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To: New Consulting Team Member
From: CEO
Re: Organizational Culture and Design
W

To: New Consulting Team Member
From: CEO
Re: Organizational Culture and Design
We have a manufacturing client with a very similar situation to W.L. Gore and Associates, from the 8th edition text (page 276-277-open PDF Link below). We have a meeting with our manufacturing client later this week, and I would like you to have a good understanding of what has made W. L. Gore so successful in preparation for our meeting with our manufacturing client. To prepare for this meeting, please review: Management in Action Link below to read the case, W.L. Gore’s Culture Promotes Employee Satisfaction, Innovation and Retention.
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WL Gore Case Study
Assignment Directions (complete each step)
APA Sample Paper Format Template: APA Sample Paper Format 2022
Answer the following questions using the textbook material from Chapter 8 or Organizational Culture, use critical thinking skills and write in APA format.
Word count: minimum 600 words (the word count is only the content of your paper, headers, title page, abstracts and references are not part of the minimum word count)
Write as a full academic paper in APA format including APA header with page #’s, Title page, Times New Roman Font 12, double spaced, inline citations and reference page.
1. Decide which one of the 12 ways to embed organizational culture has Gore used to create its current culture and write 1-2 paragraphs discussing this with a heading identifying which one of the 12 ways you chose. Provide examples to support your conclusions.
2. Decide which one of the 3 types of organizational design discussed in the chapter is most similar to Gore’s lattice structured write 1-2 paragraphs discussing this with a headingidentifying which one of the 3 types you chose. Provide examples to support your conclusions.
3. Discuss in 1-2 paragraphs whether Gore’s structure more organic or mechanistic. Use a heading to identify this last section of your paper.
Please remember that this assignment is for your researched thought. If you describe an opinion, it should be grounded in citation and reference-based research. The purpose of the assignment is for you to critically examine issues, using research as your foundation for your ideas. Ideas built from research create credibility with the reader. It

For this activity, students will search for current information about an emergin

For this activity, students will search for current information about an emerging leadership/management topic. We will be using a specific framework for posting titled Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light, so be sure to read all instructions carefully and completely before beginning this activity.
Part 1: Locate a current article or video on the Web (2016 – 2022) that discusses one of the following topics:
Managing Technology Advances
NEW: The Great Resignation (2021-22)
Conceptual Skills – Critical and Analytical Thinking
Managing to beat competition (Innovation, Quality, Efficiency)
Managing: Inclusion and Diversity
Managing: Globalization
Management skills to keep employees happy
Read for detail and then consider the following. What are the red lights in the article? That is, what things stop you in your tracks as a reader/listener/observer because you find them hard to believe or intriguing? Next, what are the yellow lights? That is, what things slow you down a bit, give you pause, and make you wonder if they are true and accurate or need more clarification? And finally, what are the green lights? That is, what details make you excited about the topic.
Part 2: Post the link to your article or video along with your Red light, Yellow Light, Green Light statements. When you write your post, use the terms red lights, yellow lights, and green lights to begin your answers. An example would be “The red lights in the video were…” Once posted, check out the posts from your classmates, and be sure to respond thoughtfully to at least two of your classmates’ responses.
Requirements & Word Count: Initial post 300 words