For the SLP 4 assignment, you will explore some aspects of an organization's culture, at least as you see it. (Select an organization you have worked with, if possible.) Since the concept of organizational culture is open to many interpretations and classifications, this assessment offers a slightly different approach from your background reading on organizational culture.
Required Reading
Debra Woog McGinty and Nicole C. Moss have compiled a short
corporate culture survey
aimed at identifying characteristics of workplaces. The categories of workplace description that it generates are fairly self-explanatory.
Assignment
When you have completed the assessment think about it for a minute, and how it compares to the Academy, Baseball Team, Fortress, and Club cultures described by McNamara in the Background reading. Then prepare a 2- to 3-page paper addressing:
Your scores on the McGinty/Moss assessment and whether or not they fit your general expectations or constitute a surprise in some ways. Interpret the results of the assessment in terms of your own experience, either to confirm or to question the results. Compare your findings with the McNamara categories.
The degree to which the McGinty/Moss assessment and the McNamara information tell you similar or dissimilar things about your organization.
Do the assessment and the McNamara categories help improve your managerial understanding and/or skills? What can you infer from the assessment results about how your organization’s culture fits or doesn't fit with you? What (if anything) can you do to make your interaction with the culture more effective?
Provide your opinion on whether or not the questions asked help you understand the organization and how you cope with it. Do they accurately assess what is needed to analyze a company’s culture?
Include the actual results to the survey in an Appendix section in your paper.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven:
Does the paper fully address all aspects of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking:
Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing:
Is the essay logical, well organized and well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information:
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For the SLP 4 assignment, you will explore some aspects of an organi.docx
1. For the SLP 4 assignment, you will explore some aspects of an
organization's culture, at least as you see it. (Select an
organization you have worked with, if possible.) Since the
concept of organizational culture is open to many
interpretations and classifications, this assessment offers a
slightly different approach from your background reading on
organizational culture.
Required Reading
Debra Woog McGinty and Nicole C. Moss have compiled a
short
corporate culture survey
aimed at identifying characteristics of workplaces. The
categories of workplace description that it generates are fairly
self-explanatory.
Assignment
When you have completed the assessment think about it for a
minute, and how it compares to the Academy, Baseball Team,
Fortress, and Club cultures described by McNamara in the
Background reading. Then prepare a 2- to 3-page paper
addressing:
Your scores on the McGinty/Moss assessment and whether or
not they fit your general expectations or constitute a surprise in
some ways. Interpret the results of the assessment in terms of
your own experience, either to confirm or to question the
results. Compare your findings with the McNamara categories.
The degree to which the McGinty/Moss assessment and the
McNamara information tell you similar or dissimilar things
2. about your organization.
Do the assessment and the McNamara categories help improve
your managerial understanding and/or skills? What can you
infer from the assessment results about how your organization’s
culture fits or doesn't fit with you? What (if anything) can you
do to make your interaction with the culture more effective?
Provide your opinion on whether or not the questions asked help
you understand the organization and how you cope with it. Do
they accurately assess what is needed to analyze a company’s
culture?
Include the actual results to the survey in an Appendix section
in your paper.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the
SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven:
Does the paper fully address all aspects of the assignment? Is
the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound
logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking:
Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which
information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and
assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper
address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and
analysis?
Business Writing:
3. Is the essay logical, well organized and well written? Are the
grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-
level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing
and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or
is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use
of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information:
Does the submission demonstrate that the student has read,
understood and can apply the background materials for the
module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality
(library?) sources? Do additional sources used provide strong
support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the
overall paper?
Citing Sources:
Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of
referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources
(e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment
readings, and outside research) been included, and are these
properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper been
included on the References page?
Timeliness:
Has the assignment been submitted to TLC (Trident’s learning
management system) on or before the module’s due date?
