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.Background materialA good place to start is this introductory video on organizational development which will help introduce you not only to this module’s topic but also the entire course:Weiher, A. (2014). Artifact: Organization Development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9iLMsogoR0For more detailed reading on many of the same concepts in the video, read the following introductory book chapter. Pay special attention to the section on action research as applied to organizational development which starts on page 20:McLean, G. N. (2006). Chapter 1: What is organization development? Organization Development: Principles, Processes, Performance. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. [EBSCO eBook Business Collection. Note: when looking up a book in the EBSCO book collections do not copy and paste the entire reference into the search engine. Only enter in the title of the book. If you do a search on “Organization Development: Principles, Processes, Performance” this book will come up]Now read up in more detail on action research with the following two chapters:Haneberg, L. (2005). Chapter 3: The action research approach to change. Organization Development Basics. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training & Development. [EBSCO eBook Business Collection]Lurey, J. & Griffin, M. (2013). Section 2: Chapter 4: Action research: The anchor of OD practice. In Vogelsang, J. (ed). Handbook for Strategic HR: Best Practices in Organization Development from the OD Network. Saranac Lake, NY, USA: AMACOM Books, pp. 46-52. [EBSCO eBook Business Collection]

Associated Objectives Describe the various ways to structure business and legal entities Select the appropriate legal entity for a set of business needs Analyze the interrelationship of law and ethicsOver dinner, you and a colleague discussed a business venture you have talked about for a long time but have never taken action on. You want to produce and sell energy drinks.  The two of you agreed to proceed with the idea as 50/50 equal partners, and your colleague asked you about the next steps to take: how should you proceed?  You told your colleague that you would provide him/her with an email with your general thoughts about how to proceed. Based on the materials from Week 1, prepare an email to your colleague making suggestions for how to proceed.  Your email should at a minimum address the following: Selection of an entity type for the two of you to form (LLC). Specifically, address your reasoning for selecting the chosen entity or the reason for not forming a legal entity. Explain what you feel, in addition to the interests of the owners, are the chosen entity’s social responsibility while providing energy drinks to the public. The benefits of your choice. The potential consequences of your choice. The ethical implications you foresee, in particular, due to the fact that the two of you will be equal partners.