ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
Read all instructions and the grading rubric carefully before beginning this Organizational
Structure Assignment. You are responsible for reading and understanding these documents. For
this Organizational Structure Assignment, you are required to choose between producing a
PowerPoint presentation or writing a research paper. This Organizational Structure
Assignment must focus on the organizational models in public administration and the effects of
those structures on personnel performance.
Read: Dresang: Exercises 2 3 and Read: The Role of Organizations in Fostering Public
Service Motivation and conduct your own research. You must explain the different models of
organizational design that may be utilized in public administration, the effects that these models
may have on public service motivation, and an evaluation of organizational structure options
considering biblical principles.
You are expected to comport yourself with the highest writing, research, and ethical standards.
Additionally, to do well on this Organizational Structure Assignment, you must conduct high
quality research and offer rich, well-supported analysis and evaluation. The emphasis here is on
your ability to critically evaluate and analyze the material and to exhibit a nuanced understanding
of the substance, dynamics, and ramifications reflected in the subject matter; mere reporting,
opinion, or conjecture will not suffice.
You must avoid any careless or simple grammar errors such as misspellings, incomplete
sentences, comma splices, faulty noun/verb agreement, etc. Such errors will result in substantial
point deductions. Oral presentations must be professional, articulate, and free of grammar errors,
informality, etc.
Plagiarism in any form is strictly prohibited and may result in failure of the assignment, failure
of the course, and/or removal from the program. It is your responsibility to ensure that you fully
understand what constitutes the various forms of plagiarism and that you avoid all forms of
plagiarism.
Option 1: Research Paper
If you elect to write a research paper for this Organizational Structure Assignment:
The text of this research paper must be 5 7 pages (not including title page, reference
page, and any appendices).
This paper must be in current APA format with 1-inch margins and 12-pt Times New
Roman font.
A title page and reference page must be also included.
You must include citations to at least 4 7 appropriate sources (in addition to the course
textbooks, assigned readings, and the Bible) to fully support your assertions and
conclusions.
This assignment draws heavily from the Read items assigned in this Module: Week and
you are expected to illustrate your understanding of those sources.
Service Motivation