Organizational Development – Impact Culture Climate Paper
Humanities
Organizational Development (OD) looks at how an organization can expand the knowledge and effectiveness of its people to be a more successful organization. When psychologists realized that the structure of an organization influences worker behavior and motivation, the science of OD came about. This assignment will give you the opportunity to look at an organization’s climate and culture and determine how they influence the development of the organization.
General guidelines
- This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion..
- Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
- Include a minimum of five scholarly topic-relevant sources (majority of articles should be published within past 5 years)
Directions
Write a paper of 2,000-2,500 words in which you discuss the impact that culture, climate, and interventions influence organizational development. Support your responses with current research. In your paper, address the following:
- Delineate the difference between organizational culture and organizational climate and describe how they impact organizational development.
- Describe three major OD intervention techniques and how they are applied.
- Discuss appreciative inquiry and how it could guide organizational development.
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Discussion to class
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Complete this exercise in preparation for choosing a topic about which to write.
- Find an article (opinion, commentary) that discusses an issue that resonates with you. The article should be on topic that is debatable, that has more than one side, which is current, has gray areas, provokes a strong emotional reaction or is controversial.
Note: This issue will become the issue for your final paper, so choose this issue carefully.
- Provide the full link or citation to your article.
- Identify the topic in one phrase. It need not be a complete sentence at this point.
Examples:
- “Oil drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.”
- “The role of the United States in international politics.â€
- “The AIDS epidemic and pharmaceutical companies.”
Note: The above are listed simply as examples. You are
strongly encouraged to find an article on a topic of your own choice, since you will be working on it for the duration of the class. Although your topic doesn’t have to be highly controversial, it must be something about which there has been dialogue or even disagreement. Remember, a good thesis causes tension and initiates the back-and-forth of intellectual dialogue.- 1. In two paragraphs, summarize the article you read about your topic. Identify in one sentence each: 1. What was the author’s limited subject? 2. What was the author’s thesis?
- Write a short, personal reaction to the piece. (2 page) Write from an “experiential*” point-of-view.
*An experiential approach could be: What in my life so far led me to be interested/made mad/become involved with this issue? You can tell a story (narrative) from your life that illustrates why you became attracted to this issue. Be creative!
- Write a short, personal reaction to the piece. (2 page) Write from an “experiential*” point-of-view.
- 1. In two paragraphs, summarize the article you read about your topic. Identify in one sentence each: 1. What was the author’s limited subject? 2. What was the author’s thesis?
Make sure you do both parts of this assigment and document any sources using MLA. Submit as an uploaded Microsoft Word attachment