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

Week Three: Module 3 Session 6 Assignment

Paper Assignment:

Please refer to your org. structure that you were guided to retrieve in Module Two. Next, see pg. 226: 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.

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 five scholarly references, excluding the text to support your stance. This paper must be in APA format and should be 4-5 pages excluding the org. chart.  The org chart should be in an Appendix, properly labeled and is referred to intext as you discuss the highlights in the narrative of your paper.  See the rubric for grading guidelines. This paper is worth 40 points.

The associated program learning goals and competencies appear below:

Associated PLOs

• #2 Effectively communicate in all forms of expression to relate facts, simplify complexity, customize, and create persuasive arguments for the target audience to improve organizational function and/or to transform organizational vision for all stakeholders.
• #5 Evaluate political, economic, social, technological, workforce, legal, ethical and regulatory factors that impact systems, organizations, communities and individuals at multiple levels along the health care continuum.
• #7 Demonstrate leadership excellence through abilities and behaviors, which include establishing a vision and inspiring and supporting others to work towards that shared vision and related goals.
• #8 Evaluate alternative organizing structures and use organization structure to design performance improvement strategies.

Corresponding Competencies:

• HS1: Apply management theories, approaches, and core functions to routine operations and to current and emerging issues in the health care environment.
• IE2: Translate the results of complex analyses into information that illustrates potential problems and opportunities in a persuasive, meaningful way.
• HS4: Make specific changes in the system or in own work methods to improve performance through evidence-based information and statistical metrics; pursue improvements to make systems work better, faster, at lower cost, more efficiently, and/or more reliably.
• C1: Demonstrate formal and informal communication using traditional and contemporary modalities to convey messages that are clear and cogent for the target audience, which includes all forms of expression and technology that may be employed to reach the audience.

Please find the rubric below to which the assignment is graded:

Rubric_Week three_Assignment Two: Org Structure

• Reference: Understanding the Design and Organization of Your Company: pgs. 235-236/226

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