BMGT Project 2 – Organizing

Project 2: Organizing
Purpose
This project will view a video and discuss the assigned organization’s organizational culture and organizational
structure.
Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment
Organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of company’s goals.
How to Set Up the Paper
Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using 12-point font. The final product will
be 5-6 pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. Write clearly and concisely. Provide a title page with
a title, date, your name, course, and section number, and the instructor’s name.
Instructions:
You have been hired as an associate for a software company, Dysfunctional Software. Dysfunctional Software offers
support solutions to a wide range of software issues and business needs. Dysfunctional’s client list exceeds 500
businesses in the United States and 200 businesses in other countries. The company has recently started to
experience significant and rapid growth. As a result of the recent growth, Dysfunctional Software realizes it must
respond to client and market demands more rapidly. Dysfunctional Software knows that it needs to attract and retain
the highest quality employees in the market to develop a sustained competitive advantage. Accordingly,
Dysfunctional Software desires to establish an organizational culture and climate that maximizes individual efficiency,
productivity, and job satisfaction.
Your manager, Harry Harried, has asked you to help create a recruiting video for Dysfunctional Software that will
entice potential new employees to work there and provide ideas management can pursue to explore to ensure a
positive work culture is developed that maximizes efficiency and productivity at the corporate and individual level. He
wants to portray Dysfunctional as a company with a deep commitment to its employees, a positive corporate culture,
and employees embracing its core values and enjoying coming to work. As background for the task of developing the
video, Mr. Harried provides you with a recruiting video for Spotify, acknowledged as a world-class employer by its 30-
country global workforce. Mr. Harried believes that Spotify is an exceptional company in terms of its approach to
employees, its hiring practices, its organizational culture, and its organizational structure.
You are requested to view the video on Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar4lq1l8pAc. (You may need to
right-click on the link and open it in a new window.) Mr. Harried also requires you to read the material he has
assigned (i.e., your course material for this project).
After viewing the video read the assigned project material, you must write a report to Mr. Harried covering the
information requested below. For the report, you are using only the Spotify video and course materials. If additional
sources are used, no credit will be awarded for those sources.
Use the following center Bolded and left-justified Bolded headings and instructions to complete the
project.
Introduction
• Write an Introduction paragraph. The introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will
describe the paper’s intent to the reader, explaining the main points covered in the paper. The introduction
ensures the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper. The introduction is often written after
the paper is completed. (Use in-text citations as required.)
Organizational Culture
• Discuss the seven dimensions of organizational culture. (Use headings below and in-text citations as
required.)
• Present examples for each of the seven dimensions of culture using Spotify’s organizational culture. Your
description of Spotify’s organizational culture is accomplished by extracting facts from the video and
matching those facts with the appropriate dimension descriptor. You must provide support, justification, and,
where appropriate, in-text citation for the video facts matched with the dimension descriptors. (Use headings
below and in-text citations as required.)
Seven Dimensions of Culture Discussion (Please underline each of the 7 dimensions as you discuss that
dimension. Use headings below and in-text citations as required.)
Spotify’s Video Facts/Examples (Please underline each cultural dimension as you match it to the Spotify video
facts and examples. Use in-text citations as required.)
Competitive Advantage
• Discuss how Spotify uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage. Provide examples
supported by your analysis, as drawn from the video information and the course materials. (Use in-text
citations as required.)
Organizational Structure
• Identify and discuss Spotify’s organizational structure, as depicted in the video. Based on your examples
ascertained from the video, use the course material to elaborate on your examples to fully explain the
various types and aspects of organizational structure that you have selected from the video to analyze. (Use
in-text citations as required.)
Conclusion
• Create a concluding paragraph. The conclusion paragraph highlights the major findings covered in the
paper. (Use in-text citations as required.)
References
Review the Paper
Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present.
The following are specific requirements that you will follow. Use the checklist to mark off that you have followed each
specific requirement.
Use the checklist below to ensure your paper’s compliance with assignment instructions.
Checklist Specific Project Requirements
Proofread your paper. Ensure your topic headings and format follow the above sequence.
Read and use the grading rubric while completing the paper to ensure all requirements are met to lead
to the highest possible grade.
Third-person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we,
or us” (first-person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (the second person writing). If uncertain
how to write in the third person, view this
link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.
Paraphrase and do not use direct quotations. Paraphrase means you do not use more than four
consecutive words from a source document. Removing quotation marks and citing is inappropriate.
Instead, put a passage from a source document into your own words and attribute the passage to the
source document. There should be no passages with quotation marks. Using more than four
consecutive words from a source document would require direct quotation marks. Changing words
from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.
You are expected to use the research and weekly course materials to develop the analysis and
support the reasoning. There should be a robust use of the course material. The material used from a
source document must be cited and referenced. A reference within a reference list cannot exist without
an associated in-text citation and vice versa. Changing words from a passage does not exclude the
passage from having quotation marks.
Use in-text citations and provide a reference list that contains the reference associated with each intext citation.
You may not use books in completing this problem set unless they are part of the course material.
Also, do not use a dictionary, Wikipedia or Investopedia, or similar sources.
Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text citation. Since the eBook does not have page
numbers, you must include the chapter title, section heading, and paragraph number.
For citations using a video, you must provide the minutes and second of the cited material.
Criteria Equivalent to an A Equivalent to a B Equivalent to a C Equivalent to a D Equivalent to an F
Introduction 4 points
Writes an introduction that
captures the reader’s attention,
gives context to the paper,
and builds to the thesis (in the last
sentence of the introduction) that
defines all the main points to be
discussed in the paper.
3.4 points
Writes an introduction that
provides a general context to the
paper, has a thesis statement and
somewhat discusses main topics,
but is vague or does not cover all
main topics.
3 points
Writes an introduction that
provides context to the paper and
presents main topics covered in
the paper, but this information is
not presented in a thesis
statement, but throughout the first
paragraph.
2.6 points
Attempts to write an introduction
but has little to no context to the
paper; the thesis is missing main
points, or no thesis statement
provided.
0 points
No attempt to write an introduction.
Discuss seven dimensions of
Organizational Culture
6 points
Uses the course materials to
thoroughly and correctly discuss
the seven dimensions of
organizational culture.
5.1 points
Uses the course materials to
discuss the seven dimensions of
organizational culture; needs some
development.
4.5 points
Uses the course materials to
discuss the seven dimensions of
organizational culture; needs
significant development.
3.9 points
Attempts to discuss the
dimensions of organizational
culture, but fails to use course
materials, not all dimensions
discussed or needs major
development.
0 points
Little to no attempt to discuss
dimensions of organizational
culture.
Describe what Spotify’s
organizational culture looks like by
presenting examples for each
dimension descriptor.
22 points
Uses the course materials and
video facts to provide at least one
example for each OC dimension
descriptor to thoroughly and
correctly describe Spotify’s
organizational culture. Shows
strong connections between
examples and course materials.
(Only course materials and video
used).
18.7 points
Uses the course materials and
video facts to provide at least one
example for each OC dimension
descriptor to describe Spotify’s
organizational culture; shows
some connection between
examples and course materials;
some development needed (only
course materials and video used).
16.5 points
Uses the course materials and
video facts to provide at least one
generally stated example for each
OC dimension descriptor to
describe Spotify’s organizational
culture; connections are not
consistently clear; significant
development needed (only course
materials and video used).
14.3 points
Attempts to describes what
Spotify’s organizational culture
looks like but examples are
incorrect, missing or needs more
description to see connection;
does not use both the video and
the course materials to support the
descriptions of Spotify’s
organizational culture; uses
external sources; needs major
development.
0 points
Little to no attempt to describe
Spotify’s organizational culture.
Discuss how Spotify uses its
corporate culture to create a
competitive advantage
20 points
Thoroughly and correctly
discusses how Spotify uses its
corporate culture to create a
competitive advantage using the
course materials and information
from the video (No external
sources used).
17 points
Discusses how Spotify’s uses its
corporate culture to create a
competitive advantage using the
course materials and information
from the video; some development
is needed; (No external sources
used).
15 points
Discusses how Spotify’s uses its
corporate culture to create a
competitive advantage using the
course materials and information
from the video; significant
development is needed; (No
external sources used).
13 points
Attempts to discuss how Spotify’s
uses its corporate culture to create
a competitive advantage using the
course materials and information
from the video; uses external
sources; major development is
needed.
0 points
Little to no attempt to discuss how
Spotify’s uses its corporate culture
to create a competitive advantage.
Identify and discuss Spotify’s
organizational structure from what
you see in the video and use the
course materials to support your
description of the structure. Make
sure to use examples from the
video. Do not use external source
materials.
20 points
Uses the course materials and the
video facts and two examples from
the video to thoroughly and
correctly identify and discuss
Spotify’s organizational structure;
(No external sources used).
17 points
Uses the course materials and the
video facts and two examples from
the video to thoroughly and
correctly identify and discuss
Spotify’s organizational structure;
some development is needed; (No
external sources used).
15 points
Uses the course materials and the
video facts and one example from
the video to thoroughly and
correctly identify and discuss
Spotify’s organizational structure;
significant development is needed;
(No external sources used).
13 points
Incorrectly identifies or discusses
Spotify’s organizational structure
from the video; uses minimal or
little course material; external
sources used; major development
needed.
0 points
Little to no attempt to identify and
discuss Spotify’s organizational
structure.
Conclusion 3 points
In a clear and concise manner,
comprehensively concludes the
paper by restating/ summarizing
the main findings covered in the
paper and reflects on the
importance of the arguments
made.
2.55 points
In a clear way concludes the paper
by restating/ summarizing the main
findings; some development is
needed.
2.25 points
Concludes the paper by somewhat
restating/ summarizing the
argument. Attempts to bring in
some explanation or general idea
of the main findings of the paper
but needs significant development.
1.95 points
Presents a conclusion but may be
irrelevant to the main findings of
the paper; OR does not discuss
the main findings of the paper.
0 points
Fails to present restatement/
summarization of argument.
Attention to Instructions 10 points
The paper contains all major
assignment tasks. The paper also
includes completion of all required
elements (Word or rtf file, third
person writing, paraphrasing, no
more than four consecutive words
from source, no contractions,
page/paragraph numbers/Chapter
Titles).
8.5 points
The paper contains all major
assignment tasks. The paper
missed one minor element (Word
or rtf file, third person writing,
paraphrasing, no more than four
consecutive words from source, no
contractions,
page/paragraph/numbers/Chapter
Titles).
7.5 points
One major assignment task
or two minor elements of the
assignment missed.
6.5 points
Two major assignment tasks
and/or three minor elements of the
assignments missed.
0 points
Three or more major assignment
tasks missed; OR four or more
minor elements missed.
Writing Mechanics 10 points
Strictly adheres to standard usage
rules of written English using
paragraphs and sentence rather
than bullets, including but not
limited to capitalization,
punctuation, run-on sentences,
missing or extra words, stylistic
errors, spelling and grammatical
errors. No jargon used. Few writing
errors noted.
8.5 points
Excellently adheres to standard
usage of mechanics: conventions
of written English, including
capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling. One – three errors noted.
7.5 points
Satisfactorily adheres to standard
usage rules of mechanics:
conventions of English, including
capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling. Four to seven errors
noted.
6.5 points
Minimally adheres to standard
usage rules of mechanics:
conventions of written English,
including capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling. More
than 7 errors found.
0 points
Does not adhere to standard
usage rules of mechanics:
conventions of written English
largely incomprehensible, or errors
are too plentiful to count.
APA Style (7th ed.) 5 points
Excellent use of APA style; few
usage errors; Proper citation of
source material is used throughout
paper; Reference titles follow APA
style with few minor errors.
4.25 points
Uses in-text citations and
reference list, but 1 – 2 APA style
errors noted or fails to use APA
citations when appropriate 1-2
times.
3.75 points
Uses in-text citations and
reference lists, but 3 – 4 APA style
errors noted or fails to use APA
citations when appropriate 3 – 4
times.
3.25 points
Attempts in-text citations and
reference lists, but 5 – 6 times style
errors noted or fails to use APA
citations when appropriate 5-
6 times. Seldom uses APA.
0 points
No attempt at APA style; or
attempts either in-text citations or
reference list but omits the other.