ORGL 4342 –Organizational Change Instructor: Dr. Ruben G. Flores Research Proposal Information (Artifact) Students combine research and theory to develop an individual synthesis project which examines an organization that has undergonea change or several changes and the outcomes that have occurred from those changes. Identify the variables that are responsible for those changes and pick two variables. In the Introduction section of your paper you will describe how those variables relate to each other and how they are responsible for organizational change. For instance if you find that organizational capacity for change is positively related to how an organization deals with organizational conflict then your hypothesiswould be:H1 –There is a relationship between organizational capacity for change and organizational conflict.You will state that in your introduction and then in the review of literature you will discuss and provide an analysis of each of the articles that you find as sources and that explore how organizational capacity for change relates to how an organization handles organizational conflict.This project is completed in an individual setting, synthesizing information from the rest of the program. Students learn significant skills in research and writing, project management, synthesis, application, and demonstrate skills in applying theoretical constructs to concrete applications. Your research paper should include: 1.Title Page2.Introduction -Purpose of your researchand brief overview of the company you are selecting as the case study. Your hypothesis should be stated here.a.What are you going to show me? Why?b.How is this important to other organizations?3.Review of literature (Body of your research paper). a.Discussthe articles/sources you found about thefactors/variables that were related to the change in thecompanyand what changes occurred. (cite accordingly). b.Discuss how the variables you discussed were related to the organization that you picked. How did the relationship between these two variables correlate with the change that occurred in your case?
ORGL 4342 –Organizational Change Instructor: Dr. Ruben G. Flores c.Discuss how the company adapted (or didn’t adapt) tothe change or changes. Were there issues in only certain areas ofthe company or the entirecompany?What has occurred since then in the company? (citeaccordingly)d.Find a minimum of 6sources which must be peer-reviewed journal articles.4.Findingsa.Discuss what you have drawn from the sources youreviewed at this point. How has this affected the company in youropinion? How do you know and/or how did you reach thatconclusion? Etc?b.Discuss whether the articles that you found supported or rejected your hypothesis.5.Conclusiona.Please include information that you have learned and what you willtake away from the research you found.b.How will you use it as a future leader when implementing change inyour organization?6.Referencesa.APA format
