CASE STUDY
Your case study should focus on a real organization. Ideally, both of you should know something about this organization. Examples can include, but are not limited to, your organization, a branch of the armed services, an institution of higher learning, a place of worship, a store or restaurant in a national chain.
You (and the partner of your choice) need to choose one of these (A, B, C or D) options. Paper should be 5-6 pages.
Option A - Examine an organizational change process/problem occurring within the organization (3pts), choose a theoretical model or models (from text) that frames the change process and its role in the organization (3pts). Discuss specific actions you would implement to facilitate the change process (3pts). Develop recommendations that other organizations can learn from the organizational change that you have observed (3pts). Use APA style, references and excellent writing (3pts).
Option B - Examine an organizational dynamic problem (such as communication, leadership, effective teams, influence and power, motivation or diversity) within the organization (3pts). Identify how individual behavior affects this problem (3pts) and how you would address this particular behavior so that the organization would benefit (3pts). What theories would you incorporate to support your strategies? (3pts) APA style and excellent writing still count. (3pts)
Option C - Focus on one or more challenges and/or opportunities in the organization (3pts). Develop reasonable solutions to the organizational dynamic problems observed using appropriate facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques and theories (6pts). Discuss evaluation techniques and evidence (assessment data) that you would implement to measure organizational effectiveness (3pts). And yes, APA and writing style still count. (3pts)
Option D - You are examining a real life organization and observe many issues, some good and some not so good. You are writing a book with Deal and Bolman that
You (and the partner of your choice) need to choose one of these (A, B, C or D) options. Paper should be 5-6 pages.
Option A - Examine an organizational change process/problem occurring within the organization (3pts), choose a theoretical model or models (from text) that frames the change process and its role in the organization (3pts). Discuss specific actions you would implement to facilitate the change process (3pts). Develop recommendations that other organizations can learn from the organizational change that you have observed (3pts). Use APA style, references and excellent writing (3pts).
Option B - Examine an organizational dynamic problem (such as communication, leadership, effective teams, influence and power, motivation or diversity) within the organization (3pts). Identify how individual behavior affects this problem (3pts) and how you would address this particular behavior so that the organization would benefit (3pts). What theories would you incorporate to support your strategies? (3pts) APA style and excellent writing still count. (3pts)
Option C - Focus on one or more challenges and/or opportunities in the organization (3pts). Develop reasonable solutions to the organizational dynamic problems observed using appropriate facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques and theories (6pts). Discuss evaluation techniques and evidence (assessment data) that you would implement to measure organizational effectiveness (3pts). And yes, APA and writing style still count. (3pts)
Option D - You are examining a real life organization and observe many issues, some good and some not so good. You are writing a book with Deal and Bolman that