Resources:
The Research Process
Choose
an organization with which you are familiar.
Prepare
a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that describes the culture and characteristics of the organization you have chosen, using the list of
characteristics of organizations
presented in your readings from Week One and Two. Use your best APA paper formatting, including an introduction and a conclusion to the paper.
Cite
at least
two peer-reviewed references
in addition to the text and be sure to address the following questions in your paper:
Define “characteristics” and how they are used to understand, describe and compare organizations
Describe how your selected organization exhibits each of the characteristics listed below?
System (e.g., individual units, open, closed)
Rules/norms(e.g., written, unwritten, formal, informal)
Hierarchy (e.g., chain of command, supervisor, administrator, manager)
Communication networks (e.g., formal, informal)
Organizational orientation (e.g., achievement, dogmatism, authoritarianism)
Leadership approaches (e.g., social, task, balanced)
Management communication/decision-making (e.g., tell, sell, consult, join)
Which characteristics (choose at least four) from those listed above which most shape communication and culture within the organization? What communication tools/methods are used most commonly? Which tools convey information most effectively in the organization?
(Be specific here – this is a chance to identify real problems you will offer solutions for in a future assignment.)
APA format
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Resources The Research ProcessChoose an organization .docx
1. Resources:
The Research Process
Choose
an organization with which you are familiar.
Prepare
a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that describes the culture and
characteristics of the organization you have chosen, using the
list of
characteristics of organizations
presented in your readings from Week One and Two. Use your
best APA paper formatting, including an introduction and a
conclusion to the paper.
Cite
at least
two peer-reviewed references
in addition to the text and be sure to address the following
questions in your paper:
Define “characteristics” and how they are used to understand,
describe and compare organizations
Describe how your selected organization exhibits each of the
2. characteristics listed below?
System (e.g., individual units, open, closed)
Rules/norms(e.g., written, unwritten, formal, informal)
Hierarchy (e.g., chain of command, supervisor, administrator,
manager)
Communication networks (e.g., formal, informal)
Organizational orientation (e.g., achievement, dogmatism,
authoritarianism)
Leadership approaches (e.g., social, task, balanced)
Management communication/decision-making (e.g., tell, sell,
consult, join)
Which characteristics (choose at least four) from those listed
above which most shape communication and culture within the
organization? What communication tools/methods are used most
commonly? Which tools convey information most effectively in
the organization?
(Be specific here – this is a chance to identify real problems
you will offer solutions for in a future assignment.)
APA format
