This assignment will guide you through an exploration of organizational strategy, organizational structure, and organizational effectiveness. You will identify and synthesize key pieces of literature on the topic and then express your analysis in written form.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
- Download and use the "Literature Collection Matrix." You may use a single Collection Matrix for the entire assignment.
- Download and use the "Literature Review Synthesis Matrix."
- Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
- This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
Directions:
Complete the Literature Collection Matrix for five contemporary scholarly sources on the topic of organizational strategy. The matrix template has spaces for additional resources, but only five are required for this portion of the assignment.
Complete the Literature Collection Matrix for five contemporary scholarly sources on the topic of organizational structure. Be sure to include sources that address historical as well as emerging structures. The matrix template has spaces for additional resources, but only five are required for this portion of the assignment.
Complete the Literature Collection Matrix for five contemporary scholarly sources on the topic of organizational effectiveness. The matrix template has spaces for additional resources, but only five are required for this portion of the assignment.
Complete the Literature Review Synthesis Matrix using the literature collected in in the above steps.
- Use the two most applicable pieces of literature from the organizational strategy step above.
- Use the two most applicable pieces of literature from the organizational structure step above.
- Use the two most applicable pieces of literature from the organizational effectiveness step above.
Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that discusses the relationship between organizational strategy, organizational structure, and organizational effectiveness using the six pieces of literature you used to complete the Literature Review Synthesis Matrix above.
- Based on your research, how do organizational strategy and organizational structure affect organizational effectiveness?
- What emerging trends in organizational structures may have the most significant effect on organizational effectiveness? Why?