Organizational Structure and Culture Worksheet

Your name: Sitong Liu

Name(s) of any people you worked with:

Pick a widely known company (e.g., Google, Airbnb, MacDonald's etc.). Name of company chosen:

Consider some of the information provided in Chapter 7, answer the following questions (note: you might want to do an internet search for your chosen company to see if you can find some of these answers online):

1. Rate the level of uncertainty in this company's external environment (low, medium or high). ___________

a. Provide two justifications (explanations) for your rating:

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2. Identify if this company is more mechanistic or organic? ___________

a. Provide two justifications (explanations) for your classification:

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3. What type of structure is likely used by this company (e.g., functional, divisional, geographic, matrix, networked, virtual)? ____________________

a. Provide an example or explanation for your choice of structure:

4. Using the Competing Values Framework (shown on slide 2 this week (how would you describe the organizational culture (e.g., clan, adhocracy, hierarchy, market). ____________________

a. Provide an explanation for your choice: