Culture & Stragety

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Culture and Strategy

An organization’s culture can be defined as “the unwritten set of rules and informal policies that direct employer behavior.” This definition is an amalgamation of organizational behaviorists’ thinking with industrial psychologists’ position, and human resource development researchers. Denise Rousseau’s research on the psychological contract probably comes closest to this amalgamation. Think about your own organization’s culture

Using online library resources below and the Internet, respond to the following for your organization:

· Required Readings

· Roh, J. J., Hong, P., & Park, Y. (2008). Organizational culture and supply chain strategy: A framework for effective information flows.

 

Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 21(4), 361–376. (ProQuest Document ID: 220044319) 

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· Smith, B. D. (2007). Strategy-making: What works is what fits. European Business Forum, 28,32–37. (ProQuest Document ID: 224670404) 

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· Zuckerman, A. (2002). Strong corporate cultures and firm performance: Are there tradeoffs?Academy of Management Executive, 16(4), 158–160. (EBSCO AN: 17534385) 

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· What are the cultural norms that govern the organization, and what types of behaviors does the culture promote?

· What behaviors does the culture punish? Do the specific behaviors you describe help enable the business strategy?

· Do the behaviors you describe block the strategy?

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources from the required readings. Must follow the following grading criteria:

Due by Friday, July 26, 2013

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Described the cultural norms of the organization and the resultant behaviors. Explained the impact of these behaviors on the organization’s business strategy.

4

Actively contributed to the discussion by providing points of view with rationale, challenging points of the discussion, or drawing relationships between points of the discussion.

12

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

4

Total:

20