Week Three: Module 3

Paper Assignment:

Given the current structure of your chosen org., decide whether a redesign would help your organization compete more effectively, or reach its mission and values more successfully OR no change is desirable. My chosen organization is United Way. Please apply the tenets learned, and the grounds and warrants' principles discussed in the introduction of the course (critical thinking) to defend your position.

Think about reporting relationships and how departments need to work together to achieve results. Your org chart that you retrieved helps you to see the current structure. Now, you must consider what the functions and vision are for the organization and if its structure should change to achieve results. Apply the tenets learned and the grounds and warrants' principles discussed in the introduction of the course (critical thinking) to defend your position.

Your paper must include the following:

• Describe the current structure of your chosen organization and identify if a redesign (organizational structure change) would be more effective to reach its mission and values more successfully.
• Analyze and compare the current structure with the potential redesigned structure and decide whether or not a redesign or changes would improve results. The analysis should Include information from reporting relationships, how departments function, what department interfaces need to be and what reporting relationships should be.
• Apply the tenets learned and the grounds and warrants' principles, that support critical thinking to defend your position.

Make sure to use at least 2 scholarly references, excluding the text to support your stance.