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pmcclam1982Choose one (1) of the following organizations to research: Google, Zappos, Southwest, Hewlett Packard, Xerox, W.L. Gore, DuPont, or Procter & Gamble. Use a variety of resources (company Website, newspaper, company blogs, etc.) to research the culture of the selected organization. Note: Use Question 6 as your conclusion. An abstract is not necessary for this assignment.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
- Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research.
- Examine the culture of the selected organization.
- Explain how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified.
- Determine the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture.
- Determine what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Support your position.
- Imagine that there is a decline in the demand of product(s) or services supplied by the selected organization. Determine what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation.
- Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives impact the productivity of an organization.
- Review learning theories and their relationship to organizational performance.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational behavior.
- Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200 | Assignment 2: Integrating Culture and Diversity in Decision Making: The CEO and Organizational Culture Profile | |||
Criteria | Unacceptable Below 70% F | Fair 70-79% C | Proficient 80-89% B | Exemplary 90-100% A |
1. Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research. Weight: 10% | Did not submit or incompletely provided a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research. | Partially provided a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research. | Satisfactorily provided a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research. | Thoroughly provided a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research. |
2. Examine the culture of the selected organization. | Did not submit or incompletely examined the culture of the selected organization. | Partially examined the culture of the selected organization. | Satisfactorily examined the culture of the selected organization. | Thoroughly examined the culture of the selected organization. |
3. Explain how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified. Weight: 10% | Did not submit or incompletely explained how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified. | Partially explained how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified. | Satisfactorily explained how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified. | Thoroughly explained how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified. |
4. Determine the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. Weight: 15% | Did not submit or incompletely determined the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. | Partially determined the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. | Satisfactorily determined the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. | Thoroughly determined the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. |
5. Determine what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Support your position. Weight: 20% | Did not submit or incompletely determined what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Did not submit or incompletely supported your position. | Partially determined what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Partially supported your position. | Satisfactorily determined what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Satisfactorily supported your position. | Thoroughly determined what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Thoroughly supported your position. |
6. Imagine that there is a decline in the demand of product(s) or services supplied by the selected organization. Determine what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation. Weight: 20% | Did not submit or incompletely determined what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation. | Partially determined what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation. | Satisfactorily determined what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation. | Thoroughly determined what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation. |
7. 5 references Weight: 5% | No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% | More than 6 errors present | 5-6 errors present | 3-4 errors present | 0-2 errors present
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