Organisational Analysis Assignment 1

Organisational Analysis Assignment 1
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Organisational Analysis Assignment 1
Given Paper 1: Tata and Prasad (2015) National cultural values, sustainability beliefs, and
organizational initiative
Question In your lectures, four rationales for organisational analysis are described.
1 Critically discuss the argument presented by the author(s).
The context of the study is related to the sustainable initiatives that are being taken by
various organization across different countries. The limitations that can affect these
sustainable practices and the lack of significant literatures that explore these
limitations are highlighted. The narrative is presented in a smooth flow with effective
problem identification. The context of culture affecting the functional factors of the
sustainability initiatives of the various organization. This is described in a systematic
way and essential clarity. The various factors that affect the practices of sustainability
of the organizations are examined. The approaches that are used are explained
significantly as well as the findings that emerge from the study.
2 What is the method - how do the author(s) convince their readers?
The study makes use of mostly qualitative data to analyse the subject matter. Relevant
literatures are examined to bring out significant implications of national culture and its
effect on organizational sustainability practices. The data is collected from the various
literatures on culture, sustainability and environment. The specific data that effectively
analyses the aspects are given preference. The analysis of the data is done through
examining the relevant literatures and developing conceptual model to identify the
effect of cultural values on organizational sustainability initiatives. The various
propositions of balancing organizational sustainability with national culture are
provided subsequently. The implications of the study presents the direct relationship
of national culture with organizational sustainability. The relationship is controlled
through the sustainability orientation of a company and the capacity of the
organization. The conclusions are open to be challenged to some extent as the
moderating factors presented for the relationship between culture and sustainability
are not sufficient. There can also be other moderating factors that can affect
sustainability functions. Moreover, the effect on the organizational sustainability of
culture where multicultural countries are concerned is not provided in the research.
3 Drawing on your answers from analysing Q (1) and (2), critically analyse and match
your analysis to the rational given in Lecture 1 for Organisational Analysis
The rational that can be used in this case is to discover and analyse objective truths. In
this case organizational sustainability and national culture needed to be understood
with regards to their relationship with each other. Hence, the focus was on finding the
objectivity of how a company’s sustainability functions are affected by the national
culture. The practical utility of cultural inclination towards developing sustainability
and the true effect of the same on organization have been essentially analysed though
the work. The objective truth value of the relationship between organizational culture
and its relationship with the national culture is found. The effect of national culture on
organizational sustainability is examined to reach better results.

Organisational Analysis Assignment 1
Given Paper 2: Powel and Osborne (2015) Can Marketing Contribute to Sustainable Social Enterprise
Question In your lectures, four rationales for organisational analysis are described.
1 Critically discuss the argument presented by the author(s).
The authors try to describe a case study in order to understand the role of marketing
functions as an essential route for sustainability of the organizations. The role of
marketing on the sustainability oriented functions of organizations is analysed through
the work. The authors take a systematic approach towards making the audience
understand about how marketing actually helps organizations to maintain
sustainability functions. The research is structured in a way to explain the ways in
which data was gathered. The research is done in the context of public service. Some
of the essential variables that are used are public service dominant logic and
relationship marketing. The writers essentially consider various significant aspects that
are connected with marketing and sustainability and analyse their significant effects
on each other. The flow is good and systematic and the case study has been
thoroughly examined through various organizational perspectives. The work is based
on social enterprise. Hence, social factors are given prominence.
2 What is the method - how do the author(s) convince their readers?
The authors rely on the case study approach to gathering data for the research.
Moreover, various semi-structured interviews were used to gather data. The data is
collected from the chief executives of various organizations. The collected data is
considered on the basis of the currently emerging business logics that are prevalent in
public management. In order to help in the analysis of the data three themes were
significantly identified. These themes were tension between the social and economic
aims, marketing knowledge extent within social enterprises and scale of marketing.
These themes were then significantly analysed to form effective findings of the study.
The conclusion of the study are presented in parts. Firstly, a lack of marketing theory
engagement was found considering the functionality of social enterprises. Secondly, it
was found that marketing has very much remained a separate function without much
research into how it can be used as a tool for sustainability. Thirdly, the conclusions
pointed that social enterprises engage in unconscious marketing. The lack of effective
marketing of social enterprises are negatively affecting their sustainability functions.
Fourth, it was found that service enterprises that were based in public-service
dominant logic can provide a genuine basis on which sustainability can be endured.
The conclusions were very significantly gathered and there are not much areas to
challenge the conclusions that have been gathered due to the essential strength of the
research activity.
3 Drawing on your answers from analysing Q (1) and (2), critically analyse and match
your analysis to the rational given in Lecture 1 for Organisational Analysis
The rational for discovering subjective interpretation that govern
organizations is applicable in this case. Because the cases that were analysed
were on the basis of the perspectives of the service enterprises.
Organizational activity and decision making were provided subjective focus.
The marketing oriented decisions of the service organizations were given
much preference. Moreover, it was found that the various types of
organizations actually use marketing in various ways to enhance their
sustainability functions. In essence, the marketing functions are much
subjective in the various types of organizational environments that are
present. The same was described. Thus, this was the rational that could be