Action Research to Facilitate a Positive Organizational Culture
General
- Graduate; Senior, Capstone
- 10 learners; individual projects
- 80 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/4 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Any
Categories
Project timeline
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May 6, 2024Experience start
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June 29, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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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.
- Learner skills
- Strategic self-reflection, Real-world application, Critical analysis, Innovative problem solving, Data interpretation, Stakeholder engagement
- Deliverables
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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 Examples
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?