TWU Safe Organizational Cultures with Flat Hierarchies Discussion Paper

1.) After watching the video think about how you can relate what is discussed to how your organization’s culture (or an organization’s culture in general) impacts your ability to manage a team remotely or virtually.TedTalk by Ricardo Fernandez https://youtu.be/QIoAkFpN8wQ

Take what you have discovered and complete the following:

For this writing assignment you will look back across the entire course to help address the following topics. Analyze and discuss each of the following:

You can use your own organization to answer the following questions or if you do not have an organization to use you can answer more generally, but the preference is for direct application to an organization.

a) How does corporate culture impact organizational communication, virtually and in-person?

b) What role does organizational culture play in the decision-making process in both crises (COVID-19, etc.0 and daily organizational life?

c) What is the connection between culture and virtual workplace behavior?

d) Why is it important to evaluate the relationship between business situations and an organization’s culture?

e) Discuss how your organization’s culture supports, hinders, etc. the ability to conduct teamwork assignments or virtual work (if you do not have team assignments). What cultural changes can be made to better support remote or virtual cross-cultural team dynamics?

* A minimum of four references are required. (Your textbook plus three more.)

** Typical paper length: 6 – 8 pages

2.) Discussion Board

How do interpersonal skills influence organizational communication? Why is it important for organizations to develop those skills in their personnel? (You will likely need to conduct additional research outside of your textbook to develop a thorough response.) reply to at least two of your classmate’s postings.