Action Research PaperYou have been hired
as a consultant (to your current organization, previous organization, or a
fictional organization). Describe and analyze a human resource/organizational
problem(s) and recommend an organizational development strategy (ies). Provide
a rationale as to why you think this approach will help. This will require a
practitioner analysis of the organizational problem of interest and an academic
literature review of similar organizational problems and organizational
development strategy (ies) that you believe will be most beneficial in solving
the problem. Also, provide an evaluation plan for the proposed intervention(s).

The plan should
have the following headings:

1. Problem Identification

Description
of the organization

Context
of the problem:

How
do you know its a problem?

Specifically
what is the problem (select from list below)?

Turnover

Job
Satisfaction

Diversity

Performance
Appraisals

Downsizing

Training
& Development
2. Needs Assessment and Diagnosis

Data
collection

Data
analysis
3. Proposed Organization Development
Interventions/Strategy(ies)

Required
resources

Timeline

Anticipated
resistance

Potential
benefit(s), i.e. cost savings

Suggested
Evaluation Approach

Summary/Conclusions

This final
assignment should be 8 to 10 pages in length (not including the title and
reference pages). You must use at least five scholarly sources and format your
paper according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for
the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.Action Research PaperYou have been hired
as a consultant (to your current organization, previous organization, or a
fictional organization). Describe and analyze a human resource/organizational
problem(s) and recommend an organizational development strategy (ies). Provide
a rationale as to why you think this approach will help. This will require a
practitioner analysis of the organizational problem of interest and an academic
literature review of similar organizational problems and organizational
development strategy (ies) that you believe will be most beneficial in solving
the problem. Also, provide an evaluation plan for the proposed intervention(s).

The plan should
have the following headings:

1. Problem Identification
Description
of the organization
Context
of the problem:
How
do you know its a problem?
Specifically
what is the problem (select from list below)?
Turnover
Job
Satisfaction
Diversity
Performance
Appraisals
Downsizing
Training
& Development2. Needs Assessment and Diagnosis
Data
collection
Data
analysis3. Proposed Organization Development
Interventions/Strategy(ies)
Required
resources
Timeline
Anticipated
resistance
Potential
benefit(s), i.e. cost savings
Suggested
Evaluation Approach
Summary/ConclusionsThis final
assignment should be 8 to 10 pages in length (not including the title and
reference pages). You must use at least five scholarly sources and format your
paper according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for
the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.