Name three cultural identifiers that you identify with most. Describe in detail how you identify with these three.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
SLP Overview
After completing the readings assigned in this Module and by the end of this SLP assignment you will demonstrate your knowledge of key issues related to organizational culture and diversity.
Required Reading
Brunetta, F., Marchegiani, L., & Peruffo, E. (2019, September 8). When birds of a feather don’t flock together: Diversity and innovation outcomes in international R&D collaborations, pp. 1-2, 7. Manuscript submitted for publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.08.033 . Available in the Trident Online Library.
Organizational behavior . (2017). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Edition. http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/ . CC BY-NC-SA License.
Read the following sections in Chapter 2:
Section 2.2 Demographic Diversity Section 2.3 Cultural Diversity
Read the following sections in Chapter 15:
Section 15.2 Understanding Organizational Culture Section 15.3 Characteristics of Organizational Culture Section 15.4 Creating and Maintaining Organizational Culture Section 15.5 Creating Culture Change Section 15.6 The Role of Ethics and National Culture
SLP Assignment
In a 2-page submission, not counting the cover and references pages, respond to the following questions on the Cultural Identifier Worksheet regarding your knowledge of your own and your employer’s corporate culture and cultural diversity.
This assignment is about you, so feel free to write in the first person, using the words I, me, my, etc.
Cultural Identifier Worksheet
1. Name three cultural identifiers that you identify with most. Describe in detail how you identify with these three.
2. Which of these cultural identifiers do you see in the people with whom you work or play?
3. Do you consider your place of work as diverse? In what ways?
4. From the short list you made in #1, select the one that you identify with the most.
5. What is it that you like the most about this cultural identifier?
6. From the list above, select the one identifier that you identify with the least. Explain why it does not fit you.
7. Do you see the cultural identifier in #6 in those with whom you work or play?
8. List some stereotypes about your culture that do not apply to you.
