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Assignment : Managing Change and Culture

1. Assignment: Option one or Option two.

OPTION ONE.

Review page 349 of text, Top Rated Learning Organizations Worldwide.

A good way to learn how to manage change and culture is to benchmark successful companies or people. Being a "learning" organization is an excellent pro-active approach to managing change and an organization's culture.

Assignment: SELECT one company on the award list.

After you select your company, post on DB and claim your company on SUBJECT LINE of a posting.

Then, Select at least two of the award categories and tell us how your company won this award with some rich examples, based on your research. Always cite citations.
We want to learn some great ways in which a learning organization operates!

Pretend you are a manager for your company and you are trying to recruit your classmates (perspective management hires) into coming to work for your company, sharing some of the great things your learning organization boosts about.

OPTION TWO: Corporate Culture

Corporate culture is complex. The above are just samples of corporate culture highs and lows. The last link asks a powerful question: "WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?" Usually you work for a corporate culture that is consistent with your values.

1. What is your definition of corporate culture?

2. Do you think it is important?

3. What are some corporate cultures that stand out as outstanding and why?

4. Name one corporate culture that could use improving

5. After reading the above links, name three actions as a manager that would be essential to success, regarding corporate culture.

6. What do you stand for?