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Assignment: Company Research

Overview

An organization's form is made up of the overarching characteristics that define the type of organization, including how and why the organization formed, its size and location(s), the type of ownership, whether it is nonprofit or for-profit, the goods and services it offers, how long it has been in business, and its mission, vision, and core values. As a professional, you must understand the form of an organization to be sure the business aligns to your interests and goals.

Organizations are typically organized, or structured, into groups of functions. Key functional areas of an organization develop groups of staff, or departments, to ensure the smooth flow of information and operations within the organizational structure. Understanding the form and functions of an organization can help you identify ways that data can be used to address questions in the organization. As a data professional, you must understand how you will fit within a business, work as a part of a team, and communicate to the right stakeholders at the right time.

Prompt

In the previous assignments, you have explored several business organizations and their profiles using a variety of resources. For this assignment, you may choose a business organization that you are interested in. Take a moment to reflect on what you have learned so far in this course and the experiences you have had both in the course and in your personal and professional life.

Now, choose one business organization, also known as a company. Use the Handshake Guide to help you search for business organizations on Handshake. Use the Shapiro Library Guide: Company Research page to research the company you chose. You may use any of the databases and resources provided in the guide to research and address the following:

I. Identify and describe at least three characteristics of the business organization's form.

II. Identify and describe at least three key functional areas that exist in the business organization.

III. Describe the relationships between the organization's form and functions. Begin by reviewing the characteristics that make up the form of the organization that you just researched and consider how each characteristic of the form influences the various functions. For example, you might consider questions such as the following:

1. If an organization is small, how does this influence each department and its role within the organization?

2. If an organization is nonprofit, how does this influence the various functions within the organization?

3. If the organization has multiple locations, how does this affect how each functional area operates and communicates?