Week 9 Discussion 1 & 2

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From the e-Activity, describe some of the stories, rites, rituals, and symbols that are representative of the organization’s culture of your current or previous employer. Examine how you have responded to these cultural elements. Determine if the ways you responded to the cultural elements did or did not help you to adjust.
Determine five characteristics of innovation teams that are linked to their success. Rank these characteristics in order of importance (one being the most important, and five being the least important). Select one of the characteristics of innovation teams that you believe you relate to. Support your position.
From the scenario, determine who you would choose to lay off and explain why. Propose criteria that can be used to decide who gets laid off in organizations.
From the scenario, determine the level of emphasis that organizations should place on ensuring that layoff decisions are ethical and legal. Propose ways for organizations to achieve the goal of ethical and legal layoffs.