HR CULTURE ANALYSIS PAPER

 

Final Project Part 1: Culture Analysis Paper

This assignment allows you to demonstrate mastery of course outcomes:

  1. apply knowledge of the levels, components, and development of culture to inform decision making about organizational practices
  2. analyze and describe the impact of organizational culture on performance

You will be asked to analyze an organizational culture. This could be  the organization you work with, or it could be some other organization  to which you have access. Remember that clubs, associations, and  churches can be considered organizations.

Research (data gathering) should include (but does not need to be limited to)  mainly primary sources.

Primary data is the data collected by the researcher themselves, i.e.

  1. interview
  2. observation
  3. action research
  4. case studies
  5. life histories
  6. questionnaires
  7. ethnographic research

Secondary sources are data that already exists

  1. Previous research
  2. Official statistics
  3. Mass media products
  4. Diaries
  5. Letters
  6. Government reports
  7. Web information
  8. Historical data and information

Collect your data and analyze it. Describe how you collected the data (observation, interviews, surveys).

Then, analyze the organizational culture along three dimensions:  artifacts, values, and underlying assumptions. Give examples of  behavior, speech, or symbols that illustrate your findings. This paper  should be 5-8 pages in length. Any data used (interviews, surveys,  websites, etc.) should be attached as appendices. You should use at  least 3 course resources. 

This assignment counts for 25% of your course grade 

Required References

http://www.cavanaughleahy.com/NewFiles/culturerefs2.htm 

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-understand-your-current-culture-1918811 

https://www.thercfgroup.com/files/resources/Defining-Culture-and-Organizationa-Culture_5.pdf 

Note: You can use additional references, however, please use the ones that I included as well. 3 course references are REQUIRED

Use a U. S Bank or credit union on the East Coast as an example, like Bank of America, Navy Federal Credit Union, M& T Bank

References and paper must be in APA format.

PAPER IS DUE 7/1/2020

Development of Self Discussion

 

Development of Self

In this discussion, you will begin to construct a personal identity profile:

  • First, summarize findings from the Internet research in the study of this unit (the context of your birth).
  • Next, identify your birth characteristics (gender, race, ethnicity, ability, status, sexual orientation, nationality, et cetera).
  • Finally, incorporate the following sections from Chapter 1 of your Culture and Identity text—“Development of the Self in Context”, “Societal Influences on Development”, and “Oppression” (pages 6 and 7) into an analysis of the accuracy of fit between your birth characteristics and your birth context.

Once you have completed the work above, answer the following questions:

  • Did you find favorable, unfavorable, neutral, or absent images of your birth characteristics in the media (your gender, race, ethnicity, ability status, et cetera)?
  • How does your identity align with the Thomas and Schwarzbaum discussion of oppression?

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of at least two learners. Comment on differences and similarities noted in the context of birth and analysis of goodness of fit between birth characteristics and birth context.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

  • Explore the historical or cultural and social factors that impact the development of personal identity.
  • Assess one’s ethnic identity.

Resources

OMM WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT

 

In a three- to five-page paper (not including the title and references pages), address the following:

  1. Describe OCBC’s unique approach to talent management and development.
  2. Compare OCBC’s approach to talent management and development to  other organizations you are familiar with (e.g., current or past  employers, a family business).
  3. Explain how OCBC’s approach to talent management and employee  development been a primary contributing factor to the firm’s success.
  4. Evaluate the extent to which OCBC’s approach to talent management  and development fits other organizations or industries, including some  limitations if applied elsewhere without modification.

Conduct some additional internet research on OCBC, and examine how  OCBC has performed recently—what has it done more of, less of, or  differently from in the area of human resource management. 

 MUST BE WRITTEN APA STYLE FORMAT 

Discussion #2

1. Locate and briefly summarize a case decision where an employer or union was found guilty of bad faith bargaining (or not!). 

2. Explain whether you agree or disagree with the outcome. Why or why not?

3. Make sure to post the URL and the full APA reference.

4. Initial comments to this discussion topic are due by midnight Saturday and you must substantively respond to at least TWO student’s comments in this discussion topic no later than 10pm Tuesday. See Discussion Expectations for rules on discussion requirements.