes to a growing body of research centered on best practices for fostering positive organizational growth by creating lines of communication from front-line employees to management level employers.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc849648
Date05 1900
CreatorsMachado Perez, Luis Daniel
ContributorsSquires, Susan E. (Susan Elaine), Re Cruz, Alicia, 1962-, Cooper, Danielle
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 126 pages : illustrations, Text
RightsPublic, Machado Perez, Luis Daniel, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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