{"id":435737,"date":"2018-06-27T14:03:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T14:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaypaper.org\/?p=29663"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:14:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:14:01","slug":"hrmd-650-identify-barriers-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/hrmd-650-identify-barriers-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"HRMD 650-Identify Barriers to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"Identify Barriers to Change<\/h2>\n
HRMD 650 Midterm Exam<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>This assignment is worth 24% of your final grade and addresses Course Objectives 4 and 5. \u00a0It gives you an opportunity to evaluate theories and models and identify barriers to change.\u00a0 You must complete this assignment individually, without contacting other students, and you may not use a paper or any part of a paper from a previous class or from another person. \u00a0If you have questions about this assignment, please post them in the Ask the Professor discussion forum so that everyone can benefit from the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Below are some of the OD concepts and theories we have discussed so far:<\/p>\n
\n- Planned change theories<\/li>\n
- OD diagnostic processes<\/li>\n
- OD interventions<\/li>\n
- Change management<\/li>\n
- Internal and external consultants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Your Task:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Choose an organizational development concept or theory from our readings and discussions. \u00a0In a five to seven page paper, build out the theory by applying it to an organization of your choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n- Be thorough as you apply the concept or theory to your organization.<\/li>\n
- Be sure to clearly identify the organization problem or issue and work through the chosen theory as you apply it to the organization.<\/li>\n
- You are expected to incorporate at least one of the following course objectives in your short paper:\n
\n- Evaluate definitions, theories, and models of corporate culture<\/li>\n
- Identify the roles and relationships corporate culture has in organizational performance<\/li>\n
- Use a systems perspective in analyzing organizational conditions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Evaluate theories and models for managing change in organizations<\/li>\n
- Identify common barriers to effective change management<\/li>\n
- Prescribe appropriate OD strategies and techniques in applied settings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Your paper should be five to seven pages long, excluding cover and reference pages.\u00a0 Please follow APA guidelines for citations, quotations, and references, and use at least five scholarly resources that are dated within the last five years. \u00a0You are strongly encouraged to use the required and reserved readings in this course, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles found through the UMUC library. \u00a0Research methodology and problem analysis will be emphasized in the grading of this assignment.<\/p>\n
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Submit your paper electronically via the Assignment folder.<\/p>\n
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This assignment is due on 7\/1\/18.<\/p>\n
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Please see the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.<\/p>\n
\n\n\nCriteria for Grading Midterm Exam<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nA<\/strong><\/td>\nB<\/strong><\/td>\nC<\/strong><\/td>\nF<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints Earned<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Quality of Content <\/strong><\/p>\n (55 pts)<\/strong><\/td>\n| Student demonstrated exceptional knowledge of relevant concepts and theories; all statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 55 – 50 points<\/td>\n | Student demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of relevant concepts and theories; most statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 49 – 44 points<\/td>\n | Student demonstrated less than satisfactory knowledge of relevant concepts and theories; some statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 43 – 39 points<\/td>\n | Student demonstrated unsatisfactory knowledge of relevant concepts and theories; many statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 38 – 0 points<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nComments<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Quality of Research<\/strong><\/p>\n (20 pts)<\/strong><\/td>\n| Student did an exceptional job of integrating course readings with additional research.\u00a0 Student cited more than the required number of references.\u00a0 Sources listed were all scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20 – 18 points<\/td>\n | Student did a satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research.\u00a0 Student cited the required number of references.\u00a0 Sources listed were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 17 \u2013 16 points<\/td>\n | Student did a less than satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research.\u00a0 Student may not have cited the required number of references.\u00a0 Some sources listed may not have been scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15 – 14 points<\/td>\n | Student did an inadequate job of integrating course readings with additional research.\u00a0 Student did not cite the required number of references.\u00a0 Many of the sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13 \u2013 0 points<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nComments<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Organization and Mechanics <\/strong><\/p>\n (20 pts)<\/strong><\/td>\n| Student presented information in a logical sequence that was very easy to follow.\u00a0 Paper had no major spelling and\/or grammar errors.\u00a0 The page length requirement was met.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20 \u2013 18 points<\/td>\n | Student presented information in a mostly logical sequence that was fairly easy follow.\u00a0 Paper had a few minor spelling and\/or grammar errors.\u00a0 The page length requirement was met or may have been slightly exceeded.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 17 \u2013 16 points<\/td>\n | Student presented information in a confusing sequence that was not easy to follow.\u00a0 Paper had several major spelling and\/or grammar errors.\u00a0 The page length requirement may not have been met.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15 – 14 points<\/td>\n | Student presented information in an illogical sequence that was difficult to follow.\u00a0 Paper had many spelling and\/or grammar errors.\u00a0 The page length requirement was not met.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13 \u2013 0 points<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nComments<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| APA formatting<\/strong><\/p>\n (5 pts)<\/strong><\/td>\n| All citations, quotations, and references were formatted correctly or contained only one or two minor errors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.0 \u2013 4.5<\/td>\n | Most citations, quotations, and references were formatted correctly or contained a few minor errors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.4 \u2013 4.0 points<\/td>\n | Several citations, quotations, and references were not formatted correctly or contained major errors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.9 \u2013 3.5 points<\/td>\n | Many citations, quotations, and references were not formatted correctly or contained many errors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.4 – 0 points<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nComments<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| <\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | Total Points Earned<\/strong><\/p>\n (100 points max)<\/strong><\/td>\n| \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Overall Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Identify Barriers to Change HRMD 650 Midterm Exam \u00a0This assignment is worth 24% of your final grade and addresses Course Objectives 4 and 5. \u00a0It gives you an opportunity to evaluate theories and models and identify barriers to change.\u00a0 You Read More 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