Assignment: Diagnosing An Issue In Need Of Organizational Change
Step 1) Review these resources:
o Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Organizational Change, and the Week 1 Electronic Reserve Readings sources.
o Memo Template & Format Guidelines
o Guide to Peer-Reviewed References & APA Formatting
Step 2) Research an organization you have worked for or the one you are currently employed at.
Step 3) Prepare a memo of at least 700 words written in third person voice, and address the following issues. You must address the following topics below using the section headers (labels) in bold:
Section 1- Introduction (<-- this is a section header) - describes what the memo is going to be about; it mentions the upcoming sections.
Section 2- Identification & Diagnosis of Issue (<-- this is a section header) - Identify and diagnose a problematic organizational issue that you are aware of or have observed.
Section 3- History of the Problem (<-- this is a section header) - Describe the history of this problem, including the roles of any relevant personnel involved. Use fictitious names for individuals to maintain confidentiality.
Section 4- Evaluation of Actions for Resolution (<-- this is a section header) - Evaluate any actions that the organization any actions that the organization has taken to resolve the situation. What could the organization have done to prevent the situation, and what more can the company do to ensure that this type of situation will not occur in the future?
Section 5- Type of Change Needed for Remedy (<-- this is a section header) - Using Table 1.2 "Types of Organizational Change" in Organizational Change, identify and explain the specific type of organizational change necessary to remedy the issue: tuning, redirecting/reorienting, adapting, or overhauling/recreating.
Section 6- Organizational Framework to Direct Change Management (<-- this is a section header) - Select, define, and apply an organizational framework that can be used to help direct change management processes from the following models in Chapters 2 and 3 of your text:
o Lewin's three-stage model
o Kotter's eight stages of organizational change
o Gentile's Giving Voice to Values methodology
o Duck's five-stage model
o Beckhard and Harris's change-management model
o The Change Path
o Nadler and Tushman's Congruence Model
o Sterman's Systems Dynamics Model
o Quinn's Competing Values Model
o Greiner's Phases of Organizational Growth Model
o Stacey's Complexity Theory
Section 7- Conclusion (<-- this is a section header) - Include a conclusion that summarizes your research and provides a potential remedy for the issue.
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 includes 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.