Project Homework
Using the same organization, you identified, assess the root causes of organizational problems using OD themes. (Note: Organizational development represents all OD and change themes presented in the course and readings. Since you are looking at the organization as a whole, these themes will include those studies in previous courses. Use your cumulative knowledge to maximize your effectiveness in diagnosing your organization.).
Now that you have done an initial assessment and done some background research (i.e., the paper), consider the following question: Who do you need to ask, what do you need to ask, and how will you gather the data needed to support or reject your initial assessment about the organizational problems? Because you have been studying additional OD and change concepts since your work, be sure to consider all you have studied in the first three weeks as you frame problems.
In preparation for your paper, design a data-gathering plan that addresses the who, what, and how questions noted in the previous paragraph. Consult your instructor for guidance as needed. Consider all levels of OD and change (individual, group, and organizational). Additionally, your paper must include two different cited resources that support the research process you are designing and conducting. For example, if you decide to use surveys, include supportive citations on why the surveys or the way you are using them is appropriate. Or if you choose to use interviews, include supportive citations that inform and support the way you are conducting the interviews. Implement as much of your plan as possible and gather some data.
In your paper, address the following:
1. Summarize the key details about your organization (what its name is, what it does, etc.).
2. Summarize your initial assessment of organizational problems: What are the symptoms, what is the evidence, and what are the organization development themes? Include new themes that have emerged in your studies throughout the course.
3. Justify your data-gathering plan, including details about who, what, and how you will ask. Focus on the data needed to confirm whether your proposed, team level themes are the possible root causes of the organizational difficulties. For example, if you are proposing some types of organization structure theme, then you will need to collect specific data on structures. Your data-gathering plan needs to reflect doctoral-level development. You must provide at least two different cited sources that support your design and implementation of research.
4. Assess the information gleaned from implementing your data-gathering plan. What did you learn? Did your findings support or refute your initial assessment? What do your findings tell you about the symptoms of the problem versus the root causes? Use appropriate academic peer-reviewed literature to support your argument. You may also use documentation and interviews from the organization to support your perspective.
5. Summarize a self-assessment of your framing process. Why do you see the symptoms, problem, evidence, themes, or other patterns in the situation the way that you do? Do you have biases, relationships, or other factors that might influence your research and analysis in the scenario addressed in the paper?
6. Synthesize your work to date into a succinct statement of the organization's team issues. At this point in your work, what do you think are the organization's problems or gaps that need to be addressed? Illustrate your assessment as a model with variables.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.