Homework: Organizational Development
Answer the following question.
• You have decided to start an OD consulting firm after you finish your MHR degree. What will be your target industry? What will you specialize in? How are you going to get clients? How will you convince prospective clients of your credibility?
• When the CEO of Gravity Payments (SHM, p. 361) introduced a minimum salary of $70,000, he apparently had not planned for the reactions that followed. If the CEO had approached you and asked for your help before introducing the change, how would you have proceeded?
• Mr. Jackson owns several manufacturing plants and has just purchased a company that makes tire rims. The company has an OD department with three employees. Mr. Jackson doesn't know anything about OD and he has asked you to design a study to see if OD really makes any difference. What do you propose?
• Your company is hiring more and more employees who barely speak English. This is causing a lot of problems with long term employees. You are providing English classes for the new employees, but they aren't lowering the tension between the two groups. What's a solution to this problem?
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.