Order Number |
89067893092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Sports Talk Broadcast Analysis Essay Question
analyze one episode of any “Sports-Talk” broadcast television show (i.e. SportsCenter or similar type of program).
NASA Culture Organizational Case Study Analysis
Case Studies:
You will be required to complete two case studies over the course of the semester. Each case study is a report about an incident that you should analyze using course concepts. You should be specific in your analysis and reference material from the chapter/s. Your submission will be run through Turnitin.
Review the Case Study Guidelines
Read The Cultural Tale of Two Shuttles (pages 79-80)
Review the Case Study 1 Questions (you should answer these questions, not the questions in the book)
Identify and apply the four descriptive and explanatory approaches to culture (page 74) to NASA. What factors in NASA’s culture contributed to the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters? Identify and discuss specific values and behaviors that were critical.2. Cultural change was obviously difficult at NASA. Explain what specific things could have been done to make cultural changes more lasting and more effective.
Bring in specific concepts from the textbook to support your answer.3. How does Karl Weick’s model of organizing apply to the disasters? Apply the concepts of sensemaking (assembly rules, communication cycles, retention, causal maps), equivocality, and enactment to the situation at NASA. How did sensemaking patterns contribute to what happened at NASA?