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ASSIGNMENT 1
TASK FORCE COMMITTEE REPORT:
ISSUE AND SOLUTIONS
Due Week 4, worth 150 points
Leaders address issues and propose solutions. As a leader, you’ll need to stay
on top of events that may facilitate or hinder productivity. You must create and
implement solutions to address these issues.
This assignment exposes you to complex modern organizational challenges.
The solutions you devise should reflect your learning and research of organiza-
tional and individual influences in the workplace.
PREPARATION
1.
Select an organization
   Select an organization in which current events have adversely affected  
   productivity, requiring management to resolve an issue related to:  
   corporate culture, managing diversity, leading teamwork, and
   developing motivational strategies. The organization should be one  
   with which you are familiar — where you work now or have worked  
   previously (business, nonprofit, government, or military). You may also  
   consider other organizations in the news, such as Macy’s for the retail  
   industry, United for the airline industry, Wells Fargo for the banking  
   industry, etc. The focus is on finding solutions, but you should be   
   somewhat familiar with the organization or industry.

2.

Plan your research

   Use research from the course textbook, company website, business  

   websites (CNBC, Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library,  

   or outside resources to develop solutions to the following questions as  

   they relate to corporate culture, managing diversity, leading teamwork,  

   and developing motivational strategies to achieve the organization's  

   goals and objectives. Your recommendations must be fully articulated  

   and supported with appropriate detail and sources. 

Note: 

Wikipedia  

   and web-based blogs do not qualify as credible resources.

INSTRUCTIONS

Imagine yourself as the task force committee leader at this organization. You 

have been tasked with analyzing hindrances to organizational efficiency. You 

must propose strategic solutions.

Create a full report in which you do the following:

           1.

Describe the Organization and the Issue to Resolve 

   Provide a brief description of the organization you selected. Present  

   the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity and that  

   you, the task force leader, will review and resolve.

           2.

Analyze Current Corporate Culture 

   How has the current corporate culture facilitated the development of  

   the current issue? Research the organization, dig into the culture, and  

   analyze how it contributed to this issue. 

Hint: 

Review the mission and  

   vision statements as well as  the corporate website.

           3.

Identify Areas of Weakness

   What are the organization’s areas of weakness? Using your research  

   on organizational behavior approaches to corporate culture, diversity,  

   teamwork, and motivational strategies, identify areas of weakness.

           4.

Propose Solutions

   What organizational practices would you modify? What solutions   

   should your task force recommend to management? As the leader of  

   the task force, identify the suggestions you would present to the

   organization’s leadership with regard to modifying current

   organizational practices to resolve the issue.

5.

Prepare an Executive Summary

   Summarize your recommendations and research findings in a  

   one-page executive summary that you will present to the CEO in an  

   upcoming executive meeting. 

Note: 

An executive summary is a

   condensed version of your full report. It should summarize briefly all  

   the main points in concise paragraphs. It should be written clearly

   and should use language appropriate for the audience.

PROFESSIONAL AND APA FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS

Your assignment must follow these general APA formatting requirements:

   Be typed (five to seven pages recommended, excluding cover and  

   reference pages), double-spaced, using Times New Roman font

   (size 12) with one-inch margins on all sides

   Include a References List

   Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the      

   student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date

   Include in-text citations following APA style, using attributive tags

   and signal verbs

   Cite at least two credible sources