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Assignment: Instructions: Develop an organizational development consultation plan based on the concepts gained from the course. The proposal will address consultation to a component of an organization, or an organization and will: a) describe the presenting problem(s) and underlying problem(s); b) the history of the group or organization; c) the market context in which the group of organization competes; d) the relationship of the consultant to the client; e) techniques or procedures to be employed; f) assessment; g) interpretation of the data; and h) conclusions and recommendations.

REMEMBER: Your Final Project Check in Assignment should be used as your introduction!

Doctoral level students: Each of the above assumptions, processes, or components are part of a larger entity that defines - in a holistic way -an organization. As practitioners, we look at each component pragmatically and often in isolation - not necessarily delving into the underlying theories of underpinnings that are foundational to our field. As doctoral students, we dig deeper, looking at the theories that generate the concepts that are operationalized in our field. How we define the entity "organization", in many ways, provides a sense of connectedness between the totality of processes that occur in an organization. Before researching a presenting organizational problem, define in theoretical terms the nature of an organization. Research various assumptions that define organizations and develop a response that describes what you believe is the nature of organizations. For example, some paradigms include organizations as machines, as organisms, as cultural entities, as political systems, or organizations as flux and transformation entities.

Instructions for Assignment:

• Your assignment should be approximately 2,500-3,000 words in length (typically, ten-twelve double-spaced pages), not counting cover page, reference list page, appendices, figures, or tables.

• Your assignment should include a title page and a reference list page (if using references), and be completed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with appropriate header, page numbers, one-inch margins, and meet all other requirements of APA Stylebook.

• A minimum of five references must be used. Please format them in the most current APA format.

• An abstract is not required.