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adidas company
Organizational Culture and Ethical Values
1. Describe the culture of your organization in terms of its key values, assumptions and beliefs. Illustrate the organizational culture but describing some of the organizational symbols, stories, language, rituals and ceremonies.
2. How would you classify the culture? Is a weak or a strong culture? Are there clear subcultures within the organization? Does it/could it have the type of culture needed for a learning organization?
3. Does the organization have a formal or informal code of ethics? Describe the major feature of its ethical code. Does it have any structural means of supporting ethics (ombudsperson, ethics officer, disclosure mechanisms, ethics hotline, and ethics training)?
4. What is the source of its ethical practices (e.g. law, value-based leadership, and personal ethics of employees, cultural, professional/industry)? Would it pass a social audit? Has the organization encountered any major issues with regard to ethics or is it at risk in this area?
