Graded Homework

SLP 1
Action Research and Organizational Development

For the Session Long Project in this class, you will be applying the principles of organizational
development to an organization you currently work for or have worked for in the past. For this first SLP,
think carefully about the background readings and how they might apply to a specific organizational
situation or problem that you have experienced firsthand. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper answering the
following questions:
1.What do you think the biggest problem your current organization or one of the previous organizations
you worked for faces? Why do you think management has had difficulty with this problem?
2.Do you think this problem could be mitigated by hiring an organizational development consultant
based on what you’ve read in the background materials? Why or why not? Make sure to cite some of the
readings in your answer.
3.Of the action research and organizational development steps listed in the required readings, which
ones do you think would be the more challenging steps that an organizational development consultant
would face coming into your organization? Explain your reasoning and cite at least one of the required
background readings. SLP Assignment Expectations
•Answer the assignment questions directly.
•Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to
summarizing general background materials.
•Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your references. Articles published in established
newspapers or business journals/magazines are preferred. If you use articles from the Internet, make
sure they are from credible sources.