Culture

Authentic Assessment (part 1: 20 percent)

You will be asked to analyze an organizational culture. This could be the organization you work with, or it could be some other organization to which you have access. Remember that clubs, associations, and churches can be considered organizations. Research (data gathering) may include, but does not have to be limited to, research of corporate websites, interviews, observations, and surveys.

Collect your data and analyze it. Describe how you collected the data (observation, interviews, surveys). Then, analyze the organizational culture along three dimensions: artifacts, values, and underlying assumptions. Give examples of behavior, speech, or symbols that illustrate your findings. This paper should be 4–5 pages in length, be doubled-spaced, and adhere to APA guidelines. 

Exceeds Expectations 5 | Meets Expectations 4 |

description, evaluation, and analysis demonstrate a thorough understanding of the core cultural elements of artifacts, values, and assumptions | description, evaluation, and analysis demonstrate an understanding of the core cultural elements of artifacts, values, and assumptions |

paper demonstrates an understanding of how the culture links to the objectives/behavior of the organization and of its impact on employees | paper shows some understanding of how the culture links to the objectives/behavior of the organization and of its impact on employees |

three to four relevant examples are provided that illustrate the culture of the organization; examples are taken from author's data gathering | two relevant examples are provided that illustrate the culture of the organization; examples are taken from author's data gathering |

paper demonstrates excellent communication; it attends to APA style; it has no more than two to three mistakes in grammar and mechanics; it shows use of appropriate outside resources | paper demonstrates excellent communication; it has few mistakes in APA formatting,...