Assignment:
The purpose of this exercise is to explore how organizational culture is transmitted through observable artifacts. The college used will be Texas A&M Central Texas( TAMUCT), and the classes taken are all online. Each question (total of 2) must have 2 complete and fully proofread paragraphs (total of 4 paragraphs). Use the following steps:
Question 1- Using the following table, consider the observable artifacts that transmit the organizational culture.
|
Symbols
|
Think about the logo and images associated with your university. What messages do they convey about the university culture?
|
|
Physical Structure
|
Think about the most visible physical structure on campus. What do those structures say about your university's culture?
|
|
Language
|
Think about the jargon, slogans, and saying associated with your university. What insight do they offer into the university's culture?
|
|
Stories
|
What anecdotes, accounts, legends, and myths are associated with your university? What messages do they convey about your university's culture?
|
|
Rituals
|
What are the daily or weekly routines that occur at your university, and what do they say about the culture?
|
|
Ceremonies
|
What are the formal events and celebrations that occur at your university, and what culture signals do they convey?
|
Question 2- Consider the sorts of values listed in the table. If you consider the symbols, physical structures, languages, stories, rituals, and ceremonies identified in step 1, what core values seem to summarize your universities culture? Using a transparency, laptop, or board, list the ones value that seems to be most central to your university's culture. Then list the three cultural artifacts that are most responsible for transmitting that core value.