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Assignment: For this paper, select an organization with which you are familiar, (MIAMI DADE COLLEGE) use Bolman & Deal's common fallacies to analyze the organization's functioning and behavior. The organization may be one in which you work, volunteer, or otherwise interact - you should know it well enough to be able to describe it in detail and apply the organizational problems effectively.

Include analysis of at least one fallacy, demonstrating how the fallacies make sense of the organization's systems. The fallacies from Bolman & Deal include: blaming people; blaming the bureauracy; thirsting for power. You must have a minimum of 5-7 articles outside the course texts in your reference list and the material from these articles must be integrated into the analysis. APA style must be used throughout the paper, including headings, citations and reference list. Your paper must include the following elements:

• Description of the organization including overview of its systems.

• Definition of fallacies and application of the fallacies to the organization

• Discussion of how the fallacies interact or co-exist in the organization

• Discussion of how identification of the fallacy can be applied to the improvement of your organization's systems that deals with the specific leadership opportunities you identified for your organization through this assignment

• In addition, your paper must include the cover page, reference page and corresponding headings.

• SUBMIT IN THE ASSIGNMENT AREA AS A WORD DOCUMENT

Each assignment must have a cover page and a reference list in the Fischler College form and style. Suggested length of the paper is 5-7 pages. This is a scholarly paper that should be based on research, not just on personal opinions and experiences.