ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

FEEDBACK ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ASSIGNMENT

Great start on the project. Please review my comments on the rubric dated 7.20.21. Please post in the public discussion area if you have questions your fellow classmates might answer. Please post in private discussions if you have specific questions about the project that I can answer directly. 

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1) Describes the company’s culture in detail, and considers one or more of the aspects (shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, type of culture and subcultures, and areas of agreement or disagreement among employees) of organizational culture. NOT MASTERED!!!!!

7.20.21 Very good start on the project! Please provide a detailed description of the Company X's culture based on the cultural assessment results. The description should go beyond just listing the cultural assessment data. Your discussion should provide general insight into the core of the company culture. The description must also include at minimum 1 aspect of the organizational culture (shared assumptions, values and beliefs, type of culture and subcultures, and areas of agreement or disagreement among employees, etc.). The description must be supported by project details and learning resources. Think about the following to get started: - What is organizational culture? - What components comprise organizational culture? - How does organizational culture influence the performance and productivity of Company X? - What is the specific type of culture at Company X? - What elements make up the culture at Company X? - What subcultures exist within Company X? - To what extent does the organization's culture influence relationships, collaboration, and engagement at Company X? Refer to the fooling Learning Resources to help with your revision: Organizational Culture Types - OCAI Online. Project Resources: Project Overview - Company Scenario; Cultural Assessment Data.

2) Explains the strengths and weaknesses of the organizational culture. NOT MASTERED!!!!!

7.20.21 Good start on discussing the cultural improvements needed at Company X. To achieve mastery for this rubric element, you will need to provide an explanation of the organizational culture addressing in detail at a minimum 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the organizational culture. Each strength and weakness must be explained thoroughly and not just mentioned. Please be sure to back up each strength and weakness description using the supporting statements and data in the project. Supporting rationale and/or statements should include some description of the employee survey data with respect to higher percentages in key areas of agreement/disagreement/neutral feedback. This information should be accompanied by a discussion of what this information means in terms of the organization. Think about the following to get started: - At Company X, what are the strengths of the organizational culture? - What are the weaknesses of the culture at Company X? - How do these strengths and weaknesses impact organizational effectiveness in Company X? - What strategies or mechanisms can be used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses? - How do the insights from the Cultural Assessment Data connect to identified strengths and weaknesses? Refer to the fooling Learning Resources to help with your revision: Project Resources: Project Overview - Company Scenario; Cultural Assessment Data

3) Identifies the aspects that support (or hinder) the company’s effectiveness and performance. NOT MASTERED!!!!!

Please identify a minimum of two aspects that hinder or support the company’s effectiveness and performance. Organizational effectiveness is best measured through performance and productivity metrics and measurements. Use the Productivity Report in determining aspects that support and/or hinder organizational effectiveness. Using the Productivity Report or Research, please provide a description of how the metrics offer support of or create hindrance to effectiveness and efficiency. This rubric criteria is different than the strengths and weaknesses of organizational culture, it focuses on aspects that support or hinder the company's effectiveness and performance. Think about the following to help with your revision: - Using the Productivity Report section in the Cultural Assessment document, what cultural elements support the organization's effectiveness and performance? - Conversely, what cultural aspects may be a hindrance to the organization's effectiveness and performance? - After review of the Cultural Assessment data, what insights can be identified in terms of organizational effectiveness and performance from the employee's perspective? Refer to the fooling Learning Resources to help with your revision: Project Resources: Project Overview - Company Scenario; Cultural Assessment Data

4) Describes in detail the best practices to effectively administer a cultural assessment while considering strategies the new HR manager can use to mitigate potential biases in the data. NOT MASTERED!!!!!

The rubric requires a discussion on best practices to effectively administer a cultural assessment while considering strategies the new HR manager can use to mitigate potential biases in the data. Remember a cultural assessment is a survey that will measure employee attitudes, feelings, and perceptions about the culture. Please be sure your detailed discussion includes at minimum 2 best practices in administering a cultural assessment on a company. The description must also include at least 2 strategies that will help mitigate potential bias in the cultural assessment data. These 2 strategies must be adequately described and supported by the learning resources. Think about the following to get started: - What are at least two best practices that can be employed to effectively administer a cultural assessment? - What strategies can be used by the new HR manager to create an effective evaluation process? - How can bias influence data and information provided by employees to assess organizational culture? - How can the identified best practices align with strategies used by the new HR manager to remove and address potential biases in the data? Refer to the following Learning Resources to help with your revision: Rating Scales - SAGE; Organizational Culture Diagnosis and Feedback - SAGE Publishing. Project Resources: The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology, Chapter 9; Project Overview - Company Scenario; Cultural Assessment Data

5) Recommends effective strategies to improve culture within the organization and includes one or more of the considerations (role of management and leadership, communication techniques, and impacts on effectiveness and performance) for improvement. NOT MASTERED!!!!!

7.20.21 Very good recommendations to improve the company culture. You will need to provide at minimum 2 strategies to improve the organizational culture of Company X based on the Assessment Data. These will be actions that the company can take based off the consultant findings. The recommendation must include at least 1 of the following considerations for organizational improvement: role of management and leadership, communication techniques, alignment of values/views/shared assumptions/beliefs and impacts on effectiveness and performance. Each recommendation should be supported by employee survey data and feedback. Think about the following to get started: - What communication strategies can be used to improve culture and relationships with leaders, managers, and employees? - What strategies are most effective to improving organizational culture? - What role(s) does leadership, management, and employees have in supporting and guiding organizational effectiveness and performance? - How can HR professionals support change and improve effectiveness and performance within an organization? The following Learning Resources can assist with your revision: Section 8.3 - Creating and Maintaining Organizational Culture - FlatWorld e-book Principles of Management; Part 3 Section 10 - Organizational Culture and Leadership, 5th Edition; Chapter 2 - Organizational Effectiveness - Organizational Change and Development

6) Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling; shows understanding of audience and purpose.

7.20.21 Your writing looks good so far. Since you have some revisions to make, I will master this criterion once you have completed more writing.

7) Lists sources where needed using citation methods with no major errors.

7.20.21 Your citations look good so far. Since you have some revisions to make, I will master this criterion once you have completed more writing.