Assignment: Organizational Diagnosis
1) Interview an organizational leader to determine the challenges they currently encounter in their organization.
2) From the interview, what do you think are the major factors of the identified challenges?
3) Describe in detail the issues and leadership dynamics you see.
4) In what environment, or world, does the leader view the organization as existing?
5) Which of the organizational metaphors listed in Morgan best describes the organization? Explain its advantages and disadvantages.
6) Provide alternative explanations and theories that might explain why the problem exists.
7) Detail an action plan for the leader that includes how they can resolve the challenges you described.
Length: 1500 words.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Read and Review:
Sire (2009). The universe next door. (Chapters 3-4)
Daft (2016). Organization Theory. (Chapters 4,5,6)
Morgan (2006). Images of Organizations. (Part II, chapters 5-9).