You have been hired as a consultant (to your current organization,
previous organization, or a fictional organization). Describe and analyze a
human resource/organizational problem(s) and recommend an organizational
development strategy (ies). Provide a rationale as to why you think this
approach will help. This will require a practitioner analysis of the
organizational problem of interest and an academic literature review of similar
organizational problems and organizational development strategy (ies) that you
believe will be most beneficial in solving the problem. Also, provide an
evaluation plan for the proposed intervention(s).
The plan should have the
following headings:
·
Problem Identification
o Description of the organization
o Context of the problem:
§ How do you know it’s a problem?
§ Specifically what is the problem (select from
list below)?
§ Turnover
§ Job Satisfaction
§ Diversity
§ Performance Appraisals
§ Downsizing
§ Training & Development
·
Needs Assessment and
Diagnosis
o Data collection
o Data analysis
·
Proposed Organization
Development Interventions/Strategy(ies)
o Required resources
o Timeline
o Anticipated resistance
o Potential benefit(s), i.e. cost savings
·
Suggested Evaluation
Approach
·
Summary/Conclusions
This final assignment
should be 8 to 10 pages in length (not including the title and reference
pages). You must use at least five scholarly sources and format your paper
according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Running Head: ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL
PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
