Assignment:
To prepare: Select two of the theories presented this week and apply each to a contemporary organization. The organization that you choose should not be your current or former employer.
OD Theories:
- Action Research
- Campbell's theory of performance
- Complexity Theory
- Family systems theory (needed for the Week 6 application)
- Groupthink
- Individual differences
- Kotter's 8 Step Process of Change
- Lewin's change theory
- McKinsey 7-S Model
- Organizational development theory
- Social identity theory
- Social learning theory
- Stage Theory of Change
- Systems theory
- Theory of planned behavior
- Theory of reasoned action
- Theory X, Theory Y
Then
Identify the two OD theories you selected. Need Assignment Help?
Explain how the two theories you selected reflect an issue the organization is currently facing.
Explain how you could use these two theories to help the organization better understand and resolve the issue.
Describe some methods and processes that you would use to explain these two theories, and their relevance, to your client.