. Your group's task will be to use concepts from the course to identify, analyze, and develop a plan for resolving a key problem that an organization is facing. Each group will be responsible for finding a local organization to study using interviews, observations, and/or surveys. Each group will announce the organization that it will study.

There are three broad goalsfor this project:

1. One goal of this project is obviously to take the initiative to make a positive contribution to an organization.
2. Another major goal is to provide an opportunity for you to learn more about organizational behavior firsthand and to use your critical thinking and reflection skills to link your experience with this organization to your learning in relation to organizational behavior theory.
3. The final goal is to provide a forum for you to hone your skills as a group member and leader and to reflect on the learning gained from this group experience. Each group will make a presentation to the class and write a paper that describes what you did for the organization, what you learned about organizational behavior, and what you learned about working on a group.

To meet these broad goals, your group should answer the following questions in the project detailed below.

Report guidelines: The report should answer the following questions, using data from your interviews, observations, and/or surveys to support each answer:

1) What is the nature of the problem, and what are the likely causes based on OB concepts?

2) How can OB concepts be applied and extended to solve the problem?

3) What specific action steps should the organization take to solve the problem?

4) What are the potential barriers and obstacles to following your recommendations?

5) What are the risks and possible unintended consequences of following your recommendations?

6) How will you communicate your findings to your clients and overcome potential resistance?