Shifting organizational culture

BADM 466
Closed
Capilano University
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Instructor
3
Timeline
  • March 1, 2023
    Experience start
  • November 6, 2021
    Meeting with Leadership team
  • November 6, 2021
    Meeting with Leadership team
  • November 20, 2021
    OCAI survey
  • November 20, 2021
    OCAI survey
  • December 11, 2021
    Executive Summary of recommendations
  • April 16, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
3/6 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any, Social Enterprise, Non profit, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Operations Project management
Skills
change management business strategy data analysis organizational behaviour
Learner goals and capabilities

Organizational culture ranks high on why employers choose to stay with or leave an organization for the long term. It impacts employee engagement and productivity as well as your organization's reputation. Ensuring your organizational culture is aligned with your organizational vision and mission is key to your company's success.

Utilizing the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI), student teams will gather data to assess six key dimensions of your organizational culture as it exists today and what your team would like it to look like five years from now. Students will use this data, along with information gathered about your mission and vision from an interview with your leadership team, to make recommendations on some tactical approaches you can make to shift your organizational culture in the direction you'd like it to go.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
35 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will provide to your organization:

  • A summary of the OCAI results for your organization
  • An executive summary of the recommendations of the team
  • A presentation to members of your leadership team about the recommendations where they can answer any questions you may have
Project timeline
  • March 1, 2023
    Experience start
  • November 6, 2021
    Meeting with Leadership team
  • November 6, 2021
    Meeting with Leadership team
  • November 20, 2021
    OCAI survey
  • November 20, 2021
    OCAI survey
  • December 11, 2021
    Executive Summary of recommendations
  • April 16, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in this class are studying change management through the methodologies presented by John P. Kotter in Leading Change and William Bridges in Managing Transitions. Working in teams, students will assess the results of the OCAI for your organization and present ideas for practical strategies your organization to shift your organizational culture utilizing one of these two frameworks.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Meet with student team in early March to share vision, mission and values.

Distribute OCAI survey to your staff or provide ability for students to send it to staff directly.