Assignment task:
Review: Examining an Evolution: A Case Study of Organizational Change Accompanying the Community College Baccalaureate By Lyle McKinney and Phillip A. Morris
Teaching Case Study:
Write an 8-10 page analysis paper, using the community college case scenario, about events at the colleges that includes the following: Senge's four core disciplines (personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and team learning), organizational disabilities, systems archetypes, and a systems map; Paul and Elder's critical thinking tools; Stroh's four-stage change process, Stringer and Aragon's action research inquiry cycle, critical thinking questions for stakeholders, and recommendations for the college president.
Analyzing case studies that detail organizational experiences of change can inspire potential solutions to effectively manage organizational transformation. This assessment provides an opportunity for you to gain insight into organizational change. Through your analysis of the events and stakeholders in the case, you will be able to advance your understanding of key course concepts as they appear in authentic organizational contexts. The case will prompt you to interpret events from various viewpoints and to identify crucial decision points in the case.
Using the community college case scenario, write an 8-10 page analysis paper about events at the colleges that includes the following: Senge's four core disciplines (personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and team learning), organizational disabilities, systems archetypes, and a systems map; Paul and Elder's critical thinking tools; Stroh's four-stage change process, and Stringer and Aragon's action research inquiry cycle. Include critical thinking questions for stakeholders, and recommendations for the college president.
1. Introduce the case.
? Preliminary Introduction of the Case: Summarize the case. Provide a synopsis of the Community College case that enables the intended audience to understand the events, including events, stakeholders, and challenges that will be analyzed.
2. Use disciplines of learning organizations to analyze problems of practice.
? Disciplines: Apply the lens of the four core disciplines (personal mastery, mental models, team learning, and shared vision) to the case and provide an analysis of the extent to which each discipline reveals organizational dynamics and contributes to organizational learning or addresses the organization's problems.
3. Analyze the organizational disabilities and systems archetypes present in the case.
? Organizational Disabilities: Describe how at least one organizational disability is represented by events in the scenario.
? Systems Archetypes: Explain and map at least one example of a systems archetype evident in the case. Include at least one systems map as part of your presentation.
4. Recommend change management strategies for the organization based on the case.
? Critical Thinking Tools: Before suggesting change management strategies, identify critical thinking tools to develop a set of questions you would ask the team members in the case to uncover their assumptions and clarify the steps needed for future progress.
? Four-Stage Change Process: Describe and explain how the four-stage process could be used by the Community College leaders to improve the strategic planning process that enhances the chances of success for proposed initiatives.
Refer to Stroh's Thinking for Social Change text.
1. Propose an inquiry model to plan for next phase of organizational improvement.
? Inquiry Cycle: Demonstrate and explain how an inquiry model such as the AIP model or action research could be use by the college leadership to plan the next phase of improvement or change.
? Recommendations: Provide a set of specific practical recommendations about how the college leadership should proceed. Demonstrate how your recommendations align with the Community College's mission, vision, and values.
? Questions: Conclude with at least three discussion questions you would pose to help uncover team members' team members reflect on the concepts presented so they can collaborate with the college leadership about future continuous organizational improvement.