BUS 520 Week
4 Assignment 2 Integrating Culture and Diversity in Decision Making
Choose one (1) of the following organizations to research: Google, Zappos, Southwest, Hewlett Packard,
Xerox, W.L. Gore, DuPont, or Procter & Gamble. Use a variety of resources (company Website,
newspaper, company blogs, etc.) to research the culture of the selected organization. Note: Use
Question 6 as your conclusion. An abstract is not necessary for this assignment.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the organization you chose to research.
2. Examine the culture of the selected organization.
3. Explain how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that
you have identified.
4. Determine the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture.
5. Determine what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Support your position.
6. Imagine that there is a decline in the demand of product(s) or services supplied by the selected
organization. Determine what the change in culture would need to be in response to this situation.
7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
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