Costco + Walmart

  Choose 2 organizations from the following list: • Costco + Walmart • AirBNB + Marriott Hotels (you may compare with any other well-known brick and mortar chain of hotels with which you are familiar). • LinkedIn + Facebook • Harvard University + University of Phoenix • Starbucks + Dunkin Donuts 1) If you choose two other companies, with which you are more familiar, they must be in the same industry/business. Based on the dimensions of OCP, how would you characterize its culture? This means you must analyze both companies based on all the dimensions of OCP as described in your text. You must start your paper with a description of both companies, their business, how they function, and the type of structure in their organization. This work will require research from your text and beyond. 2) Out of the culture dimensions described, which dimension do you think would lead to higher levels of employee satisfaction and retention? Which one would be related to company performance? 1. Define organizational structure. 2. Analyze basic elements of organizational structure. 3. Describe the dimensions that make up a company's culture. 4. Discuss the role of leadership in defining an organization's culture. 5. Describe process for managing organizational change 6. Understand connections between organizational behavior at work and ethics, technology, and cross-cultural management.