Stone Finch (Case Study)

Organizational culture could almost be considered the roots of a company. The way a company’s employees think, the way the customers feel, and the company’s decisions are made are all based around the culture that the company has laid for itself. An employee’s values, thoughts, and actions should reflect those stated in the company’s mission. Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, while both attempting to create a culture that is comfortable and pleasing to their

In this “The Smile Factory: Work at Disney” case study, it clearly point out the power of organizational cultures that created by Disney itself. Organizational culture includes the values and assumptions that shared among whole organization. This culture is very important in improving employee motivation and company performance. It makes the companies operate smoothly and directs every employee toward “right” direction within organization. Every

The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work, study and data is collected and analyzed. Different species of animals are observed and explained throughout history. The Grants have one goal, and that is to find the origin of the species, how organisms first began. They find that it really is about the “survival of the

The Galapagos Islands consists of thirteen major islands and over a hundred smaller islands located along the Ecuadorian coast. The islands are home to a variety of unique species such as sea lions, sharks, rays, and 26 different species of native birds. Thirteen of these birds are Darwin’s finches. These finches are known to be the “world’s fastest-evolving vertebrates” due to their bodies quickly adapting to the rapidly changing environment (Robertson, N.D. , para.1). Their DNA chemical makeup causes these adaptations to occur. The finch’s most noticeable feature is their evolutionary adaptations, due to the briskly changing environments.

Atticus “Oneshot” Finch , at the ripe old age of 72, took his last breath when his plane flying over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California, was struck by lightning on Saturday, November 12, 1955.

The company’s internal culture is predominantly laid back. There is no dress code, and language is informal. After the President, there is no defined hierarchy. These factors encourage a familial atmosphere and team concept.

After watching the video on Finch evolution, and completing the gizmo, I have found many correlations between the finch population, and the climate of the Galapagos Islands. The Finches beak size was dependent on the climate, and natural selection. The population of the birds increased and decreased throughout the years because the extreme climate changes and the process of natural selection.

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A descriptive methodology will be used to determine the current culture of the Organisation, through research and survey from the Organisation’s website and from current employees. This is going to give us a general picture of the current culture and also analysed to determine how effective the current culture is.

Medium ground finches are one of the 13 species of finches. These finches, the medium ground finches have large beaks. You can find these finches at Daphne Major, in the center of Galapagos island. Daphne Major is also located near South America in the South Pacific ocean.

Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout is a smart and respectful girl. She fights for what she thinks is right and has a curiosity that helps her learn more and more about the world. During the book she learns a very important lesson that her father urges her to understand. Since a young age he told her “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 30). At first Scout tries to follow his advice with kids at her school, but it isn’t until the end of the book when she fully understands what her father means. When Scout accompanies Arthur back home, she turns around and looks out into the neighborhood. She sees all the happenings from

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee follows the Finch family through the hardships of the 1930s. The story takes place in fictitious Maycomb County, Alabama during the 1930s, when there were many racial issues such as the Jim Crow Laws. The Finch family consists of Jean Louise, nicknamed Scout, her brother Jeremy Finch, nicknamed Jem, and their father Atticus Finch who is one of the most prestigious lawyers in Maycomb County. The family experiences first hand, the harsh injustices that face the blacks leading the children to lose their purity. Man’s inhumanity to man compels Harper Lee to write To Kill A Mockingbird exposing the social issues; causing Jem, Scout, and Dill to lose their innocence; which provokes me to have a different

“A number of other finches evolved later from the Warbler finches. One of these is the Ceospiza ground finch, whose broad beak is crushing seeds and another is the Camarhychus tree finch with its blunt beak which is well adapted for tearing vegation." Dawin's theory makes sense. I can grasp the idea that sometimes a certain mutation can bring an advantage to the species and therefore that particular species can thrive. Thriving as an individual allows that particular species to reproduce more frequently allowing the beneficial mutation to be passed on, in result, after hundreds to thousands of years a who new species could be born. I believe in evolution and I believe in this concept. When I try to connect this theory to the most complex species

The case study detailing the dilemma faced by the organization known as Box, Inc., is one concerned with the challenge of maintaining organizational culture in the face of rapid growth. The organization began as a classic start-up company that evolved out of a garage by a few friends. Beginning as a simple organization with few team members paved the way for the successful culture that would permeate the company for years to come. The challenge facing Box, Inc. in the study is not one of loss, but, rather, one of gain. The organization has rapidly expanded in the last few years, now hosting multiple sites around the globe and over a thousand employees. This rapid change presents the top executives, such as CEO Aaron Levie with the difficult task of preserving their start-up culture that breeds ingenuity and success. One managerial solution the top executives implemented was their institution of a rigorous and highly selective hiring process. This solution was highly effective in maintaining the organizational culture within Box, Inc., in light of the multiple organizational behavior theories that describe the strong correlation between selective hiring and cultural sustainability within a company.

The classic Phrase by Mckinsey organisation, “the culture is how we do things around here” is taken as reference by many great people. It’s true that culture exist in an organisation which influences the work being done and also affects the success or failure of the project.