Read: This article shows good examples of organizations using the activity-based working design:
https://www.iofficecorp.com/blog/favorite-examples…
Respond to the below questions. Your responses must reflect an understanding and integration of the above 3 readings.
- How could you measure whether new office designs are improving the organizational culture? Explain. Be detailed.
- A generally positive view of activity-based workplace designs is presented in the above articles. What do you consider the potential downsides to such designs? Explain.
- Are activity-based workplace designs the direction of the future or just another fad to be replaced by the next “latest and greatest” idea?
- Choose 3 of the 6 primary characteristics discussed (adaptability, detail orientation, result/outcome orientation, people/customer orientation, collaboration/ tram orientation, integrity.) and assess how they fit into the organizational culture at Google.
- Does the culture at Google make sense for Google? Why or why not?
- Choose 3 of the 6 primary characteristics discussed (e.g., adaptability, detail orientation, etc.) and assess how they fit into the organizational culture at FedEx.
- Does the culture at FedEx make sense for FedEx? Why or why not?
- What would likely happen if Google tried to instill a culture like exists at FedEx?
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