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Scholar-practitioners, as leaders, must unite different groups of people to be successful. They must support the vision, mission, and goals of the organization, and they must understand the needs of different groups to meet those needs and improve motivation. Leaders must also understand the social and organizational cultures of the organization to identify and address any cultural gaps that could influence the change process. In this assignment, you will address the assessment and influence of culture as it relates to the development of a diverse global group of employees.
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- Review the article by Cater, Lang, and Szabo (2013).
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Directions:
Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that addresses the assessment and influence of culture as it relates to the development of a diverse global group of employees. Include the following in your paper:
- A research-supported discussion of available cultural assessment tools. How might these tools be applied to assess the organizational culture and identify cultural gaps within the group? (Benchmarks C3.5: Select and apply tools to assess organizational cultures.)
- A research-supported discussion of how the social culture of this group will likely influence workplace outcomes and group productivity.
- A research-supported discussion of how the social culture and diversity of the individuals on the team will influence the greater organizational culture. (Benchmarks C3.1: Recognize the influence of social culture and diversity on organizational culture.)
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Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Organizational Culture
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
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Organizational Culture
Introduction
Organizational culture refers to the underlying beliefs, values, assumptions as well as
manners of interaction contributing to the unique organizational social and psychological
environment. Organizational culture is encompassed of the expectations of the organization, its
philosophy, experiences, and values that hold it together and its expression are through
interactions with the external factors, inner workings, future expectations, and self-image.
Company culture is founded on shared beliefs, attitudes, customs, written and unwritten rules
that over time have been developed and considered valid. That being said, organizational culture
is double sided owing to the fact that it has the ability to influence some factors in the
organization and at the same time it can equally be influenced. Workplace outcomes and group
productivity are some of the key factors that are largely influenced by organizational culture
while on the other hand, social culture and diversity of individuals are key influencers of the
greater organizational culture. Organizational assessment tools are thus important in the
assessment of the organizational culture because they help in the identification of cultural gaps
within the group.
Cultural assessment tools and how they can be applied to assess organizational culture and
identify cultural gaps within the group
Cultural assessment tools are applied in the identification of cultural aspects of a
particular group of people or workgroup in the organizational context. Cultural assessment tools
entail survey tools, focus groups, cultural assessment audits as well as questionnaires.
Survey tools or cultural assessment survey is an effective manne...
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