Overview

Leaders address issues and propose solutions. As a leader, you’ll need to stay on top of events that may facilitate or hinder productivity. You must create and implement solutions to address these issues.

You will continue to use the approved organization you selected in the Week 2 and 3 Assignments. Describe its organizational issue and identify how it hinders organizational efficiency. This assignment exposes you to complex modern organizational challenges. The solutions you devise should reflect your learning and research of organizational and individual influences in the workplace.

Instructions

The new CEO has selected your consulting firm to provide an analysis of the organization’s efficiency.

Write a 2–3 page, double-spaced paper in which you present to the CEO your findings during your research steps. You must propose strategic solutions in your paper that include the following:

1. Describe the organization and the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity you propose to review and resolve.
   • Use the description and feedback from the instructor in the Week 3 Assignment.
2. Analyze the organization’s culture and how it has contributed to the identified issue.
   • Hint: Review the mission and vision statement as well as the corporate website for information.
3. Describe how the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue.
4. Identify the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue.
   • To help identify the areas of weakness, apply your research on organizational behavior approaches to aspects of corporate culture—such as diversity, teamwork, and motivational strategies.
5. Develop recommendations for management that include the organizational practice modifications you would use to solve identified weaknesses and issues.
6. References and citations:
   • Provide at least two quality resources such as the course textbook, a company website, business websites (CNBC, Bloomberg, and the like), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources. Note: Wikipedia and Web-based blogs do not qualify as credible resources.
   • You can find in-depth and quality company information using the Nexis Uni database through the Strayer University Online Library.
   • In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.

Confidentiality: Since you will be addressing real issues in real organizations in your assignments, it is important to respect confidentiality. Feel free to use an alias for any company or individuals you might mention in your assignments. Remember that all discussions about these organizations should only occur within this course and not be shared with people outside the course.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: 

• Propose a solution for an organizational culture issue.

Help Resources

View RubricWeek 4 Assignment – Organizational Issues and SolutionsWeek 4 Assignment – Organizational Issues and SolutionsCriteriaRatingsPtsDescribe the organization and the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity you propose to review and resolve. Use the description and feedback from the instructor in the Week 3 Assignment.18 to >16.2 ptsExemplaryDescribed the organization and the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity you proposed to review and resolve. Used the description and feedback from the instructor in the Week 3 Assignment.16.2 to >14.4 ptsCompetentDescribed the organization and the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity you proposed to review and resolve, but the details about the organization and the impact of the issue on the organization are not clearly articulated. Used some but not all of the feedback from the instructor in the Week 3 Assignment.14.4 to >12.6 ptsNeeds ImprovementDescribed the organization and the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity you proposed to review and resolve, but the details about the organization and the impact of the issue on the organization are incomplete. Did not use the feedback from the instructor in the Week 3 Assignment.12.6 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not describe the organization and the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity you proposed to review and resolve. Did not use the description and feedback from the instructor in the Week 3 Assignment./ 18 ptsAnalyze the organization’s culture and how it has contributed to the identified issue.24 to >21.6 ptsExemplaryAnalyzed the organization’s culture and how it has contributed to the identified issue.21.6 to >19.2 ptsCompetentAnalyzed the organization’s culture and how it has contributed to the identified issue, but the analysis is incomplete and the connections between culture and the issue are unclear.19.2 to >16.8 ptsNeeds ImprovementAnalyzed the organization’s culture and how it has contributed to the identified issue, but the analysis lacks details and does not make connections between the culture and the identified issue.16.8 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not analyze the organization’s culture and how it has contributed to the identified issue./ 24 ptsDescribe how the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue.18 to >16.2 ptsExemplaryDescribed how the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue.16.2 to >14.4 ptsCompetentDescribed how the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue, but the description is incomplete and the connection between the culture and the current issue is weak.14.4 to >12.6 ptsNeeds ImprovementDescribed how the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue, but the description lacks details, and it does not make the connection between the culture and the current issue.12.6 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not describe how the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue./ 18 ptsIdentify the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue.18 to >16.2 ptsExemplaryIdentified the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue.16.2 to >14.4 ptsCompetentIdentified the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue, but the identified areas of weakness are incomplete.14.4 to >12.6 ptsNeeds ImprovementIdentified the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue, but the identified areas of weakness are incorrect.12.6 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not identify the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue./ 18 ptsDevelop recommendations for management that include the organizational practice modifications you would use to solve identified weaknesses and issues.30 to >27 ptsExemplaryDeveloped recommendations for management that include the organizational practice modifications you would use to solve identified weaknesses and issues.27 to >24 ptsCompetentDeveloped recommendations for management that include the organizational practice modifications you would use to solve identified weaknesses and issues, but the proposed modifications lack clarity and details.24 to >21 ptsNeeds ImprovementDeveloped recommendations for management that include the organizational practice modifications you would use to solve identified weaknesses and issues, but the proposed modifications lack connection to the identified weaknesses and issues.21 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not develop recommendations for management that include the organizational practice modifications you would use to solve identified weaknesses and issues./ 30 ptsCite two references.6 to >5.4 ptsExemplaryTwo quality references were provided.5.4 to >4.8 ptsCompetentOne quality reference was provided.4.8 to >4.2 ptsNeeds ImprovementOne reference was provided, but it was not of a quality nature.4.2 to >0 ptsUnacceptableReferences were not provided, or the references were not of a quality nature./ 6 ptsClarity, writing mechanics, and SWS formatting requirements.6 to >5.4 ptsExemplary0–2 errors present.5.4 to >4.8 ptsCompetent3–4 errors present.4.8 to >4.2 ptsNeeds Improvement5–6 errors present.4.2 to >0 ptsUnacceptableMore than 6 errors present./ 6 pts