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Assignment 2: lntegrating Culture and Divereity in Decision Making: The GEO and Organizational Culturc Prcffle Due Week 8 and worth 200 points

Choose 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, neywpaper, cornpany blogs, etc.) to rasearch the culture of the selected organization. ilote: Use Question 6 as your conclusion. An abstract is not necessary fur this assignment.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Provide a brief (one [1J paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research. 2. Examine 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.

4. Determine the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. 5. Determine wfrat type of leader would be best suited forthis organization. Support your position. 6. lmagine that there is a decline in the demand of product(s) or services supplied by the selected

organization. Determine ufrat the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation.

7. Use at least ffve (5) quality academic rcsourse$ in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must fullow these formatting requirements:

. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-insh margins on all sides; citations and references muet followAPA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instntctions.

r lnclude a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professol's name, the course tltle, and the date. The cover page end the reference page are not included in the required assignment page langth.

Tha specific courBe leaming outcomes associated with this assignment are: r Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives impact the productivity of

an organization. . Review learning theoriee and their relationship to organizational performance. r Use tectnology and information reeources to research issues in organizational behavior. r 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.

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Poinb:200 A*signment 2: lntegrrting Cultre ard Diversity ln Dsci*ion ilaking: The CEO and Organizafional Culture Profile

Critoria Unaccepfiable Bdffif0% F

Fail 70-79% G

Proficient ur{e% B

Exemplary 90.100% A

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2. Examire the cutture of the selected oryanization. Weigttt 10Yo

Did not submit or incompletely elomined the culture of the selected oroaniralion

Partially examined the anlture of the sel6cted organization.

Satisfactorily exarnined lhe cu}turc of the selected organization.

Thoroughly examined the culture of the selected organization.

3. Explain how you determined that the selected organization shov',ed the signs of the cufturc that you have identified. weight 10o/q

Did not submit or incompletely erplained how you determined thatthe selected oganization showed the sign$ of the cutture that you have identified.

Partiafly explained hour you determined that the selected o€anization shotaed the signs of the olltum that you have identified.

Satisfactorily explained how you determined thatthe seleoted organization chowed the sign$ of the culture that you have identified.

Thoroughly explained how you determined that the selec.ted organization showed the signs of the culture thatyou have identified.

4. Determine the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. Weight:15%

Did not submit or incompletely debrmined the fadors hatcaueed the oEanization to embody thi$ narfir"-rrlar orlfirra

Partially detemhed the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture^

Salisfadorily determined the fac{ors hat caused the organization to embuly this particular culture.

Thoroughly determined the factors thal caused the organization to embody this partioular culture.

S, Determine what type of leader would be best suited for this oqanization" Support your position. Weight 20%

Did not submit or incompletely determined what type of leaderwould be best suited for this organizatlrn. Did not submit or incompletely supported your nocition

Partially determined what type of leader v,aould be best suited hrthis organization. Partially supported your position.

Satisfactodly determindwiat type of leader would be best suited for this organization. $atisfacdorily supported your position.

Thoroughly determined u/ftat type of leaderuould be best suited for this organization. Thoroughly supported your position.

6. lmagine that there is a dedine in the demand of product(s) or seryi@s supplid by the selecied organization. Determine what the change in culfure uould need to bs in response to this situation. Weiotrl: 2ool"

Did not submit or incompletely determined what the change in culturc would need to be in r€sponse to this situation.

PanEily oetBrmmeo what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation,

satBtactorily detBrmined what the cfiange in culture would need to be in re.sponso to this situation.

Thoroughly determined what the cfiange in culture would need to be in response to thls situation.

7. 5 reftrences Weight SYo

No refeenes provided

Does not meetthe required nurnbor of referenbes; some or all refurences poor arralifu ahniltc

M6ets number of required rebrencesl all references high guality choices.

Exceeds number of required rebrences; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarfty, writing mednnice, and formatting requirements \Aleioht 10%

Morc than 6 ennrs prcsent

5€ enors present 34 enors present O-2 enors preGent

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