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Assignment: Changing Corporate Culture Project Overview
Change is often difficult but also necessary for the long-term success of any organization. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses had to quickly pivot away from business as usual to adapt to a new reality. Formal sit-down restaurants started offering takeout, hotels changed their check-in and cleaning processes, sports venues operated without spectators, and schools switched to a distance-learning model. Even more challenging than these operational changes, however, is a change in culture. Our textbook defines culture as "the shared values, norms, rules, and behaviors of an identifiable group of people who share a common history and communication system" Because values, norms, rules, and behaviors normally evolve over a considerable period of time, changing the culture represents a significant challenge. Your task is to persuade an audience of decision makers at an organization of your choosing to commit to a cultural change. Your task is to convince your organization to make one of the following changes.
1. Take an active stance on issues of social justice in your community.
2. Commit to environmental sustainability.
3. Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring and promotion practices.
4. Make your organization welcoming to people with disabilities.
5. Provide a living wage and retirement benefits to all colleagues.
6. Allow colleagues paid time off to engage in volunteer work.
7. Include nonmanagement colleagues on the organization's Board of Directors or leadership team.
These are not all of the possible topics. If you have a different idea, please check with your instructor first to make sure it is appropriate.
Important Note: Although reusing and recycling is great for the environment, it is not allowed here. You must use an original idea and original research for this assignment. You may not resubmit an assignment from another class.
In choosing an organization, you have a few options.
1. Your current employer
2. A previous employer
3. An organization you have never worked for that is aligned with your career goals
4. A fictional organization that may be similar to your current or previous employer or to an existing organization you might wish to work for in the future
Similarly, as you approach this assignment, you have some leeway in imagining your role in your chosen organization. You may choose to inhabit your current job title, or you may imagine yourself in a different role, or even create a brand-new job title. Take some time to think about your topic, organization, and role, because you will be creating the entire assignment based on these choices.
To Do:
You will write a three-paragraph memo to convince your instructor to approve your topic. (Choose a topic).
You will write a memo addressed to your instructor in which you share your plans for your Course Project. In order to convince your instructor to approve your topic, you must explain what your topic is, why you have chosen it, and how you plan to complete it successfully. You may find it helpful to divide your memo into three paragraphs: the what, the why, and the how. The recommended length of this assignment is one page. See Appendix B, Formatting for Letters and Memos, to learn more about the memo format and to see a sample memo.