Assessment 2

• Type: Individual assessment, A Report

• Word Limit 1500 to 2000 words, not including a

cover page, reference and appendix

• Weight: 20%
• Due Date: 11:55 pm Friday, Week 7

Task Details (see the course outline)

• Prepare an organisational cultural analysis report

where you will determine the organisational culture of an organisation and how it dictates behaviours in the organisation.

• You must describe the culture of the chosen

organisation by reference to the seven characteristics of organisational culture based on the Theory of Organisational culture.

• You must use citation and references to support the

research and findings conducted in preparing this report Seven differentiating characteristics

1. Innovation and risk-taking
2. Attention to detail
3. Outcome orientation
4. People orientation
5. Team orientation
6. Aggressiveness
7. Stability

Organisation for the assignment Possible Companies to Assign to Students:

• Mining BHP, Fortescue Metals
• Banking/ Finance Westpac, Commonwealth, NAB, ANZ
• Insurance NRMA Car Insurance, TAL Life Limited
• Construction Lendlease, Scentre Group, Probuild
• Health Care Manufacturing CSL, The Ramsay Healthcare

Limited Group

• Energy AGL, Ergon Energy
• Materials Bunnings Group, Boral

Student may choose a company from Top 50 Australian companies through a discussion with your tutor/ lecturer Submission

• Upload a soft copy into Turnitin drop

box on the course hub

• Word file of PDF file

Research requirements Students need to support their analysis with references. Reference Requirements:

• Suitable, reliable, current and academically acceptable

sources check with your tutor if unsure of the validity of sources.

• Students seeking Credit or above grades should support

their analysis with increased number of reference sources comparable to the grade they are seeking. Report Structure

1. Title page,
2. Executive summary,
3. Table of contents
4. Introduction
5. Body (Analysis/Discussion) with

Suitable headings and subheadings to answer four tasks.

1. Conclusions
2. Reference list (Harvard APA referencing style).

Suggested number of words allocation

1. Executive summary (50 words)
2. Introduction (150 words)
3. Research Culture of seven characteristics in the

organisation(600 words)

1. Analysis how it dictates behaviours in the

organisation. (9000 words)

1. Conclusions (60 words)

Executive Summary The Executive Summary (approx. 50 words) Quick overview of the key outcomes of the analysis Introduction Approx. 150 words

1. Purpose(s) of the report
2. Importance of the purpose(s), background
3. Main plan of analytical process
4. Key outcome(s) of the report.

Attachments:

AT2-Instructi....pdf