OL 342 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
This milestone is designed to continue the critical analysis in Milestone One with a shift in lens to leadership and organizational culture. This short paper
assignment is the second milestone in the analysis of the company within your final project. It should begin with a brief description (one paragraph) to transition
the reader to the new analysis lens. The largest component of this short paper should focus on the leadership approach and any shifts through the course of the
case study example, including any aspects of the culture that influenced the organization. Lastly, the final aspect of the short paper is to connect the analysis into
insights and conclusions. This assignment will be submitted in the form of a 750-word minimum paper.
Prompt: Use the following case study to do your organizational analysis: The GM Culture Crisis: What Leaders Must Learn From This Culture Case Study.
After reading the case study, answer these questions:
III. Evaluate Leadership Theory
A. Describe a leadership style used in the case study and why there was a shift in leadership style throughout the case study.
B. Explain the characteristics and decisions of management in the case study that help explain the shift in leadership style.
C. Identify the internal and external influences on the organization that may have caused the shift in leadership style. Be sure to explain your
choices.
D. Describe the relationship between a leadership style used by the organization in the case study and the decision-making process.
IV. Assess Organizational Culture
A. Discuss the internal culture present within the organization. Be sure to utilize terms relative to organizational behavior.
B. Identify specific examples from the case study that demonstrate the internal culture present within the organization.
V. Insights and Conclusions
A. Explain why the leadership style(s) and internal culture of the organization complement each other or do not complement each other.
B. Explain whether or not the changes in leadership style or internal culture of the organization influenced each other.
C. Explain how the leadership styles and internal culture of the organization may have influenced the behavior of the employees within the
organization. You could consider providing specific instances or examples from within the case study to support your response.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Evaluate Leadership Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Describes a leadership style used Describes a leadership style used Does not describe a leadership 10
Theory: Leadership description demonstrates a in the case study and why there in the case study and why there style used in the case study and
Style nuanced understanding of was a shift in leadership style was a shift in leadership style why there was a shift in
leadership styles and why they throughout the case study throughout the case study, but leadership style throughout the
can change explanation is cursory case study
Evaluate Leadership Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Explain the characteristics and Explain the characteristics and Does not explain the 10
Theory: explanation demonstrates keen decisions of management in the decisions of management in the characteristics and decisions of
Characteristics and insight into how the behaviors of case study that help explain the case study that help explain the management in the case study
Decisions management in the case study shift in leadership style shift in leadership style, but that help explain the shift in
may have influenced the shift in explanation is cursory or leadership style
leadership style inappropriate
Evaluate Leadership Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Explains the internal and Explains the internal and Does not explain the internal 10
Theory: Internal and explanation demonstrates keen external influences on the external influences on the and external influences on the
External Influences insight into how internal and organization that may have organization that may have organization that may have
external influences on the caused the shift in leadership caused the shift in leadership caused the shift in leadership
organization in the case study style style, but explanation is cursory style
may have influenced the shift in or inappropriate
leadership style
Evaluate Leadership Meets “Proficient” criteria and Describes the relationship Describes the relationship Does not describe the 10
Theory: Relationship makes cogent connections between a leadership style used between a leadership style used relationship between a
between a leadership style used in the case study and the in the case study and the leadership style used in the case
in the case study and the decision-making process decision-making process, but study and the decision-making
decision-making processes explanation is cursory or process
inappropriate
Assess Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Discusses the internal culture Discusses the internal culture Does not discuss the internal 10
Organizational the discussion is an especially present within the organization present within the organization culture present within the
Culture: Internal comprehensive overview of the using terms relative to using terms relative to organization using terms relative
Culture internal culture of the organizational behavior organizational behavior, but to organizational behavior
organization discussion is cursory or
inappropriate
Assess Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Identifies specific examples from Identifies examples from the Does not identify examples from 10
Organizational identification demonstrates a the case study that demonstrate case study that demonstrate the the case study that demonstrate
Culture: Examples nuanced understanding of the the internal culture present internal culture present within the internal culture present
internal culture present within within the organization the organization, but within the organization
the organization identification is inappropriate
Insights and Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Explains why the leadership Explains why the leadership Does not explain why the 10
Conclusions: explanation demonstrates a style(s) and internal culture of style(s) and internal culture of leadership style(s) and internal
Complement nuanced understanding of how the organization complement the organization complement culture of the organization
leadership styles and culture each other or do not each other or do not complement each other or do
complement each other complement each other complement each other, but not complement each other
explanation is cursory or
inappropriate
Insights and Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Explains whether or not the Explains whether or not the Does not explain whether or not 10
Conclusions: explanation demonstrates a changes in leadership style or changes in leadership style or the changes in leadership style
Influenced Each nuanced understanding of the internal culture of the internal culture of the or internal culture of the
Other influence that leadership styles organization influenced each organization influenced each organization influenced each
and culture have on one another other other, but explanation is cursory other
within the organization
Insights and Meets “Proficient” criteria, and Explains how the leadership Explains how the leadership Does not explain how the 10
Conclusions: explanation provides cogent styles and internal culture of the styles and internal culture of the leadership styles and internal
Employees example for how employee organization may have organization may have culture of the organization may
behavior was influenced by the influenced the behavior of the influenced the behavior of the have influenced the behavior of
leadership styles and internal employees within the employees within the the employees within the
culture of the organization organization organization, but explanation is organization
cursory or inappropriate
Articulation of Submission is free of errors Submission has no major errors Submission has major errors Submission has critical errors 10
Response related to citations, grammar, related to citations, grammar, related to citations, grammar, related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and spelling, syntax, or organization spelling, syntax, or organization spelling, syntax, or organization
organization and is presented in that negatively impact that prevent understanding of
a professional and easy-to-read readability and articulation of ideas
format main ideas
Total 100%
