Create a company (it could be imaginary, one you’re familiar with, or a combination of both).
Company Description:
Name: Provide a unique name for your company.
Industry: Specify the industry your company operates in.
Products: Describe the products or services your company offers.
Size: Indicate the size of your company in terms of employee count and market reach.
Organizational Structure:
Type of Structure: Describe whether your company uses a matrix, simple, organic, team, bureaucratic, or virtual organization structure. You might also consider a combination of these or something else.
Rationale: Explain why you chose this structure for your company.
Strategy: Discuss your company’s strategy (e.g., innovation, cost minimization, imitation).
Environment: Describe the business environment including competitors, suppliers, customers, and relevant government rules and regulations. Explain how these factors impact your company.
Company Culture
Culture and Values:
Core Values: Outline the core values of your company.
Artifacts: Provide examples of physical artifacts that represent your company’s culture.
Stories and Rituals: Share important stories, rituals, and traditions that help define your company culture.
CSR and Sustainability: Explain your company’s stance on corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Describe how your company lives these values.
Include any other information about culture and values you think is important
Organizational Dynamics
Power, Communication, and Participation:
Power Structure: Discuss the beliefs around power within your organization.
Communication: Explain how communication is managed and facilitated.
Participation: Describe the level of employee participation in decision-making processes.
Onboarding and Socialization:
Onboarding Process: Detail the process for onboarding new employees.
Socialization: Describe how new employees are socialized into the company culture.
Ethical Issues:
Common Ethical Issues: Identify ethical issues that employees are likely to encounter.
Handling Ethical Issues: Explain how employees are expected to handle these issues and the consequences of not adhering to ethical standards.
Employee Well-being:
Well-being Initiatives: Describe initiatives to ensure employee well-being.
Stress Factors: Identify potential sources of stress for employees.
Stress Management: Outline strategies for managing and mitigating employee stress.
Conclusion
Summarize the key elements of your company, emphasizing the alignment between structure, culture, and strategic goals (if there’s no alignment, it’s not serving the business). Reflect on the importance of creating a cohesive and ethical organizational environment.