Organizational Development/Tucker Knox Company
Organizational Change
American Intercontinental University Online
MGT420
Instructor
Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Presented in part
By
JoAnn.Barnes9
August 22, 2010
Running head: The Tucker Knox Corporation is in need of an Organizational Development Practitioner The Tucker Knox Corporation (TKC) is in need of an Organizational Development Practitioner to analyze and come up with a solution to help the growth and development of their company. The problems is mainly with top managers, therefore the approach that will be used is the ideal strategic model because it “provides an organization with the knowledge and skills to move from a reactionary approach to one of systematic development” (Brown, D. OD pp 385, 2011) A case analysis will be conducted to learn the problems and causes, and rendering our recommendation for solutions.
Case analysis report. 1. Problems A. Macro: (1) The engineering department needs to be automated, (2) need to set goals by going global for competitiveness. B. Micro: (1) Jack Donaldson’s attempts to control or influence the others in devious ways, (2) the removal of Leonard by Jack Donaldson, and he left the company. 2. Cause: Jack Donaldson is the cause of all of the trouble because he did not promote Leonard, (2) Donaldson did not have enough contact with Howard, therefore his design team was broken up, (3) Jack Donaldson chose the wrong person to work in place of Larry Henderson, (4) Jack Donaldson had a severe complex problem that his power would be taken away. 3. System affected: (1) The entire structure of the company because the men that were hired did not possess the knowledge and skills that was needed, (2) Human Resource is doing insignificant jobs and Leonard left the company which would be psychosocial, (3) Technical system was affected because they outsourced, (4) Managerial affected because they outsourced managers affecting the leadership an caused a resisting in authority, (5)
American Intercontinental University Online
MGT420
Instructor
Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Presented in part
By
JoAnn.Barnes9
August 22, 2010
Running head: The Tucker Knox Corporation is in need of an Organizational Development Practitioner The Tucker Knox Corporation (TKC) is in need of an Organizational Development Practitioner to analyze and come up with a solution to help the growth and development of their company. The problems is mainly with top managers, therefore the approach that will be used is the ideal strategic model because it “provides an organization with the knowledge and skills to move from a reactionary approach to one of systematic development” (Brown, D. OD pp 385, 2011) A case analysis will be conducted to learn the problems and causes, and rendering our recommendation for solutions.
Case analysis report. 1. Problems A. Macro: (1) The engineering department needs to be automated, (2) need to set goals by going global for competitiveness. B. Micro: (1) Jack Donaldson’s attempts to control or influence the others in devious ways, (2) the removal of Leonard by Jack Donaldson, and he left the company. 2. Cause: Jack Donaldson is the cause of all of the trouble because he did not promote Leonard, (2) Donaldson did not have enough contact with Howard, therefore his design team was broken up, (3) Jack Donaldson chose the wrong person to work in place of Larry Henderson, (4) Jack Donaldson had a severe complex problem that his power would be taken away. 3. System affected: (1) The entire structure of the company because the men that were hired did not possess the knowledge and skills that was needed, (2) Human Resource is doing insignificant jobs and Leonard left the company which would be psychosocial, (3) Technical system was affected because they outsourced, (4) Managerial affected because they outsourced managers affecting the leadership an caused a resisting in authority, (5)
References: (2011). An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, 8th ed., Brown, D., Upper Saddle, New Jersey. https://mycampus.aiu-online.com/classroom/multimediacoursetext.aspx?uid=151658&cla..