HROB 151 Research Paper
Executive Summary
Secretary of State or also known short as SOS is part of the California government that provides many valuable operations to individuals, companies and other organizations of government. Some of the main functions of SOS include election assistance, political reform, registries, business programs, archives, and a few other related services. In each of these main functions there are certain activities that SOS will perform that may pertain to only individuals or companies, and even for other branches of government in California. In some of the election activities that SOS provides will include voter registration, news of upcoming elections, and information on prior elections, voting in California, Ballot measures, voting systems, as well as Publications and resources. Political reform activities include Campaign finance, Lobbying Activity and finance, plus Electronic filing information. Business programs that the organization provides are Notary public, Trademarks and Service Marks, Victims of Corporate Fraud compensation fund, special filings, Uniform Commercial Code, and various forms and fees. Other services such as Archives provided by SOS include California museums, the Minerva online catalog, and State Archive collections. The SOS has many departments, with each department having their own mission statement. Although for the entire organization, the mission statement is stated as such “To collect, catalog, preserve and provide access to the historic records of state governments and some local governments.”(SOS website) Since SOS is an organization of the government, there are no other competitors in the industry giving the organization a complete advantage. With no threat of competition the organization can focus on hiring and developing the best employees, which can improve the overall effectiveness of the jobs the organization performs. The effectiveness of their employees with the acquired knowledge from the improved training
Secretary of State or also known short as SOS is part of the California government that provides many valuable operations to individuals, companies and other organizations of government. Some of the main functions of SOS include election assistance, political reform, registries, business programs, archives, and a few other related services. In each of these main functions there are certain activities that SOS will perform that may pertain to only individuals or companies, and even for other branches of government in California. In some of the election activities that SOS provides will include voter registration, news of upcoming elections, and information on prior elections, voting in California, Ballot measures, voting systems, as well as Publications and resources. Political reform activities include Campaign finance, Lobbying Activity and finance, plus Electronic filing information. Business programs that the organization provides are Notary public, Trademarks and Service Marks, Victims of Corporate Fraud compensation fund, special filings, Uniform Commercial Code, and various forms and fees. Other services such as Archives provided by SOS include California museums, the Minerva online catalog, and State Archive collections. The SOS has many departments, with each department having their own mission statement. Although for the entire organization, the mission statement is stated as such “To collect, catalog, preserve and provide access to the historic records of state governments and some local governments.”(SOS website) Since SOS is an organization of the government, there are no other competitors in the industry giving the organization a complete advantage. With no threat of competition the organization can focus on hiring and developing the best employees, which can improve the overall effectiveness of the jobs the organization performs. The effectiveness of their employees with the acquired knowledge from the improved training