Conduct some online and traditional research on organizational culture and its impact on performance.
For the essay…
Describe the organizations culture using six characteristics: (1) member identity, (2) team emphasis, (3) people focus, (4) autonomy, (5) control, and (6) risk.
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Describe the organization using the following seven elements; (1) Language, metaphor, and jargon; (2) communications, (3) artifacts, (4) stories, myths, and legends, (5) ceremonies, rites, and rituals, (6) values, ethics, and (7) moral codes, and decision-making style perspective. Do the six cultural perspective support optimum organizational performance. Consider Organization Development ~ The Process of Leading Change, Chapter 2 page 33 24, and chapter 12, pages 299 303.