Organization Culture

Title: An analysis of the culture of an organisation

Your report will apply ONE theoretical framework used in the study of organizational culture to conduct an analysis of an organization’s culture. The analysis will illustrate the culture by focusing on EITHER

1. An issue (something which the organization has responded to) OR

2. A particular organizational practice (something the organization does) OR

3. An event (some particular incident or series of incidents inside the organization) OR

4. A sub-unit (an organizational department/division)

You will be able to choose from ONE of the six organizations:

- Google http://www.google.com

- UNIQLO http://www.uniqlo.com

- 3M http://www.3m.com/

- AirAsia http://www.airasia.com

- ZARA http://www.zara.com

- HSBC http://www.hsbc.com/hk

Your report will not exceed 3000 words (excluding appendices) and must use the format shown below. The breakdown of marks for each task is shown below.

- A brief background to the organization and its environment (10 Marks)

- An introduction to the focus of the report (the practice, issue, event or sub-unit) (NOTE: WITHIN THIS SECTION YOU MUST INCLUDE A SENTENCE STATING YOUR FOCUS CLEARLY & SIMPLY) (10 Marks)

- A brief argument which explains/justifies why you have chosen a particular theoretical framework instead of 1 other alternative that you have considered but have rejected (10 Marks)

- An explanation of your chosen theoretical framework that you will use to analyse the organization, including its main concept (20 Marks)

- An analysis of the practice, issue, event or sub-unit which uses the chosen theoretical framework and concepts (30 Marks)

- Conclusion (including recommendations) (10 Marks)

Required :

- Text citations (very important)