M2D1: Changing Organizational Culture
Module 2
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After reading the materials related to organizational culture in Chapter 3 of our textbook, respond to the following:
Describe whether or not it is difficult to change an organization’s culture. Support your response with materials from the course.
Describe your current or former organizational culture and explain how organizational change is perceived within your workplace.
Post your primary response on the discussion board. Be sure to review your writing for grammar and spelling before posting. Read any postings already provided by your instructor or fellow students. See the SBT Discussion Rubric for how you will be evaluated for this activity. Remember to read the feedback to your own major postings and reply to it throughout the module.
Compose your work using a word processor and save it, as a Plain Text or an .rtf, to your computer. When you’re ready to make your initial posting, please click on the Create Thread button and copy/paste the text from your document into the message field. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you post it.
M2D2: Managing Across Cultures
Module 2
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After reading the materials related to international organizational culture in Chapter 4 of our textbook, respond to the following:
Considering your own organizations cultural awareness, describe the prevailing culture within your country as if to an employee from a foreign country.
Identify at least two major challenges faced by organizations when trying to adapt to or change another countrys organizational culture. Then, provide at least one effective strategy for each challenge to facilitate change in the organizational culture.
Post your primary response on the discussion board. Be sure to review your writing for grammar and spelling before posting. Read any postings already provided by your instructor or fellow students. See the SBT Discussion Rubric for how you will be evaluated for this activity. Remember to read the feedback to your own major postings and reply to it throughout the module.
Compose your work using a word processor and save it, as a Plain Text or an .rtf, to your computer. When you’re ready to make your initial posting, please click on the Create Thread button and copy/paste the text from your document into the message field. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you post it.
Review the SBT Discussion Rubric located in the “Start Here” section of the course for more information on grading criteria.