ORGS 2010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Relationship Marketing, Organizational Culture, Cultural System

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Grouping and linking can be used to address the political and cultural aspects of the task force. 5 distinctive qualities are: external activities, extensive ties, expandable structures. Core tier: usually present at the start of the team; carry the team"s history and identity. Outer-net tier: specialized expertise, often join to handle a task that is separable from ongoing work: flexible membership. Integrative meetings: team members share the external info each has obtained. Transparent decision making: keeps people informed about the choices behind decisions. Ambassadorial activity: aimed at managing upward (marketing the project and the team to the company power structure) (power structure) Task coordination: managing the lateral connections across functions and the interdependencies with other units (workflow structure) Scouting: lateral and downward searches through the org. to understand who has knowledge and expertise; investigating competitors, new technology, etc. (informational structure)

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QUESTION 5 Gerri was a new teacher and soon became friends with Julia, who had been a teacher at the school for several years. In the course of their conversation, Julia told Gerri about the principal and what she could expect. This is an example of a.

a corporate story.

b. a personal story.

c. a collegial story.

d. an organizational story.

e. a communication network.

QUESTION 6

The term used to describe the ways of thinking, acting, and understanding work that are shared by members of an organization and reflect an organization's distinct identity is called

	a.	organizational culture.
	b.	organizational hierarchy.
	c.	organizational rites.
	d.	organizational structure.
	e.	organizational rituals.

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In this Unit, you will evaluate and address culture anddiversity in the workplace. Before continuing on to answer thequestions, review the following PREZIâ¢ presentation: âUnderstandingthe Cultural Dimensions of an Organization.â

Read the article âGetting a Read on Corporate Cultureâ

Read the information on IFRS.

Additionally, your internship/externship employer should haveprovided you with an employee manual that outlines theorganizational policies and procedures. An important part of anyemployee manual is the organizationâs policy statement on cultureand diversity. If your internship/externship employer does not havea policy statement with regard to culture and diversity, you willneed to analyze the organization's position on culture anddiversity based on your experiences and observations.

Answer the following questions about your experiences andobservations at your internship/externship organization with regardto cultural literacy in personal and professional environments:

What are some basic dimensions that describe the culturalorientation of your externship employer organization?

What are some of the major characteristics of diversity in yourexternship employer organization?

What privacy issues impact stakeholders in your externshipemployer organization?

Based on your observations, are there motivational differencesbetween employees across cultures in your externship employerorganization?

Be sure to discuss the following topics within your answerpost:

Apply cultural literacy in personal and professionalenvironments.

Respect for other cultures

Communicate and adopt across cultures

Impact of actions on you and others

Aware of the value of and limitations

Sources:

The Society for Experiential Learning and Development (2012).Understanding the cultural dimensions of an organization [PreziPresentation]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.seld.us/understanding-the-cultural-dimensions-of-an-organization/

Career Arc Group (2012). Getting a read on corporate culture.Retrieved fromhttp://www.internships.com/student/resources/workplace/the-first-few-days/getting-a-read-on-corporate-culture

Southwest Airlines, diagnose the organizationâs level of resistance and construct a solid communication plan. Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.

Recommend one (1) communication strategy that would be applicable to southwest airlines. Diagnose why this communication strategy is best for your organization.

Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.

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