Paper and Questions

Organizational Analysis Paper

The goal of this project is to create a paper that captures the key cultural aspects of an organization (Home Depot). When preparing the paper and gathering information on the company (Home Depot) address the following areas in regards to the organization.

•Introduction

•History of the organization

•Organization’s Mission Statement

I will need a proposal to submit that details the company (Home Depot) being analyzed and the people within the company that will be talked to about the various parts of the paper. Make sure permission is granted from the people in the company before proceeding with the proposal.

Address the following questions:

•How does the organization develop and execute their strategic plan and budgeting process?

•How does the organization’s information system help them be successful and maintain control of the business?

•What types of cost controls does the organization have in place?

•What role does financial reporting play in the decision making process of the organization?

•What type of internal control does the organization have in place?

•What types of financial performance measures exist within the organization?

•What are your conclusions on the key cultural aspects of the company you've analyzed?

Gathering data provides you with the raw material to paint your picture of the organization. It is both an essential and vital component of this project, because it gives you the surface, shades and strokes with which to work. Data gathering enables you to take your analysis to a much deeper level and allows you to discover how others think about the organization and to integrate conceptual maps with organizational realities. Furthermore, data production compels you to develop a capacity to use colleagues as resources. There are several ways to gather data for your organizational analysis. Data can be gathered through: (1) observation; (2) interviews; (3) questionnaires; and (4) analysis of organizational records. All of these methods are great methods to use. Combining these methods can produce a more insightful analysis.

Layout of the paper/Requirements

This paper should be between 12 and 16 pages, double-spaced, single-sided, 12 point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, with no grammar or spelling errors; include a title page, a table of contents, and a reference page at the end. The table of contents and title page will not be counted in the 12-16 pages.

The first page of the paper should be a title page. The second page should provide a table of contents that lists the major areas of the paper, along with page numbers. The body of your paper should include an introduction that briefly describes the main content of the paper. The final section of the main text should be a conclusion. Following the conclusion, be sure to include a reference page to support your paper.