The document describes a project initiated by a COO addressing an expense report scandal at a competitor's organization, prompting a focus on organizational culture, climate, and ethics within the writer's own company. The writer is tasked with conducting an analysis of their organization to ensure ethical practices and alignment with company values, ultimately leading to a presentation and report. The project involves multiple steps, including research, resource gathering, and creating a final presentation, emphasizing the importance of an objective and evidence-based approach.

1. Project 3 Start Here
Once you’ve read the scenario below, get started by going to
Step 1.
The day after you hand in your organizational analysis, you
notice the following headline in the business section in the
news: “Employees Accused of Stealing from Company.”
Apparently, a group of employees who worked for a company
similar to yours was routinely lying on their expense reports,
claiming—and getting reimbursed for—personal expenditures,
including Caribbean trips and four-star restaurants.You nearly
spit out your coffee when you read this. You work in the same
sector! After doing your organizational analysis, you feel like
you have a good grasp on the mission and values of your
company, and you’d be very surprised such behavior was
tolerated. This article, however, still makes you wonder about
your industry as whole.Once you get to your office, you
discover that you aren’t the only one interested in this story;
everyone is buzzing about it. As soon as you drop your stuff in
your cube, you see a message from the COO’s assistant: the
COO, Kate Lindsay, wants to see you this afternoon. Why does
Kate want to see you? Kate is very high in the organizational
“food chain.”You head to Kate’s office. As you sit down, Kate
lives up to her reputation for being focused and direct and
immediately launches into what she has to say, “You must have
heard about the expense report scandal at our competitor’s
organization. We need to ensure that the same thing is not
happening here.” She continues, “I came to this organization
because I considered it to be among the best – are we?” She
begins ticking off questions on her fingers: “How can we be
sure what we believe and say matches what we actually do?
How can we be sure we don’t have a culture and climate that are
viewed as unethical and unhealthy? Do we put enough emphasis
on ethical and caring behavior in our decisions and our

2. actions?”She pauses before going on. “I’m new to this position
and to this sector in general. I’m clearly responsible and
accountable for the climate, culture, and ethical behavior in this
organization. We need to be concerned about these issues, and I
need your help figuring out where we stand and what, if
anything, we should be doing differently.” Your help? You look
at her expectantly.She answers your implied question, “I read
your organizational analysis last night, and I was enough
impressed with it that I think you could handle this particular
task. I’m an engineer by training, and I’m methodical, thorough,
and detailed,” Kate says, before adding, “This report needs to
reflect +my—and, more importantly, this organization’s—
careful and thoughtful approach to these issues. So even though
organizational culture, climate, and ethics may seem like ‘soft’
issues, I expect strong critical thinking and an evidence-based
report. I don’t just want opinions. It might help to imagine
yourself as an independent consultant we are counting on for
both expertise and objectivity.”She glances at her phone. “I
have a meeting in two minutes.” She stands up. “I really need
your best thinking and good advice on this in three weeks. Talk
to my assistant about making an appointment to see me then,
and have 15-minute PowerPoint presentation ready along with a
brief memo summarizing your points,” she says, “Also, I trust
you understand this is a matter that needs to be kept between
us.” She looks at you squarely: “I don’t want to learn my
questions and concerns have become the subject of general
discussions in the office.” “Absolutely!” You say, with
confidence, as Kate heads out of her office. Then she turns
around, “Oh, and I want to see some of your work-in-progress
as you do this project. Talk to my assistant about that as
well.”You return to your desk thrilled that the COO has shared
her concerns and asked you for your input. You have so many
ideas and lots of questions—but you also realize you are going
to need to proceed without all the information you would
ideally love to have. You know you will need to rely only on
publicly available information and not go poking around in

3. confidential work files or asking others in your office for input
or advice.
Instructions:
· create and submit a project plan (submit separtley)
· When Step 3 is complete, submit your preliminary summary
(submit separtley)
· When Step 4 is complete, submit your annotated resources list
for review and feedback. (submit separtley)
· Submit your narrated PowerPoint presentation and brief memo
(which typically requires 4 pages . (submit separtley)
submit each step as a seprate word
Step 1: Organizing Your Work
The first thing you should do is review the following: the
description of the final deliverable instructions on how to create
a narrated PowerPoint presentation the rest of the Steps to
Completion for this project After you have a good idea of the
scope of work for this project, consider how you will approach
an analysis of your own organization.First, review these brief
guidelines about conducting research on your
organization.please discuss with your instructor any limiting
factors you may encounter as you write this report. After you’ve
discussed these issues with your instructor, if you believe it’s
best for you to research an organization other than your own,
please read the guidelines about using an outside organization.
If necessary, schedule any meetings in advance with your
organization’s personnel to obtain the necessary information.
Your next steps will be to complete a project plan (creating a
project plan) and outline (creating an outline). This requires
that you read through the steps to completion. As you do this,
think about: the information you need how to get that
information allocating appropriate time to each step and any
other project management factors that may seem relevant

4. Finally, once all the above is complete: create and submit a
project plan for review and feedback
Step 2: Collect and Analyze Resources
Okay, now that you have a plan and an outline to guide you, it
is time to start collecting resources. Before beginning your
research in business and management journals, however, there
are some preliminary readings you should complete to help you
develop a broad understanding of the key theories, concepts,
and ideas that are relevant for this project. organizational
behavior
organizational culture
organizational climate
business ethics (organizational ethics)
As you read about each of the key concepts for this project --
organizational culture, organizational climate, and
business/organizational ethics -- think about the implications
for industries and organizations such as yours and for their
leaders. Jot down ideas and questions you will need to research
further in order to develop the expertise required to complete
this project successfully. When undertaking your research for
your presentation recall what you learned about good graduate-
level research practices in DCL 600. Be sure to consult with
your professor if and when you have questions about the
strategy and process you plan on using to find good resources
for this project. Once you have completed your reading and
library research for this project, apply what you have learned to
your organization, looking for: any publicly available policies
and procedures that provide helpful insights into how ethical
conduct and desired organizational behaviors are managed any
nonconfidential sources wStep 3: Preliminary Summary
Create a preliminary summary of your findings. As you did for
the situation audit, adopt the perspective of an outside
consultant when working on this report. This will increase your
objectivity as you examine your own company. The COO, Kate
Lindsay, absolutely needs objectivity with this subject.Now

5. onto the summary, which will present your initial findings and
ideas about the organizational culture, climate, and ethics:
Explain (as a consultant would) the concepts of organizational
culture, climate, and ethics Connect the consequences of
organizational culture, climate, and ethics to your
organization’s operations describe your initial findings and
observations about your organization’s culture, climate, and
approach to ethical decision-making When Step 3 is complete,
submit your preliminary summary for review and feedback. here
your CEO or other leaders may have written or spoken about
these topics
Step 4: Evaluate Arguments and Evidence
The next step is to continue the process of supporting, refining
(or even refuting) the ideas and arguments in your preliminary
summary. This means assessing the soundness of your
arguments and ensuring that you’re using evidence-based
reasoning: Review your preliminary summary and revise it as
necessary. Use the feedback from your instructor to help guide
you with this. Be a consultant: Use an evaluative mindset,
reminding yourself of the perspective an expert consultant
would apply to this project.Create an annotated resource list
(creating an annotated bibliography) of the articles and sources
you’ve reviewed thus far.When Step 4 is complete, submit your
annotated resources list for review and feedback.
Step 5: Final Deliverable: Narrated Presentation
The final step is to recommend actions that would ensure closer
alignment between the organization's mission and values and its
culture, climate, and approach to ethical decision-making. Once
this final element is included in your report, then it should be
ready to go. Submit your narrated PowerPoint presentation and
brief memo (which typically requires 3 pages or less to cover all
your points) in your LEO Assignment Folder. Before you submit
your assignment, review the competencies below, which your
instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice
would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you
have incorporated all of them in your work.

6. 2.1: Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem
under critical consideration.
2.2: Locate and access sufficient information to investigate the
issue or problem.
2.3: Evaluate the information in a logical and organized manner
to determine its value and relevance to the problem.
2.4: Consider and analyze information in context to the issue or
problem.
2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions,
checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
5.1: Develop constructive resolutions for ethical dilemmas
based on application of ethical theories, principles and models.
9.3: Apply the principles of employment law for ethical
practices and risk mitigation.
Course Project
Analysis of Impact Draft
This week, you will submit your Analysis of Impact draft
(roughly four pages, using APA format).
This portion of the Course Project provides an analysis of the
chosen technology’s influence on society considering all of the
following components:
· Social
· How has this technology been received, accepted, or rejected?
Why? Is it feared or favored? What is the attitude toward
change? How are the developers trying to sell the technology to
the general public? Look at attitudes, feelings (emotions),
behaviors, personality, and the ways humans change as a result
of this technology. What is being thought, and why? Is the
human mind impacted? How? Are interactions between people
changing as a result? Who is included or excluded, and why?

7. Use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Piaget, or some other
theorist. What psychological needs are met by the technology
(e.g., cell phones once granted status and now promote a sense
of belonging or connectedness) or created by the technology?
Consumerism?
· Look at groups and organizations that have arisen and
prospered because of this technology. Are these groups
supportive or antagonistic, and why? (An example is genetically
modified foods [GMOs] and the backlash against the Monsanto
corporation. Another is cochlear implants that allow the deaf to
hear yet reduce the deaf population that calls itself a
community.) How does the technology change society, or how
does society change in response to the technology? What factors
in society led to the development in the first place? What do
class, gender roles, race, norms, and the like mean in this
context? Who will benefit from the technology, and who might
be harmed (this might also belong in the ethics and morals
section)? For example, prosthetics enable people to participate
more fully and actively in society (some people compete in
triathlons and marathons), and war has brought about the need
for advances in prosthetic technology as casualties with missing
limbs return home to the United States. Look at the workplace,
new companies, and/or jobs created, jobs lost (or save this for
the economics section, perhaps). Look at roles—subgroups,
people’s interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships. Consider
crime, healthcare, and schools. Surveillance cameras, for
example, have recently been installed in New York City, and the
result has been a decrease in the amount of crime, purse-
snatching, pickpocketing, and so forth. Yet some fear the big-
brother effect of always being watched and tracked, as well as
concerns over “who will guard the guards.”
· Cultural
· This is a really important section. Consider the elements that
comprise the culture and subcultures. Compare the United
States' use of the technology with that of other nations around

8. the world. What is it about Americans that brings about
innovation, or has America declined in terms of technical
innovation, scientific research, and development? Look at
advertising for the technology, the use of celebrities or stars or
heroes, the applications (e.g., sports and nanotechnology), and
the values represented by the culture. What has priority, and
why? An example: IBM was spelled out in xenon atoms. Why
were these letters chosen instead of something else? What new
words have been added to our vocabulary from this
technology? Horseless carriage was used long before the
term automobile. Wireless preceded Wi-Fi,
and webcasting preceded podcasting. Broadcast was a term
adapted from agriculture long before it was used for radio and
television.
· How do musicians and artists react to, use, or incorporate the
technology in their artistic productions? For example, fiber
optic lighting has been used on the stage and in parades
(Disney) for costuming. The drama term in the limelight, for
example, was derived from a lens and lighting system used in
lighthouses. Look at literature—perhaps science fiction or
fantasy stories—that predate the technology (Jules Verne, for
example, wrote about submarines before they were actually
invented and used—though Leonardo da Vinci had sketched the
idea centuries before Verne). Are there any songs, short stories,
poems, plays, TV shows, or films that directly make reference
to the technology? Are there any related literary works that
apply? Is the artifact in a museum or will it be? Why? How does
the technology relate to concepts of beauty and novelty and
human creativity? How can people express their humanity
through this technology? An example: Scientists experimenting
with nano made a nano guitar that actually played a tune,
though it was subthreshold to human hearing.
· Political
· Look at government policy, government intervention,
government involvement (support or lack of support, funding),

9. both nationally and internationally. Consider Congress, the
president, the Supreme Court (decisions), the rate of change,
liberalism, conservatism, legislation, litigation, and so forth.
What political factors are at work in the progression or
regression of the technology (e.g. lobbyists, special interest
groups, partisan views, vocal advocates, or spokespersons)? For
example: The Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to
prevent discrimination and encourage accessibility to public
facilities; it impacted architects, companies, organizations, and
persons with disabilities through the installation of ramps
(wider doors, lower knobs and handles, larger restroom stalls),
the use of assistive devices in schools and in the workplace,
hiring practices, and lawsuits against employers, among other
things.
· Economic
· Consider production, consumption, costs, variables of supply-
demand, corporations, private enterprise, and impact on the
nation’s economy (employment, displacement, outsourcing).
Are certain industries impacted more than others? Look up
financial projections—expectations for growth, startup
companies, the stock exchange, and so forth—anything related
to business and the United States and global economy. Who are
the chief players in the business environment, and what is their
role? How much has been invested in research and
development? How will the price fluctuate? What economic
trends are to be observed? Who will make money from the
technology? Who is funding the research and development?
Who controls the purse strings, and why? Look at foundations
and charitable organizations, the outcomes and the nature of
consumers. Be sure to use charts and tables and quantitative
data in this section. Tables, figures, and data and statistics must
be current, valid, and used appropriately.
· And the Environmental Impact
· Consider such things as dangers to humans, the depletion of
resources, air and water pollution, discovery before inventions,

10. impact on wildlife and humans (health and safety), long-term
and short-term effects, waste disposal, and aesthetic
considerations (how the technology changes the landscape).
Look also at the positive effects (savings of raw materials or
fossil fuels, low environmental impact, enhancement to the
environment). For example, some thought the Alaskan Pipeline
would impact the caribou population and its ability to migrate;
the scientists discovered that the population actually increased
and was healthier because they had “shade” from the above-the-
ground pipe, fewer biting flies, and less physically stressed
females.
Other negative examples: The spotted owl and deforestation in
Washington State; the snail darter and the dam, endangered
species and loss of habitats, extinction, over-mining,
overproduction, pollution of ground water, landfills, toxic
wastes, stripping the soil of nutrients, over fishing, over
hunting, and over harvesting.
This section should include the following items.
· All of the required sections listed above
· At least two statistical graphs or visual aids that support
different sections of the analysis
· In-text, APA-formatted citations with a reference page
The assessment should be well written and incorporate proper
grammar and no spelling errors. It should incorporate an
introduction, body, and a conclusion paragraph.
Grading Rubric
Content
Points
All required topics are included in the analysis
50 (10 points for each)
Two statistical graphs/visual aids are used
10 (5 points for each)
Use of introduction and conclusion paragraphs
10 (5 points for each)
In-text references are used and a reference page (in APA
format) is included

11. 10 (5 points for each)
Editing; spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence meaning
unclear
10
Total
90