Assessing Cultural Needs
Using the final project transcripts provided and the articles “Bias Has No Place at Work” and “Workplace Religious Accommodation Issues for Adherents of Islam” from the module resources, assess the cultural needs of Kareem versus the culture at ABC Corporation. Where did you identify gaps? What should ABC Corporation do to meet Kareem’s needs while still maintaining performance expectations?
Creating a More Effective Organizational Culture: In this section, you will analyze the transcripts provided to determine the influence of cultural differences on the conflict.
A. Analyze how the stakeholders’ cultural perspectives affected their points of view in this conflict. Support your analysis with relevant examples.
B. Describe instances in which you see a match or gaps between the former employee and organizational culture. Support your description with specific examples.
C. Recommend strategies that individual stakeholders can use to deal with employees who have disparate cultural perspectives. Justify your recommendation(s) with appropriate conflict resolution concepts.
Your paper should include these critical elements:
• An assessment of Kareem’s cultural needs
• An assessment ABC Corporation’s organizational culture
• A description of the gaps between Kareem’s cultural needs and the ABC Corporation organizational culture
• Recommendations of strategies for individual stakeholders in ABC Corporation which can be used in conflict resolution