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Corporate Culture Exercise

JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS COMPLETELY, NOT AN ESSAY

1. What is the name, location, type of business, and business structure (privately held, stock held, profit, non-profit).

2. What is the goal (driving force) of the business; what do the owners want as their return? (remember for-profit businesses' goal is not to serve customers. That is perhaps part of their strategy).

3. What elements of appearance and physical setting, including traffic pattern do you see in the pictures and from the write-up? 3a. What does this tell you about the goals of the business, whom management values, etc.?

4. What does the company say about itself (this is ad slogans or which groups they support) and what does that tell you about what management thinks is important?

5. How does the company greet strangers and what does that tell you about what management thinks is important?

6. How are people compensated and what does that tell you about what management thinks is important?

7. What do employees say about their workplace (interviews) and what does that tell you about what management thinks is important?

8. How do employees and managers people spend their time, how do they dress and what does that tell you about what management thinks is important?

9. Do you see any glass ceilings to promotion and success (that is, where you see people like yourself (at all?; in what jobs?; how often promoted?)? This is about prejudice.

10. What is their business strategy (model) to succeed?

11. What is their strategy in dealing with employees to make sure they succeed according to their business model?

Attachment:- Corporate Culture Exercise.rar