1. "A strong culture is characterized by employees sharing core values. The more employees share and accept the core values, the stronger the culture is and the more influential it is on behavior." How is this statement shown through out the movie with Jake and Alonzo's partnership.
2. When trying to change a culture, there are five interventions managers should initiate, these are all mentioned in Chapter 2. Explain how Alonzo implemented each of these interventions when trying to win over Jake as a Narcotics Officer.
3. Jake mentioned in the beginning of the movie how he knew what great things the job would bring and how lucky he was to have such a great opportunity. How do his expectations change and how does this relate to the Accommodation Stage (stage 2) of the Stages of Socializations?
4. Explain how mentoring can contribute to employee motivation, retention and cohesiveness of the organization. Did Alonzo's mentoring Jake help contribute any of these? Why or why not?
5. The police force is dominated by a bureaucratic culture, do you believe the department Alonzo is associated with might have a mix of another type of culture, if so which one and why?