Culture plays a vital role in organizational development. Each organization has its own style and its own culture. Portraying that culture to new employees can be a challenge, especially when new employees have worked for a company that utilized a different style.
Imagine that you are an OD consultant who has been hired by a Fortune 500 organization. The organization is growing at an exponential rate and has recently acquired two major competitors. Unfortunately, while the acquisition has run smoothly, to date, the organization foresees many issues, specifically since the organizations have different cultures. For this assignment, please do the following:
Select a Fortune 500 organization and present details regarding the mission, vision, values, and strategic goals of that organization.
Provide detailed information about the Fortune 500 company’s industry. Denote research highlighting the future of the industry.
Explain, based upon the organization and industry, what information you should collect from the company to ensure that a successful acquisition occurs. Provide specific questions and explain why you asked these questions.
Explain the importance of organizational culture and how culture impacts OD decisions, processes, and practitioners.
Submission Requirements
Write a four- to five-page paper, or about 1100 words, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.
Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
Include a formal references page. This is an individual paper; however, you should reflect on our discussion forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.
You must support your analysis with at least three scholarly references, and you can include resources from this course.
The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources. You cannot use Wikipedia or any CSU Global assignment. For this assignment, a credible source is defined as:
A scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article.
A government-based website or publication.
A trade or industry journal article, publication, or website, including those from trade organizations such as and .
