individualsmay choose to evaluate a largeCanadian organization and ‘develop a strategicanalysis of its organizational culture’.The group maychoose an organization with strong Canadian roots such as one ofthe 5big banks(RBC, CIBC, TD, Scotia, BMO), 3 big telcos (Telus, Bell, Rogers) orsome other organizations such as Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire orBlackBerry.In youroriginal work, I encourageyou to focus specificallyondeveloping anunderstanding about why the organization ha the culture they haveand how does it impacttheiremployees, partners, and customers.
The projectcould (but need not) involve an existing or a newtransformation project that yourgroup member’s organization is involved in, or it may bea projectfrom the past, but pleaseensure early on that you have adequate access to information foryour project. For the purposes of this project assignmenttherefore, a small, manageable aspect/project/ case is clearlybetter than a large, ill-defined businesscase. If you havespecific questions about the suitability of a project topic ororganization – please contact me. You willuse topics and exercises done in class to develop yourunderstandingabout organizational culture – includingbut not limited to;
•Companyintroduction
•Organizationalstructure
•Organizationalculture
•Organizationalculture alignment withorganizational strategy
•Leadershipstyle and impact on organizational culture
•Selectcurrent or past issues related to company’s culture
•Theadvantages and disadvantages of their current organizationalculture
•Recommendationsto improvecurrent organizational culture
