Walden DDBA 8151 – Assignment The Role of Leadership

Assignment: The Role of Leadership in Shaping Organizational
CultureRecent researchers stated that “[c]ompanies with an
established organizational culture that includes strong capabilities for
change, a commitment to innovation and a high level of trust have a significant
advantage” (Eccles, Perkins, &Serafeim, 2012, p. 44) when attempting to
adopt a strategy of broad-based corporate sustainability. In fact, according to
the National Business Ethics Survey (ECI, 2013) results, building strong
corporate ethics cultures are paramount and leaders must continue this work to
ensure progress. Organizational leaders should have a strong incentive to
identify and address any disparities that exist between their organization’s
current culture and a productive, healthy one. They must understand the impact
they can have as leaders in facilitating an organizational culture, determining
the necessary steps to build that culture, and taking the necessary action to
create a healthy organizational culture. Leaders must also be able to utilize
principles of positive social change to enhance both their leadership styles
and overall organizational culture.For this Assignment, you will continue to familiarize
yourself with Dr. Craig Marsh’s challenges and those things he must consider as
he builds a new corporate culture. Imagine again that you have similar
challenges, but before building a new corporate culture, you must become
familiar with relevant research to make the appropriate decisions. To prepare for this Assignment, review the “Leading a
Virtual Organization” videos and Case Study Guide in this week’s Learning
Resources, and consider the insights gained by Dr. Marsh in his journey as an
organizational leader. Submit a 7- to 10-page comprehensive scholarly analysis of
the role leadership plays in establishing an organizational culture that
includes a focus on positive social change. In your analysis, do the following:• Analyze
Dr. Marsh’s challenges and their influence on an organization’s culture. • Summarize
the leadership style you would adopt to influence the organization’s culture
and why. • Explain
the organizational change or cultural change model or steps you would take to
change the culture.• As a
global change agent, explain how you would infuse positive social change into
your leadership style and organizational culture.• Describe
the incremental steps you would take given your selected model to ensure
success.• Explain
how these steps will influence each of the challenges you face and the
mitigation plan to eliminate the challenges.• Delineate
the key concepts you would include in your vision statement.Note: Be sure to use the APA Course Paper Template (6th ed.)
to complete this Assignment. Also, refer to the Week 7 Assignment Rubric for
specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to
assess your work. Please Note: For each page of your paper, you must include a
minimum of two APA-formatted scholarly citations