MY CHOSEN ORGANIZATION IS: CHEWY, INC. (pet company)
Part 1: Cultural Audit (10+ pages): Analyze your chosen organization’s culture (include summary description of organization, discussion of present organizational culture, etc.) Your cultural audit will include an analysis of “your” organization (which includes, but is not limited to, a description of the organization, a discussion of organizational culture, artifacts, values, etc.).
Note: All work should be typed, double-spaced, written in 3rd person, and utilize either APA or MLA format. At least 10+ pages and 10+ sources!!!!
In essay format, profile your organization. Your profile should include, but not be limited to, the following: Remember: at least 10+ pages and 10+ sources!!!
An overview of the organization that includes the company’s revenues and profits, code of ethics, any past changes in employee relation policies and products /services, etc.
Description of organization’s culture and socialization practices (Hint: utilize strategies and categories of organizational culture as represented in the textbook.)
Discussion of the organization’s cultural impact on its employees
Identification of any specific practices and programs used by the organization to facilitate socialization, increase productivity, team development, etc.
Discussion and critique of the organizational methods used to address any previous cultural/employee-related problems.
Diagnosis of current cultural problems and solutions to these problems.
ETC., any additional issues that may pertain to your organizational scenario.
Where can you get information about your company? ***
Textbook
Business journals and periodicals
Internet sites (most organizations should have a website)
Note: The organization’s website and any links from the corporate website are only 1 source!
Part 2: Change Implementation Analysis (10+ Pages)
Textbooks & PowerPoints are the only sources needed.
Summary: The second part of the paper is to write a change analysis proposal (at least 10+ pages) addressing significant change processes hypothetically occurring or will be occurring in your organization from Part #1.
The following scenario: Bigger Company, Inc. is buying out your company. Your job will be to propose to upper management how to address the human resource challenges the company will face during the merger process. That is, how will one encourage the employees to embrace the cultural changes that are occurring during and after the merger? The change implementation analysis should consist of your analysis of the buy-out situation and the proposed actions to address the merger’s impact on your employees’ attitudes and behaviors. That is, how is significant change going to impact your employees, and how will you, as the change agent in your company, deal with the employee-related repercussions related to significant change?
Regardless of your chosen organization, your goal is to positively facilitate the development of an effective organizational culture after BIGGER Company, Inc. buys out your organization. So how do you do this?
Utilize the information in your textbook. Your textbook and PowerPoints are the only resources needed for this part of the paper.
Also, the following are some of the issues you should address in your write-up:. (Note: you can include other relevant information as needed.)
Socialization Issues and the use of Socialization as an integration strategy
Diversity Issues
Globalization and Cross-Cultural Management
Stress
Employee Resistance to Change
Upper Management’s Resistance to Change
Suggestions for appropriate organizational design and structure to help facilitate any proposed changes
Communication Processes
The above issues are only suggestions. Depending on the organization that BIGGER Company, Inc. is buying out, you might need to address some or all of these issues.
Remember: formal essay format, which includes: 1) introduction section, 2) main body of information, 3) concluding section, and 4) reference. 5) Headings and some bulletins are okay
