Write a half page paper describing your company’s organizational culture. If you are not working now write about a company of organization you were a part of. It could be a church you belong to, your university or a team that you are on or were on.

Use the following ideas to assist you in capturing information about the organizational culture.

1. What ‘things’ would you observe, analyze, study or review to try and understand an organization’s culture? List them.

2. Determine what type of culture the organization has by

A) Determining what represents the culture and the culture’s distinguishing characteristics and

B) Determine the organization’s culture.

List the characteristics of the culture.

3. Write up a short, ½ to 1 page organizational culture description,

Include what noted differences to the culture may exist.

4. What recommendations can you make to strengthen organizational culture for this organization? Write 3 to 5 recommendations, and why you made those recommendations.