Category: Essays

Examine the culture of a selected organization and determine its strengths and weaknesses.

Organizational symbols and culture reveal and communicate the attitudes, beliefs, and norms of what is acceptable behavior, what is valued, and, in general, how things are accomplished and work within the organization. Effective leaders and managers understand the importance of organizational culture and how it can lead to achieving goals. After thorough assessment, the organizational culture should be changed in terms of attitudes and beliefs that impede the organization from achieving its mission and strengthened or blended with new attitudes to build a more effective culture.

For this Assignment, you examine the culture of a selected organization and determine its strengths and weaknesses. Consider whether the following applies to the organization when doing your analysis:

Symbols—graphics, myths, vision, values, heroes, heroines, stories, fairy tales, ritual, ceremony, metaphor, humor, play, any other aspects that you found in your reading not listed here
Culture—induction as a member, diversity (or not), lead by command (or not), a specialized language unique to the organization, a particular metaphor in action (e.g., theater or as a temple), norms, attitudes and beliefs, or any other aspects that you found in your reading that are not listed here

The Assignment (5 pages):

Without using the name of the organization where you work or have worked (or, if none is available to you, use a company in the news or draw from a case study), answer the following.

Describe the culture of the organization and how the symbols convey the culture.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the organization from a cultural perspective.
Explain what could be changed with the culture of the organization, pertaining to the weaknesses you identified and suggest ways of accomplishing the change. If the culture is one you would like sustained, what needs to be in place to assure its perpetuation even when top managers change?

Explain what could be changed with the culture of the organization, pertaining to the weaknesses you identified and suggest ways of accomplishing the change.

Organizational symbols and culture reveal and communicate the attitudes, beliefs, and norms of what is acceptable behavior, what is valued, and, in general, how things are accomplished and work within the organization. Effective leaders and managers understand the importance of organizational culture and how it can lead to achieving goals. After thorough assessment, the organizational culture should be changed in terms of attitudes and beliefs that impede the organization from achieving its mission and strengthened or blended with new attitudes to build a more effective culture.

For this Assignment, you examine the culture of a selected organization and determine its strengths and weaknesses. Consider whether the following applies to the organization when doing your analysis:

Symbols—graphics, myths, vision, values, heroes, heroines, stories, fairy tales, ritual, ceremony, metaphor, humor, play, any other aspects that you found in your reading not listed here
Culture—induction as a member, diversity (or not), lead by command (or not), a specialized language unique to the organization, a particular metaphor in action (e.g., theater or as a temple), norms, attitudes and beliefs, or any other aspects that you found in your reading that are not listed here

The Assignment (5 pages):

Without using the name of the organization where you work or have worked (or, if none is available to you, use a company in the news or draw from a case study), answer the following.

Describe the culture of the organization and how the symbols convey the culture.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the organization from a cultural perspective.
Explain what could be changed with the culture of the organization, pertaining to the weaknesses you identified and suggest ways of accomplishing the change. If the culture is one you would like sustained, what needs to be in place to assure its perpetuation even when top managers change?

Describe how these narratives affected your own views towards women.

I Have Chosen the four readings that i would want this paper to include, also the professor wants me to include what “I think of the stories and how it relates to me agreeing that women shouldnt be what society wants them to be”. that being said, using the four readings i chosen i want you to relate those readings in a an way possible to support my idea on that women shouldnt be treated like housewifes and should have the same or almost the same rights as men. and not be judged by society. This paper has to have a Cover Page, and a works cited page(Using the four readings) and the essay has to be MLA double spaced format and 5 pages long, so a total of 7 pages with the cover page and works cited. ))) Here is the Rubric below

Throughout the first half of the semester, we’ve explored the role of women as seen through the

Mexican Literature we’ve encountered. As a class we’ve discussed the ways these narratives

have been developed since the arrival of the Spanish. Two women have defined Mexico,

socially, culturally, religiously, and historically: La Malinche and La Virgen de Guadalupe.

Using the literature you have read in class thus far:

1. Explain the role of women in Mexico and their narratives.

2. Describe how these narratives affected your own views towards women.

3. Finally explain your position on the following:

Is is justified for la Malinche to be considered a traitor to Mexico? Consider every

aspect of her life and circumstance.

In order to complete this paper you will use

at least four (4)

of the readings we’ve covered in

class so far.

Papers will be

at least five (5)

pages in length, and will include a cover page. Cover pages do

not count as a page.

Points will be deducted for grammar and spelling errors, so please review and proofread you