ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Required Material A good place to start is this interactive tutorial: Organizational culture.   (2014). Pearson Learning Solution s. New York, NY.  After reviewing the tutorial, dig deeper into this topic with the following readings: Piccolo, R. & Bardes, M. (2011). Chapter 13: Cultural due diligence.  In Baker, H. (Ed.)  Art of Capital Restructuring , John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, N.J Available in Trident Online Library (go to Additional Library Sources, EBSCO eBook Collection, type in  Art of Capital Restructuring  in the Summon search box).  Rao, P. (2010). Organisational culture and effectiveness.  Organisational Behaviour.  Global Media, Mumbai.Available from Trident Online Library (type  Rao Organisational Behaviour  in the Summon search box). Required Case Assignment Reading  Bird, A. (Mar. 13, 2011). Southwest: Corporate culture combines work, play.  The Post and Courier.  [ProQuest]. Available in Trident Online Library (type  Southwest: Corporate culture combines work, play  in the Summon search box). Dissecting the Kochtopus. (Jun. 7, 2014).  The Economist , 411, 76. [ProQuest]. Available in Trident Online Library (type  Dissecting the Kochtopus  in the Summon search box). Klein, D. (2012). Creating cultures that lead to success: Lincoln Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute.   Organizational Dynamics  41(1), 35-39 Note: you only have to read the middle portion of the article concerning Southwest Airlines and not the whole article] Available in Trident Online Library, Science Direct (type  Klein Creating cultures that lead to success  in Summon search box). Whatley, H. (2013). Principles and dimensions of market-based management.  Independent Journal of Management & Production. 4 (1), 126-135. Available in Trident Online Library ProQuest (type  Whatley Principles and dimensions of market-based management  in Summon se Assignment Overview Signature Assignment—Written Communication Skills Southwest Airlines and Koch Industries are both known for their distinctive organizational cultures, and both have been highly successful and profitable companies.  Southwest Airlines is known as a “fun” place to work where socialization and humor in the workplace are strongly encouraged.  Koch Industries, on the other hand, has a culture defined by the principles of “market-based management” where performance and revenue growth is emphasized. Do some background reading on the cultures behind Southwest Airlines and Koch Industries.  While doing your research, keep strongly in mind the characteristics of organizational cultures discussed in the background materials such as team-oriented, people-oriented, outcome-oriented, etc.  Here are some articles to get you started on your research that will give you some background about the cultures at these two organizations: Klein, D. (2011). Creating cultures that lead to success: Lincoln Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute.   Organizational Dynamics  41(1), 35-39 [.

1. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Required Material
A good place to start is this interactive tutorial:
Organizational culture.
(2014). Pearson Learning
Solution
s. New York, NY.
After reviewing the tutorial, dig deeper into this topic with the
following readings:
Piccolo, R. & Bardes, M. (2011). Chapter 13: Cultural due
diligence. In Baker, H. (Ed.)
Art of Capital Restructuring
, John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, N.J Available in Trident Online
Library (go to Additional Library Sources, EBSCO eBook
Collection, type in
Art of Capital Restructuring
in the Summon search box).
Rao, P. (2010). Organisational culture and effectiveness.
Organisational Behaviour.
Global Media, Mumbai.Available from Trident Online Library
(type
Rao Organisational Behaviour
in the Summon search box).

2. Required Case Assignment Reading
Bird, A. (Mar. 13, 2011). Southwest: Corporate culture
combines work, play.
The Post and Courier.
[ProQuest]. Available in Trident Online Library (type
Southwest: Corporate culture combines work, play
in the Summon search box).
Dissecting the Kochtopus. (Jun. 7, 2014).
The Economist
, 411, 76. [ProQuest]. Available in Trident Online Library
(type
Dissecting the Kochtopus
in the Summon search box).
Klein, D. (2012). Creating cultures that lead to success: Lincoln
Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute.
Organizational Dynamics
41(1), 35-39 Note: you only have to read the middle portion of
the article concerning Southwest Airlines and not the whole
article] Available in Trident Online Library, Science Direct
(type
Klein Creating cultures that lead to success
in Summon search box).
Whatley, H. (2013). Principles and dimensions of market-based
management.
Independent Journal of Management & Production. 4

3. (1), 126-135. Available in Trident Online Library ProQuest
(type
Whatley Principles and dimensions of market-based
management
in Summon se
Assignment Overview
Signature Assignment—Written Communication Skills
Southwest Airlines and Koch Industries are both known for
their distinctive organizational cultures, and both have been
highly successful and profitable companies. Southwest Airlines
is known as a “fun” place to work where socialization and
humor in the workplace are strongly encouraged. Koch
Industries, on the other hand, has a culture defined by the
principles of “market-based management” where performance
and revenue growth is emphasized.
Do some background reading on the cultures behind Southwest
Airlines and Koch Industries. While doing your research, keep
strongly in mind the characteristics of organizational cultures
discussed in the background materials such as team-oriented,
people-oriented, outcome-oriented, etc. Here are some articles
to get you started on your research that will give you some
background about the cultures at these two organizations:
Klein, D. (2011). Creating cultures that lead to success: Lincoln
Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute.

4. Organizational Dynamics
41(1), 35-39 [Available in Science Direct. Note: you only have
to read the middle portion of the article concerning Southwest
Airlines and not the whole article]
Bird, A. (Mar. 13, 2011). Southwest: Corporate culture
combines work, play.
The Post and Courier.
[Proquest]
Whatley, H. (2013). Principles and dimensions of market-based
management.
Independent Journal of Management & Production, 4
(1), 126-135. [Proquest]
Dissecting the Kochtopus. (Jun. 7, 2014).
The Economist
, 411, 76. [Proquest]
Case Assignment
When you are finished with your research, write a four to five
page paper addressing the following issues:
1.
Describe the organizational culture of Southwest Airlines the
best you can using the characteristics of organizational culture
discussed in Rao (2010) and Piccolo and Bardes (2011). These
include but are not limited to detail-oriented, team-oriented,
innovative, aggressive, outcome-oriented, and people-oriented.

5. Be specific as you can regarding which characteristics of
organizational culture that you read about in the background
materials apply to Southwest and which ones do not.
2.
Describe the organizational culture of Koch Industries the best
you can using the characteristics of organizational culture
discussed in Rao (2010) and Piccolo and Bardes (2011).
3.
Now suppose Koch Industries decided to purchase Southwest
Airlines. Compare and contrast the two cultures, and explain
what kind of challenges do you think they would face in
merging the two cultures. Also, explain what steps you think
would need to be taken in order to prevent culture clashes
between the two organizations. Use concepts from Rao (2010)
or Piccolo and Bardes (2011) as part of your recommendations
on steps to take to avoid culture clashes.
Assignment Expectations
·
Answer the assignment questions directly
·
This assignment has been selected as a signature assignment to

6. assess written communication skills. A different rubric will be
used for this assignment that emphasizes written communication
skills.
·
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don't go off
on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general
background materials
·
Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your
references. Articles published in established newspapers or
business journals/magazines are preferred. If you find articles
on the internet, make sure it is from a credible source.
·
Reference your sources of information with both a bibliography
and in-text citations. See the
Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper
, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is
the “
Writing Style Guide
, which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.