Leadership Report: 3M Innovation Culture Analysis using Schein's Model

This report conducts an in-depth analysis of 3M's corporate culture, with a specific focus on its innovative practices. It begins with a background of 3M, exploring its history, mission for innovation, past failures, and current performance. The report then introduces the core focus on innovation, detailing various activities that 3M has undertaken to foster it, along with the company's growth, awards, and competitive standing. A key element involves a comparison of Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Schein's cultural model, justifying the selection of Schein's framework for the analysis. The report thoroughly explains Schein's model, including its concepts of artifacts, values, and basic assumptions, and applies this framework to analyze 3M's innovation strategy, referencing a specific journal article on knowledge management and innovation at 3M. Finally, the report provides conclusions and recommendations regarding the impact of culture on the organization's achievements and suggests potential improvements to enhance 3M's innovative culture.

Your report will apply ONE theoretical framework used in the study of organizational culture to conduct an analysis of an
organization’s culture.
Focus of the essay:
Discuss how 3M creates innovative corporate culture
Organisation chosen: 3M http://www.3m.com/
QUESTION 1.
 A brief background to the organization and its environment (10 marks)
- Word limit: 300 words
1. When and how did 3M started? (A bit of the background history of 3M)
2. What was the mission and vision for innovation?
2. What were the failures in 3M for innovation?
3. From the innovation failures of 3M, What did 3M ADOPT (new technique, new innovation ideas)?
4. Now how is 3M performing?

QUESTION 2
 An Introduction to the focus of the report (the practice, issue, event or sub-unit) (NOTE: WITHIN THIS SECTION YOU
MUST INCLUDE A SENTENCE STATING YOUR FOCUS CLEARLY AND SIMPLY) (10 marks)
- 300 WORDS LIMIT
IN THIS POINT ALWAYS FOCUS ON INNOVATION ALL TIMES!
- STATE WHAT IS MY FOCUS IN THE FIRST SENTENCE. MY FOCUS IS ON INNOVATION.
- DIFFERENT TYPE OF ACTIVITES WHICH 3M DID TO BRING IN INNOVATION
- WHAT WERE THE TYPE OF ACTIVTIES DONE
- FROM THE INNOVATION, WHAT IS THE GROWTH OF THE COMPANY (SHOWS CHARTS AND STATE THE
SOURCE)
- WHAT TYPE OF AWARDS DID THEY RECEIVE FOR INNOVATIONS
- WAS 3M TOP IN ITS INDUSTRY?
- WHO IS 3M COMPETITOR AND WHY DID 3M OUTSTAND ITS COMPETITOR IN INNOVATIONS?
- SHOW CHARTS OF GROWTH

QUESTION 3
A brief argument which explains/justifies why you have chosen a particular theoretical framework instead of 1 other
alternative that you considered but have rejected (10 marks)
- 500 WORDS LIMIT
(ALWAYS TALK ABOUT INNOVATION ALL THE TIME)
WRITE ABOUT HOFSTEDE CULTURAL DIMENSION
1. POWER DISTANCE
2. UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
3. INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS COLLECTIVISM
4. MASCULINITY-FEMINITY
5. LONG TERM ORIENTATION/CONFUCIAN DYNAMISM

PUT PHOTO IN THE ASSIGNMENT.
WRITE ABOUT SHEIN’S CULTURAL MODEL.
1. ARTIFACTS
2. VALUES AND BELIEFS
3. BASIC ASSUMPTION.

ONCE YOU HAVE WRITTEN, YOU WILL THEN NEED TO
1. TALK ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES OF SHEIN AND HOFSTEDE
2. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE SHEIN OVER HOFSTEDE
(ALWAYS TALK ABOUT INNOVATION ALL THE TIME)
-Explain AND justifies why you have chosen the best particular framework instead of the other framework that you have rejected.
-Talk about how the best framework suits 3M INNOVATION.
1. TALK ABOUT THE SIMILARTIES OF SHEIN AND HOFSTEDE.
2. WHY YOU CHOSE SHEIN OVER HOFSTEDE.

QUESTION 4
 An explanation of your chosen theoretical framework that you will use to analyse the organization, including its main
concepts (20
marks) – 600
WORDS
EXPLAIN SHEIN
USING THE
FOLLOWINGS: