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ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUE STORY 8

Organizational Issue Story Investigating Problems of Practice

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Write an introduction that provides the basic background and scope of your project. Explain the context, the problem you identified, who is affected, and any implications or complications that have come from the problem. Explain the investigation you undertook, the data you collected, and the population from which your participants were drawn. The final sentence should start with "This paper tells the story of this data collection effort and provides an explanation of…."

Context and Background

In addressing the context and background, address the following questions in several cohesive, well-explained, well-written paragraphs. You should have no bullet points. Everything should be written in paragraph format with an introductory sentence or main idea, supporting points, and a concluding sentence for each paragraph.

· What seems to be the problem?

· What are the systems components of the issue?

· What areas and which members of the organization are affected by the issue?

· What assumptions do people make about the problem? (When information is incomplete—as it almost always is—people make assumptions to fill in the gaps.)

· What has been accomplished in addressing this issue thus far?

· What institutional barriers to change exist with regard to this issue?

· Who is involved in the issue?

· Who is most or least impacted? Who has the most to gain? To lose?

· Who are the power brokers?  Who are the influencers? Who is empowered to make decisions? Who is aligned with whom?

· How does one negotiate change processes with these groups?

· What are the major resisters or relationship, social, or political barriers to change with regard to your issue?

Existing Data

Identify existing data and what it says. This section should be several paragraphs that explain the relevant data from your organization that helped you to identify the problem, the trends, and where improvement was needed. Include charts, tables, and figures that you create - not copy - as needed. Existing data can include both quantitative and qualitative data from your organization, with necessary identifiers (name of the organization, for example) redacted.

Interview Methodology

How did the existing data help you to realize that further study was needed? From that point, how did you determine who needed to be interviewed? What advantage would interviews of your participants give you in studying this problem?

How many participants did you interview, and how did you recruit them? How did you conduct the interviews (one-on-one or via focus group)? Were the interviews face-to-face and conducted during the workday or after the workday or on the weekends etc., or were they conducted online via video conferencing? What method did you use to record the interviews? How long were the interviews? How did the participants respond to the interview process?

Data Analysis Methodology

After you completed the interviews, what was your process for data analysis? Be sure to discuss transcribing, member checking, and coding in detail. Bring in references from the literature about the coding process as you learned it in this class and from the texts or other scholarly sources from the course or Capella library databases. Refer to your appendix where you will include an example of your coding process.

Ethical Considerations

In analyzing your data, how did you check for your own bias? Address here any issues with conflict of interest as well as how you protected the anonymity of your participants and the security of the data.

Results and Reflection

How did this narrative-creating activity influence your understanding of the problem or issue? This should take you several pages to explore. Consider the following: How did the themes that you uncovered help you to understand the problem and potential solutions? Share here the themes that you uncovered and explain them as it relates to your organization. You may also share a few select quotes from your participants in order to give life to your analysis section and help us hear the voice of those you interviewed.

In analyzing the data, help us understand the perspective of your participants. What did their experiences tell you about the organization and the issue that needed to be addressed? What did they feel needed to be done to address the problem?

Don't forget about reflection: What have you learned through your interviews?  Were people’s responses to your interview questions surprising?

Summary and Next Steps

Draw conclusions and make recommendations. Do not use bullet points here.

· Identify unanswered questions or questions that have arisen as a result of your data collection.

· Develop and compare at least two feasible courses of action you might, as the next steps, take to address the issue.

· Propose the course of action you prefer and, as in many teaching cases, invite your reader to provide feedback, input, or suggestions. What would your reader do under the circumstances you have described?

. If you are uncertain which course of action to take, conclude your story by presenting the dilemma and suggesting potential courses of action, and evaluate the pros and cons of each.

· Wrap up with a final concluding paragraph.

References

References go on a separate page. Do not bold the heading References (refer to APA p 49). Include all references cited. Ensure references are in the hanging indent format and are properly APA formatted; refer to APA Publication Manual 6th edition (2010) Chapter 7 for guidance and examples. There is an example reference below. Please remove these instructions before posting and write your sections in black font.

Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2016). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley.

Appendix A

Color-Coded Transcript Interview goes here.

Appendix B

Any additional coded data – themes developed, etc – can go here. Alternatively, you may additional appendices for your existing data.