Understanding an organization’s culture is important for creating a positive work environment. It involves recognizing both negative and positive cultural aspects. This assignment focuses on analyzing the organizational culture of a specific organization you’re familiar with or have studied. Using the dimensions from Chapter 8’s Organizational Culture Profile (OCP), you’ll assess the strengths and weaknesses of the culture. You’ll also look at the things that shape this culture. The ‘five signs of organizational culture’ will help you identify unique traits. Additionally, you’ll evaluate how the leader or founder influences and maintains this culture. Through this assignment, you’ll gain tools to understand and explain the complexities of organizational culture more effectively.
Assignment Instructions:
- Introduction: Introduce the concept of organizational culture and its significance in the context of any one organization you have worked with or researched about . Discuss the importance of analyzing organizational culture and its impact one employee spelling satisfaction, retention, and performance.
- Characterization of Organization Culture: Based on the dimensions of Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) describe the culture of this organisation. Evaluate its strengths and weaknesses and provide evidence to support your analysis.
- Artifacts that create Organization Culture: Artifacts are the visible and tangible elements of an organization’s culture, such as its symbols, language, stories, and rituals. Examine the artifacts that create this organization’s culture. Discuss the visible signs that reflect its values, beliefs, and attitudes. Provide examples of artifacts that you have observed or experienced.
- Application of the Five Signs of Organizational Culture: Apply the ‘five signs of organizational culture'(language, stories, rituals, and ceremonies, symbols, and control systems) to this organization. Discuss how these signs influence its culture and the behavior of its members. Support the discussion with some examples.
- Influence of Leader in shaping the Organisation’s Culture: Evaluate the influence of the organization’s leader or founder on its culture. Discuss how his/her vision, values, and leadership style have shaped the organization’s culture. Provide examples to support your arguments (it can be based on your personal knowledge, experience or research).
- Employee Experience: Analyse and discuss how the organisation’s culture has influenced it’s employees’ experience and shaped their behaviours at work.
- Conclusion: Summarize the main points of your assignment. Emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of this organization’s culture and its influence on employee satisfaction, retention, and performance. Highlight the key takeaways from your research.
- References: . Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other sources. For assistance with APA formatting, view the Learning Resource Center: Academic Writing. Here is a quick link to understand writing with APA.
Note: The word length of this assignment should be minimum of 750 words and do not exceed 1000 words, excluding references.
Reference
Carpenter, M., Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2010). Management principles, v. 1.1. https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/management-principles-v1.1/index.html.
This assignment will be assessed by your instructor using the rubric on this assignment page.