Assignment task: You need to think about an organization that you have either been a part of, or you will conduct research on a company, and address the following about the company in a two-three page paper.
1. Name of the company and the industry the company operates within
2. Size of the company
3. Describe the overall culture of the organization, and identify and examine the concepts that you have learned from the week's readings and lecture. Are there subcultures within the organization?
4. Would you describe the culture as positive or negative? Why?
5. What are some consequences of the culture? For example, if the culture is negative, is there high turnover and low productivity?
6. How does the organization's management team affect the organization's culture?
7. How does the culture of the organization view corporate ethics and social responsibility? Provide specific examples regarding their ethics and social responsibility.
8. What strategies would you recommend to improve the culture in the organization? What has the company done to maintain or improve its culture in the past five years?