Leadership Concepts Worksheet
|Concept |Application of Concept in the Scenario or Simulation |Reference to Concept in Reading |
| |The sales department at Good Sport has a subculture that is informal. The |“However organizations are also |
|Organizational |subculture emphasized this informality by enjoying and encouraging meetings |comprised of subcultures located |
|Subcultures |outside of the office, garnering support for their own ideas and prefers not |throughout its various divisions, |
| |to be dictated to. This is in parallel to Good Sport’s dominant culture which|geographic regions, and occupational |
| |is one of productivity and performance. |groups. Some subcultures enhance the |
| | |dominant culture by espousing |
| |“Subcultures encourage constructive conflict and more creative thinking about|parallel assumptions, values and |
| |how the organization should interact with its environment.” (McShane & Von |beliefs;” (McShane & Von Glinow, |
| |Glinow, 2004, p. 478). |2004, p. 478). |
|Knowledge Management |At Gene One knowledge management is key to the organizations success. The |“Knowledge Management is any |
|Process |organization uses a knowledge acquisition strategy of research and other |structured activity that improves an |
| |technological creative processes to facilitate organizational learning. CTO |organization’s capacity to acquire, |
| |Teri Robertson uses research in biotechnology to...