Organizational structure concepts and frameworks

¶ … ethic immigration services in the U.S. are non-profit organizations catering to Mexican immigrants (Instituto de Los Mexicanos en le Exterior, 2010 in Amayo-Castro, 2011). The objective of these organizations is to help Mexican immigrants settle into the U.S. And acclimatize themselves to the new culture whilst retaining their original roots. The organizations help link them to educational opportunities, refer them to available and applicable resources, introduce them to similar immigrants of their ethnic pool, and help them access resources that are necessary for all aspects of their life (such as health and jobs). Importantly too, it helps them with ways to learn the new language and culture that will facilitate their entry into the country. The objective of these non-profit organizations, in short, is to eradicate the feelings of social exclusion and to encourage, as far as possible, the optimistic feelings of social inclusion (Casa Cuidad de Mexico, 2010 in Amayo-Castro, 2011).

The organizations have to keep clear and detailed as well as transparent accounts of their funds, particularly since most of their funding comes from the Mexican local and/or federal government helping them. They must, therefore, punctiliously follow the guidelines set and expected by these shareholder and funding organizations and demonstrate that they are not only performing their work effectively as qua expectations, but also performing their work in an ethical manner. Violation of international, American, or Mexican laws can spell closure of organization, aside form which incoming funds are controlled and depend upon the non-profit organizations' reputation. The immigrant organization therefore attempts to extent its money and use it in the best possible way.

The immigrant non-profit organizations also have to maintain the interest of their workers to stay and produce consistently effective performance despite the relatively low pay, job insecurity, and poor career development. These difficulties are compounded for managers by other factors such as small organizational size, over-reliance on already belabored staff, a high concentration (in many of these Mexican immigrant organizations) of female, part-time and temporary employment, and a reliance on unpaid overtime labor (Alatrista & Arrowsmith, 2004). They deal with this partially by recognizing that employees need to know what they are working for and they need to have this mission clearly articulated to them. Job participation also entails "joint decision making or influence sharing between employees and managers" (Doucouliagos in Perry, Mesch, and Paarlberg, 2006) and, last but not least, the characteristics of the director of the organization are of prime importance.

The quantity and quality of services of these organizations vary according to their size and capital. To save money, some of these organizations also work from satellite offices. Some of them have gyms, offices, and a large array of extra-curricular services. In some cases, services benefit both Mexican living in the U.S. As well as original host community in Mexico and the organization and the Mexican government collaborates to ensure success of these organizations.

The services can generally be categorized into eight departments: legal, cultural, community, family, education, science, technology, and healthcare.

Legal services exist to protect the right of the Mexican immigrant and include a complex array of subjects. Civic, or social work, services, eases the entry of the immigrant into American society and are accomplished through various social activities. Business services assist Mexican with job employment and sating their own business. Cultural services create and sustain awareness of the Mexican identity via hosting social events and activities. Community services include help with housing and schooling, whilst family services focus on the elderly and very young, as well as teenagers and single mothers. Educational services helps Mexican immigrants get into schools and colleges helping out with scholarships when need be. Science and technology deals with development of research in appropriate area and helping Mexican scientists continue and publicize their research / innovations.