Organizational Effectiveness

The most important measure of organizational effectiveness for a business is usually expressed in terms of how well its net profitability compares with its target profitability. Additional measures associated with organizational effectiveness can include, but are not limited to, an organization’s growth data and customer satisfaction survey results.

According to Pedraza (2014), highly effective organizations exhibit strengths over five areas: (1) leadership, (2) decision making and structure, (3) people, (4) work processes and systems, and (5) culture. To achieve and sustain organizational success, companies needs to adapt to the dynamic environment (i.e., internal and external). Evaluating and improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency is one strategy used to help sustain growth and enhance the development of an organization and, increasingly, is becoming an important component of a human resource professional’s job. In that light, write a paper that addresses the following:

• Select      a large company with which you are familiar that is not meeting its      objectives or obligations (public or private). The company can be one at      which you are currently employed, have been employed in the past, or one      that you admire. Ensure that this is a public organization or that this organization      has a strong online presence.
• Evaluate      the organization using the five criteria provided above. Discuss the      results of your evaluation. Are you surprised by the results? Why or why      not? What was interesting about the results?
• Describe      the central issues and problems that are affecting its effectiveness or      efficiency.
• Discuss      how the role of human resources would be perfectly suited to lead/assist      in addressing these issues.
• Finally,      discuss the strategies and tactics a human resources professional can      utilize to gain the influence needed to be seen as a strategic      player/assistant in these types of issues.

Your paper should be:

• 7      pages in length not including title and reference pages (which are      required). Include a formal references page. Formatted and cited according      to APA format.
• Supported      by at least 5-7 scholarly sources and can include resources from this      course. You cannot use Wikipedia. For this assignment, a credible source      is defined as:
  • A       scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article.
  • A       government-based website or publication.
  • A       trade or industry journal article, publication, or website, including       those from trade organizations such as SHRM.org and TD.org.

Reference used in class:

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Geimer, J. L., Zolner, M., & Allen, K. S. (2017). Beyond HR competencies: Removing organizational barriers to maximize the strategic effectiveness of HR professionals. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 10(1), 42–50.

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Lambert, A., & Newall, A. (2017). A new HR blueprint: Organizational effectiveness. HR. Retrieved from https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/a-new-hr-blueprint-organisational-effectiveness

Miller, S. (2018). For 2019, employers adjust health benefits as costs near $15,000 per employee. SHRM. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/employers-adjust-health-benefits-for-2019.aspx

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