Project 3: Culture, Climate, and Ethical Decisions

Step 3: Conduct Independent Research

As you did for the situation audit, adopt the perspective of an  outside consultant when working on this report. This will increase your objectivity as you examine your own company.

Independently research the concepts of organizational culture, climate, and ethics. Your independent research should focus on topics relevant to your organization’s specific culture, climate, and ethics (e.g., employee surveys, relevant history, legal compliance, recent scandals, ethical concerns, training practices, organization priorities, pay practices, benefit packages, diversity considerations, advancement opportunities, and so forth).

Determine the consequences of organizational culture, climate, and ethics to your organization's operations. Would legal measures (employment laws) need to be used to reshape the culture, climate, or ethics of the organization? If so, what impact would that have on the workforce?

When you have completed this step, proceed to Step 4 to create an annotated resource list.