Assignment
Chose a public agency (AFT gun control) for evaluation and assessment. This might be an agency that you have personal knowledge of or you may choose any other public agency in which you have an interest. Write an effectiveness audit of this agency. Your audit should be a 10-15 page paper in which you:
• Identify and describe the organization you are analyzing.
• Briefly describe how and why you will be assessing each of the following performance criteria in your effectiveness audit.
o Motivation.
o Productivity.
o Diversity.
o Group development.
o Team building.
o Collaboration and coordination with outside contractors.
o Decision making.
o Communication processes.
o Power and politics.
o Organizational culture.
• Conduct your analysis using the criteria listed above. Analyze and present the results of your audit, noting areas of strengths and weaknesses. Cite the professional literature to support your analysis.
• Recommend realistic potential courses of action for improvement. Draw on practical experience and synthesize theoretical applications as part of your evaluation.
• What critical decisions would need to be made by senior leadership to support the implementation of these courses of action? How would you, as an organizational consultant, recommend they proceed? Support your discussion with references to the professional literature on decision making.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include 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.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.