Assignment: Changing a Company's Culture
Choose a company that values organization culture. Describe what the company did to make its culture better overall, not just a better place to work, but financially as well. (A basic Google search of leading companies should give you ample options to choose from.)
What is the secret to their success? Address these points in your paper:
• Describe (briefly) the culture before the company changed its culture.
• List the steps the company took to change its culture.
• Describe (briefly) the impact on employees and other statistics such as increased retention rates.
• Show in table format the impact on gross income and profit over a three-year period.
• Analyze the effectiveness of the steps to change culture.
• Evaluate whether the steps were efficient and effective or whether other steps could have been taken.
• Recommend how these changes could be used in a company whose culture is causing high employee turnover and poor image and detracting from its competitive advantage.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References used in class that might be helpful:
Aguirre, D., Alpern, M., Hull, K., & Von Post, R. (2014). Use culture to pave the way for change. Chief Learning Officer, 13(4), 44-46.
Campbell, J., & Göritz, A. (2014). Culture corrupts! A qualitative study of organizational culture in corrupt organizations. Journal of Business Ethics, 120(3), 291-311. doi: 10.1007/s10551-013-1665-7
Aggarwal, S. S. (2011). Corporate governance, social responsibility and business ethics. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, 05(2)
Warrick, D. D. (2017). What leaders need to know about organization culture. Business Horizons, In Press, Corrected Proof when cited. doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2017.01.011
Aguirre, D., Alpern, M., Hull, K., & Von Post, R. (2014). Use culture to pave the way for change. Chief Learning Officer, 13(4), 44-46.
Campbell, J., & Göritz, A. (2014). Culture corrupts! A qualitative study of organizational culture in corrupt organizations. Journal of Business Ethics, 120(3), 291-311. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1665-7
Krivkovich, A., & Levy, C. (2013). Managing the people side of risk. Mckinsey Quarterly, (4), 123-128.
Zappos.com. (2014). Zappos family core values.