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Action Research to Facilitate a Positive Organizational Culture

MGMT 590
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Champlain College
Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Donald Haggerty He / Him
Professor
(1)
6
Timeline
  • May 6, 2024
    Experience start
  • June 29, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Employee retention Training & development Workplace culture
Skills
strategic self-reflection real-world application critical analysis innovative problem solving data interpretation stakeholder engagement
Learner goals and capabilities

Do you have an idea for organizational change or a human resource related project that needs an extra boost? Do you have projects that could be accelerated by mature working professionals completing their graduate studies in leadership and organizational change? Can your Human Resource Department use some assistance in moving ahead with initiatives needing experienced support? Anything is possible by partnering with our graduate students from both our Masters in Executive Leadership (MSEL) and Organization Development and Human Relations (ODHR) programs. This course runs up to six terms per year (approximately every eight weeks) and is dependent on enrollment. If there are not enough students, we will postpone until the following term.


Our graduate students are working professionals who are enrolled in an online graduate program for which they are required to complete a final “capstone” project. While most students complete projects at their place of employment, some prefer to do a project in a new industry or special area of interest. Their skills: Project assessment and recommendations for any organizational initiative, Project development, Strengths-based models of management, Application of distributed leadership methodologies, Action Research to a selected project, Secondary and Qualitative research


How It Works:

Submit a Match Request: Provide details about your potential project via the Riipen platform.


Student Match: Our faculty will thoughtfully match your project with one or more students who are best suited for your needs based on their expertise and interests.


Engagement Phase: Students collaborate with you to craft and present strategic recommendations within a defined timeline.


Final Deliverables: You'll receive a comprehensive assessment and recommendations supported by meticulous research and insightful analysis.


Learners

Learners
Graduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
80 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Organizational Change Assessment and Recommendations: Through Action Research, students will combine external secondary research with qualitative research based in interaction with selected employees and/or stakeholders.


Final Presentation summarizing both the Assessment and Recommendations based on authentic data and input from members of your organization.

Project timeline
  • May 6, 2024
    Experience start
  • June 29, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

We enthusiastically invite forward-thinking organizations to share your potential projects within the realm of leadership, organizational change or human resources development. We extend a warm welcome to applicants who possess projects that are within the broad fields of organization development or leadership. The project titles highlighted below offer a glimpse into the possibilities that lie ahead:


Providing an Assessment and Recommendations to build on your organizational strengths

Design/Improvements to onboarding, training and development of new employees

 Introducing a strength-based and positive perspective into your organizational culture

 Adapting a more “strength-based” approach to any change

 Harnessing the power of your employees to engage in positive change through their

involvement in qualitative Action Research

 Cultivating Inclusion through Effective Leadership Strategies

 Developing a more distributed leadership model

 Driving Innovation through Entrepreneurial Leadership


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Is top management supportive of the students engaging with your organization to engage in Action Research on the designated project?

Are employees available to engage in highly targeted Action Research interviews and provide critical data to support your area of inquiry?

Do you value mentorship and relationship-building as integral to the successful completion of the capstone project?

Could you describe your mentorship style?

What type of support, personally and organizationally, are you prepared to provide to the students?

Are you open to using the Riipen platform for communication and document exchange with the students?