Project 3
Step 1 Organizing
Your Work
The first thing you should do is review the following:
the description of the final deliverable
instructions on how to create a narrated PowerPoint
presentation
the rest of the Steps to Completion for this project
After you have a good idea of the scope of work for this
project, consider how you will approach an analysis of your own organization.
First, review these brief guidelines about conducting
research on your organization.
Please discuss with your instructor any limiting factors you
may encounter as you write this report. After you’ve discussed these issues
with your instructor, if you believe it’s best for you to research an
organization other than your own, please read the guidelines about using an
outside organization.
As you plan to complete this project consider the following:
the information you need
how to get that information
allocating appropriate time to each step
and any other project management factors that may seem
relevant
Keep the final deliverable (see link above) in mind as you
complete the project.
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Step 2 Collect and
Analyze Resources
Before beginning your research in business and management
journals, however, there are some preliminary readings you should complete to
help you develop a broad understanding of the key theories, concepts, and ideas
that are relevant for this project.
organizational behavior
organizational culture
organizational climate
business ethics (organizational ethics)
As you read about each of the key concepts for this project
— organizational culture, organizational climate, and business/organizational
ethics — think about the implications for industries and organizations such as
yours and for their leaders. Jot down ideas and questions you will need to
research further in order to develop the expertise required to complete this
project successfully.
When undertaking your research for your presentation recall
what you learned about good graduate-level research practices in PRO 600. Be sure to consult with your professor if and
when you have questions about the strategy and process you plan on using to
find good resources for this project.
Once you have completed your reading and library research
for this project, apply what you have learned to your organization, looking
for:
any publicly available policies and procedures that provide
helpful insights into how ethical conduct and desired organizational behaviors
are managed any nonconfidential sources where your CEO or other leaders may
have written or spoken about these topics
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Step 3 Independent
Research
As you did for the situation audit, adopt the perspective of
an outside consultant when working on this report. This will increase your
objectivity as you examine your own company. The COO, Kate Lindsay, absolutely
needs objectivity with this subject.
Independently research (as a consultant would) the concepts
of organizational culture, climate, and ethics
Determine the consequences of organizational culture,
climate, and ethics to your organization’s operations. Would legal measures
(employment laws) need to be used to re-shape the culture, climate or ethics of
the organization? If so, what impact would that have on the workforce?
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Step 4 Annotated
Resource List
Create an annotated resource list (creating an annotated
bibliography) of four key articles or sources dealing with culture, climate,
and ethics that will be used in your memo and presentation. One of the four
annotated resources can deal with the impact of employment laws on
organizational culture, climate, and ethics.
Keep in mind that the quality of the resource matters in
determining the quality of the memo and the quality of the presentation (e.g.,
a well-researched study or article by an acknowledged authority published in a
peer-reviewed academic journal is primary research and would outrank an
interpretation of the same academic content as published in a newspaper column or
summarized in a magazine, trade journal, or internet source — even where such
secondary sources contain quotes from the original author’s work or attribute
their interpretation to that material.)
When Step 4 is complete, submit your annotated resources
list for review and feedback.
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Step 5 Final
Deliverable: Narrated Presentation
Submit your 7 – 8 narrated PowerPoint presentation slides,
which excludes cover page and references, and your 2-3-page memo to the COO
(with references) in the drop box below.
Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies
below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice
would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have
incorporated all of them in your work.
2.1: Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or
problem under critical consideration.
2.2: Locate and access sufficient information to investigate
the issue or problem.
2.3: Evaluate the information in a logical and organized
manner to determine its value and relevance to the problem.
2.4: Consider and analyze information in context to the
issue or problem.
2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions,
checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
5.1: Develop constructive resolutions for ethical dilemmas
based on application of ethical theories, principles and models.
9.3: Apply the principles of employment law for ethical
practices and risk mitigation.
