MGT 423 Week 1: Action Research in Organizational Development
There are a huge number of individuals and firms who are out there selling their organizational development services. Take a look at videos and/or webpages of OD consultants and find a company or individual that really stands out in a good or bad way. Share the link to the video or webpage, and explain what made this particular consultant or consulting firm stand out to you. Also, discuss whether or not the material presented in the video or webpage seems to be consistent with what you read about in the background readings. For example, does this consultant seem to practice a form of action research or do they do something entirely different?
One consultant whose videos or webpage you may want to check out is Dr. Jeremy Lurey, as he is the author of one of your readings for this module and the CEO of Plus Delta Consulting.
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Action Research in Organizational Development
Plus Delta Consulting stands out exceptionally well in offering services on organizational development. The organizational consultancy firm has been recognized for their top-notch business acumen and prowess in delivering quality services for their clients’ development. Plus Delta Consulting CEO, Jeremy Lurey, affirms his faith in using action research approach to achieve organizational development goals. He insists on the importance of the steps involved in action research towards creating a custom path for any organization to meet their strategic goals. Action-research is an iterative process that it is therefore important for the organization to work cohesively with consultants to restructure their development plans to accommodate internal or external changes in the industry CITATION Lur02 \l 1033 (Lurey & Griffin, 2002).
In my background research and reading, I hav...