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.
