ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Required Material A good place to start is this interactive tutorial: .pearso

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Required Material A good place to start is this interactive tutorial: .pearso

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURERequiredMaterialA good place to start is this interactive tutorial:.pearsoncustom.com/mct-comprehensive/asset.php?isbn=1269879944&id=12100″>Organizationalculture. (2014). Pearson Learning Solutions. New York,NY.After reviewing the tutorial, dig deeper into thistopic with the following readings:Piccolo, R. & Bardes, M. (2011). Chapter 13:Cultural due diligence. In Baker, H. (Ed.)Art of Capital Restructuring, John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, N.J Available in Trident OnlineLibrary (go to Additional Library Sources, EBSCO eBook Collection, typeinArt ofCapital Restructuring in the Summon search box).Rao, P. (2010). Organisational culture andeffectiveness.OrganisationalBehaviour. Global Media, Mumbai.Available from TridentOnline Library (typeRaoOrganisational Behaviour in the Summon searchbox).Required CaseAssignment ReadingBird, A. (Mar. 13, 2011). Southwest: Corporateculture combines work, play. ThePost and Courier.[ProQuest]. Available inTrident Online Library (typeSouthwest: Corporate culture combines work, play in the Summon search box).Dissecting the Kochtopus. (Jun. 7, 2014).The Economist, 411, 76.[ProQuest]. Available in Trident Online Library (typeDissecting the Kochtopus in the Summon search box).Klein, D. (2012). Creating cultures that lead tosuccess: Lincoln Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute. Organizational Dynamics 41(1), 35-39 Note: you only have to read the middle portion of thearticle concerning Southwest Airlines and not the whole article] Availablein Trident Online Library, Science Direct (typeKlein Creating cultures that lead to success in Summon search box).Whatley, H. (2013). Principles and dimensions ofmarket-based management.Independent Journal of Management & Production. 4(1), 126-135. Available in Trident Online Library ProQuest (typeWhatley Principles and dimensions of market-basedmanagement in Summon seAssignmentOverviewSignatureAssignment—Written Communication SkillsSouthwest Airlines and Koch Industries are bothknown for their distinctive organizational cultures, and both have been highlysuccessful and profitable companies. Southwest Airlines is known as a“fun†place to work where socialization and humor in the workplace are stronglyencouraged. Koch Industries, on the other hand, has a culture defined bythe principles of “market-based management†where performance and revenuegrowth is emphasized.Do some background reading on the cultures behindSouthwest Airlines and Koch Industries. While doing your research, keepstrongly in mind the characteristics of organizational cultures discussed inthe background materials such as team-oriented, people-oriented,outcome-oriented, etc. Here are some articles to get you started on yourresearch that will give you some background about the cultures at these twoorganizations:Klein, D. (2011). Creating cultures that lead tosuccess: Lincoln Electric, Southwest Airlines, and SAS Institute. Organizational Dynamics 41(1), 35-39 [Available in Science Direct. Note: you onlyhave to read the middle portion of the article concerning Southwest Airlinesand not the whole article]Bird, A. (Mar. 13, 2011). Southwest: Corporateculture combines work, play. ThePost and Courier.[Proquest]Whatley, H. (2013). Principles and dimensions ofmarket-based management.Independent Journal of Management & Production, 4(1), 126-135. [Proquest]Dissecting the Kochtopus. (Jun. 7, 2014).The Economist, 411, 76.[Proquest]CaseAssignmentWhen you are finished with your research, write afour to five page paper addressing the following issues:1. Describe theorganizational culture of Southwest Airlines the best you can using thecharacteristics of organizational culture discussed in Rao (2010)and Piccolo and Bardes (2011). These include but are notlimited to detail-oriented, team-oriented, innovative, aggressive,outcome-oriented, and people-oriented. Be specific as you can regardingwhich characteristics of organizational culture that you read about in thebackground materials apply to Southwest and which ones do not.2. Describe theorganizational culture of Koch Industries the best you can using thecharacteristics of organizational culture discussed in Rao (2010)and Piccolo and Bardes (2011).3. Now supposeKoch Industries decided to purchase Southwest Airlines. Compare andcontrast the two cultures, and explain what kind of challenges do you thinkthey would face in merging the two cultures. Also, explain what steps youthink would need to be taken in order to prevent culture clashes between thetwo organizations. Use concepts from Rao (2010) or Piccolo and Bardes (2011) aspart of your recommendations on steps to take to avoid culture clashes.AssignmentExpectations· Answer the assignment questions directly· This assignment has been selected as a signature assignment to assesswritten communication skills. A different rubric will be used for thisassignment that emphasizes written communication skills.· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don’t go off ontangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials· Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your references.Articles published in established newspapers or business journals/magazines arepreferred. If you find articles on the internet, make sure it is from acredible source.· Reference your sources of information with both a bibliography andin-text citations. See the.trident.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Well-Written-Paper.pdf”>StudentGuide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “.trident.edu/files/Writing-Guide_Trident_2014.pdf”>WritingStyle Guide, which is found under “My Resources†in the TLCportal.