Organizational Diagnostic Model

Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC MODELS

Organizational Diagnostic Models

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Part 1

Purpose of conducting organizational diagnosis

Organizational diagnosis involves the assessment of company’s culture, structure, and operations in an attempt to identify company strength and weakness thus assisting the organization to develop. Organizational diagnosis investigates company components and operations and the information derived is used to establish strategies to improve the dynamism and effectiveness of the company (Beer & Spector, 1993). Organizational diagnosis examines different processes or factors that affect the company’s performance thus identifying any limitations that prevent effective company performance. Organizational diagnosis is carried out in order to identify whether company structure and processes are aligned to maximize performance in order to achieve objectives.

Organizational diagnosis is essential to a company in order to identify gaps in desired output and also because it enables a company to improve on efficiency and effectiveness thus determining whether the company will be successful or not. Organizational diagnosis provides why a company needs to change, how it can change and what it needs to change (Janicijevic, 2010).

Organizational diagnostic models

Likert system analysis

The model can be applied in an organization to identify the management system existing in an organization by determining employee perceptions of dimensions in the company. The model includes dimensions such as communication, decision making, control, motivation, interaction, goal setting and performance (Leadersphere, 2008). The strength of the model is that it investigates clearly defined variables, it is easy to understand, and provides information on organizational culture and management style. The model has weakness in that it only analyses internal behavior and does not investigate external environment and company...