Organizational Analysis Research Topic and Outline Assistance
The purpose of this analysis (case study) is to create an opportunity to use ideas and concepts discussed in course (HPI 633, Knowledge, Learning & Enterprise Systems) in the analysis of a real organizational situation. The situation may be drawn from your experiences or if you are not working or do not have a frame of reference, you can research an organization. Your choice of organization is important and will take considerable judgment and discretion in deciding whether it is feasible to use it for the purposes of the papers.
Here are the learning objectives for the task you can use to identify a topic and outline for me to consider and develop further research on:
1. Identify an organizational situation for the purpose of analysis (the situation must be sufficiently complex to generate enough material to satisfy the requirements as outlined below)
2. Consider how the concepts and theoretical frameworks help to analyze what is needed.
3. Write up a case study that relates evidence to theory and provide an appropriate analysis and explanation of the situation described
Food for thought: For my purposes, organizational analysis is the ability to examine an organization need for an information system. It is not simply spotting problems and applying appropriate solutions. It asks the questions: What is going on in the situation that I am analyzing? How can I account for its characteristics and the way they are changing? How can I make sense of the situation and arrive at an interpretation which allows me to say something concrete about it? In a nutshell, organizational analysis involves a process of thinking about a situation, constructing and reconstructing it in different ways that seems consistent with its organizational norms/culture. The goal is to provide insight for a basis for action. You can view this as getting to the root cause of the problem/issue. If done well, then the appropriate course of action for implementing and managing the change will become apparent.
More specific requirement details:
1. Identify any organization to analyze (any you are familiar with is fine since I don't have a frame of reference).
2. I have to provide a brief account of the nature of the situation being investigated. This account should have sufficient information for the reader to understand the nature of the organization and its context. This will include information on the age, size and history of the organization, the product or services it provides, and the general nature of the environment. Basically, this is the background information so that the reader can be oriented with the industry and the general trend that it is facing.
3..The topic and outline must allow for the application of relevant theories and concepts learned throughout the course (HPI 633, Knowledge, Learning & Enterprise Systems). It must try and apply these ideas to practice, identifying the detailed ways in which the different theories and concepts relate to the particular organization selected.