M-SLP4- Organizational Culture & Diversity. How would you describe the culture of your organization?

Prepare a 3-page paper, not including title page and references



Continue making journal entries about applying the background material to your workplace environment.



In this SLP assignment, the focus is on organizational culture. As in the other modules, your journal entries should focus on questions suggested by the background material:



For example:

• How would you describe the culture of your organization?

• What are its defining characteristics?

• How strong is the organizational culture at your organization?

• To what extent is the organization’s culture shared by employees and managers?



As in the previous modules’ SLP assignments, each of your journal entries should be a paragraph or so (one-half page in length) and you should make 5 journal entries over the course of the module.



Also, as in the previous SLP assignments, before you submit your journal entries, review what you have written, and add in-text citations from the background material as appropriate. Also include a reference page at the end of your paper that gives the references that correspond to the in-text citations that you have used. For completeness, don’t forget to add a title page. You should include at least two high-quality references from the Trident Online Library that are about concepts in your journal entries.





**Required Reading**



Bird, A. (2011, March 13). Southwest: Corporate culture combines work, play. The Post and Courier. Available from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.



Hofstede, G. (1980). Cultural dimensions. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Retrieved from https://geerthofstede(dot)com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede/6d-model-of-national-culture/. CC-BY-SA License.



Klein, D. (2011, January-March). Creating cultures that lead to success: Lincoln Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute. Organizational Dynamics 41(1), 35-39. Available in Science Direct in the Trident Online Library.



Note: You need only to read the middle portion of the article concerning Southwest Airlines and not the entire article.



Organizational behavior. (2017). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Edition. Retrieved from http://open(dot)lib(dot)umn(dot)edu/organizationalbehavior/. CC BY-NC-SA License.



Read the following sections in Chapter 2:

Section 2.2 Demographic Diversity

Section 2.3 Cultural Diversity



Read the following sections in Chapter 15:

Section 15.2 Understanding Organizational Culture

Section 15.3 Characteristics of Organizational Culture

Section 15.4 Creating and Maintaining Organizational Culture

Section 15.5 Creating Culture Change

Section 15.6 The Role of Ethics and National Culture



Schumpeter, J. A. (2014, June 7). Dissecting the Kochtopus. The Economist, 411, 76. Available from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.



TV Choice. (n.d.). Organizational cultures and group norms [Streaming Video]. Kent, UK: TV Choice. Retrieved from video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/organizational-cultures-and-group-norms database. Available in the Trident Online Library.



Whatley, H. (2013). Principles and dimensions of market-based management. Independent Journal of Management & Production, 4(1), 126-135. Available from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.