formatted paper‚ using a minimum of three references‚ describing the culture of one of the following (the United States of America or your current or past place of employment). Your paper should address each of the following topics: • Observable Artifacts • Espoused Values • Enacted Values Secondly‚ describe how these functions shape values and culture. If you work full time but want to continue your education‚ you can take classes online. Someone without the access and time
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False Questions 1. Organizational culture shapes and reinforces certain employee attitudes and behaviors by creating a system of control over employees. True False 2. Symbols‚ rituals‚ and espoused values are three major types of observable artifacts. True False 3. Physical structures say a lot about a culture. True False 4. Ceremonies are the daily planned routines that occur in an organization. True False 5. Espoused values can range from published documents‚ such
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What are the characteristics of the ideal learning organization? The seven characteristics of a learning organization are: innovation and risk taking‚ attention to detail‚ outcome orientation‚ people orientation‚ team orientation‚ aggressiveness‚ and stability. Innovation and risk taking depends primary on the organization’s needs. For instance‚ an organization could decide to take a risk that could improve or damage the organization. A business that allows innovations must decide the limit or
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JustSave Foods is a chain of 19 grocery stores in North Carolina owned by Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI). While they are now a sister chain of Lowes Foods‚ JustSave’s stores were originally Lowes stores not too long ago. The 19 stores are largely located in more rural areas with more tight-knit communities. Due to their poor performance in comparison to local competitors‚ it was clear to management at MDI that the stores needed a change from what Lowes Foods offers. While one part of that change
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Organizational culture is sometimes referred to as corporate culture‚ though this isn’t the best description since a large non-profit organization or charity could also have its own organizational culture even though they are definitely not corporations. A very basic definition of organizational culture as given by Deal and Kennedy is the way things get done around here. However this definition is too narrow and therefore there is a need for a deeper definition as follows. Organizational culture
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What are the observable artifacts‚ espoused values‚ and basic assumptions associated with Chrysler’s culture. Explain Based on the poor performance of the Chrysler organization before Mr. Marchionne took over as CEO‚ it is clear that the company’s previous basic assumptions were ineffective (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2013 p. 86). The main basic assumption was that a higher market share automatically equaled profits. This led to an additional basic assumption that high rebates would increase sales. Mr
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Culture is instrumental in shaping an organization and is viewed in through observable artifacts‚ espoused values‚ and shared beliefs of a group (). Observable artifacts are examined through the physical attributes of an organization which potentially include: dress codes‚ awards given‚ acronyms utilized‚ and rituals within the company. The basic assumptions‚ values or beliefs that employees hold shape a company’s behavior and they are the most difficult to change. Recently a topic of ongoing conversation
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including myths‚ stories‚ and jargon” (2012). Similar to the cultures we have in society. Organizational culture can create their own environment. In this paper‚ we will discuss what organizational culture is in-depth. I will address the following observable artifacts‚ espoused values‚ and enacted values. I have only worked in the United States so I will be discussing what I have encountered while in the workforce. Organizational Culture Just like the world employers and the work world has its own culture
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understandings that is shared by members of an organization and is taught to new members. Organizational culture operates on two levels: 1) Visible artifacts and observable behavior: the way people act and dress‚ the type of control structures‚ ceremonies shared by employees‚ stories‚ slogans‚ behavior‚ physical settings. The visible artifacts can be used to interpret culture. 2) Values in the minds of organization members: The underlying values‚ assumptions and thought processes of an organization
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Analysis of Organizational Culture Dr. Meghan Griffin MAN 3240 V4: Organizational Behavior Onja T. Payne April 03‚ 2013 Analysis of Organizational Culture Introduction: Organizational culture is the foundation of any company. The culture is unique to all companies and is set by the founders of the organization. Organizational culture is defined as “a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations.” In many instances the
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