Assignment:
Assume that you are a hired consultant for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. You have been asked by the president of the organization to prepare a background paper on the results of your research and to make recommendations to improve group productivity in the organization.
Your research has identified the following problems:
1.Role conflicts within groups
2.Communication problems among group members
3.Lack of cohesiveness in groups with diverse members
4.Excessive intergroup conflict
In an eight to ten-page paper, include the following:
1.Introduction - clear explanation of the type of organization
2.Explanation of how each problem could impact a group’s productivity (use examples to illustrate points)
3.Recommendations to resolve each problem
4.Suggestions, based on your knowledge of group dynamics, for a company-wide training program on best practices for group productivity
5.Conclusion/Summary