To: New Consulting Team Member
From: CEO
Re: Organizational Culture and Design
We have a manufacturing client with a very similar situation to W.L. Gore and Associates, from the 8th edition text (page 276-277-open PDF Link below. We have a meeting with our manufacturing client later this week, and I would like you to have a good understanding of what has made W. L. Gore so successful in preparation for our meeting with our manufacturing client. To prepare for this meeting, please review:Management in Action Link below to read the case,
W.L. Gore's Culture Promotes Employee Satisfaction, Innovation and Retention.
Click on the PDF Link Below to Open
WL Gore Case Study
Assignment Directions (complete each step)
Answer the following questionsusing the textbook material from Chapter 8 or Organizational Culture,use critical thinking skills and write in APA format.
Word count: minimum 600 words (the word count is only the content of your paper, headers, title page, abstracts and references are not part of the minimum word count)
Write as a full academic paper in APA format including APA header with page #'s, Title page, Times New Roman Font 12, double spaced, inline citationsand reference page.
1. Decide whichoneof the 12 ways to embed organizational culture has Gore used to create its current culture and write 1-2 paragraphs discussing thiswith a headingidentifying which one of the 12 ways you chose. Provide examples to support your conclusions.
2. Decide whichoneof the 3 types of organizational design discussed in the chapter is most similar to Gore's lattice structured write 1-2 paragraphs discussing thiswith a headingidentifying which one of the 3 types you chose. Provide examples to support your conclusions.
3. Discuss in 1-2 paragraphs whether Gore's structure more organic or mechanistic.Use a heading to identify this last section of your paper.
Please remember that this assignment is for your researched thought.If you describe an opinion,it should be grounded in citation and reference-based research.The purpose of the assignment is for you to critically examine issues, using research as your foundation for your ideas. Ideas built from research create credibility with the reader