Organizational Analysis Assignment: Readings, Analysis, and Synthesis

This assignment analyzes four academic papers on organizational analysis, critically examining their arguments, methodologies, and alignment with the four paradigms discussed in the lectures and Hirschheim and Klein's (1989) paper. The student explores the concept of legitimate knowledge within the context of these readings, deconstructing each paper to understand how the authors attempt to convince the reader of their ideas. The analysis covers topics such as sustainability, marketing in social enterprises, organizational hypocrisy, and sustainable accounting, matching the findings to paradigms like functionalism, social relativism, and others. The assignment demonstrates an understanding of how knowledge is legitimized and organized within the field of organizational analysis and management, synthesizing the key arguments and methodologies presented in the selected readings and lecture materials.

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Name of the student
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Table of Contents
Given Paper 1:............................................................................................................................2
Given Paper 2:............................................................................................................................5
Given Paper 3:............................................................................................................................6
Given Paper 4:............................................................................................................................8
Reference list............................................................................................................................11

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Given Paper 1:
Tata, J. and Prasad, S., 2015. National cultural values, sustainability beliefs, and
organizational initiatives. Cross Cultural Management, 22(2), pp.278-296.
Questio
n
In your lectures, four rationales for organisational analysis are described.
1 Critically discuss the argument presented by the author(s).
In the current business scenario, sustainability has become the major concern
for people in case of implementing corporate strategy in the workplace. In
purpose of the research is to shed light on the significance of implementing
sustainability initiatives in case of bringing the organizational improvement in
different countries (Tata and Prasad 2015). In the article, the author has shed
light on the different socio cultural systems, which are important for driving the
sustainability initiatives in the organization. By developing the cultural literacy,
the author has tried to focus on managing the mechanisms which are important
for developing the relationship between organizational sustainability and natural
cultural values. Analyzing the perspective of the author, it can be said that here
the author has mentioned about diversified cultural beliefs and values of
individuals which are needed in case of bringing thee sustainability initiatives.
Hence, based on the analysis, it can be said that contribution of society and
different values of individuals are needed to be appreciated in case of
introducing sustainability.
2 What is the method - how do the author(s) convince their readers?
In order to conduct the research, the data has been collected using the secondary

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research. While conducting the research, the author has examined the
sustainability as well as cultural practices those are important for influencing
the organizational behaviour. Highlighting different perspectives of the author
the article has focused on analyzing the interrelationship between the cultural
values and the sustainability beliefs. Based on the analysis, it can be said that in
case of driving different perceptions of the author, the cultural values and
sustainability beliefs have strong impact. By continuing this, it can also be said
that depending on the cultural influences it becomes easier for the organizations
to adopt the sustainability initiatives in the workplace. Through the better
understanding of the cultural influences the model has played an influential role
for influencing the sustainability mechanisms and its strong impact on the
bringing the future development in the organization.
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
In the lecture one, the author has mentioned about four paradigms and those
strong impact on highlighting the perspectives of the narrators. In the research
paper, social paradigm has been mentioned as the important element in case of
analyzing the social process and its impact on the viewpoints of organizational
agents. As per the author, the decision making process of the organizational
agents may differed depending on the social processes as well as challenges.
The major significance of the lecture is here the narrator has tried to shed light
on the importance of society involvement in case of ensuring the sustainability
process in the workplace. Analyzing both the paper, it has been identified that

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different types of society culture and their values bring strong impact in case of
introducing the diversified social process in different countries. By continuing
this, it has also been identified that sustainability mechanisms have strong
impact in case of bringing the future development in every organization as it
highly drives the diversified organizational culture. Therefore, analyzing the
similarities of lecture one and the reading it has been identified that in this paper
based on the social relativism paradigm perspective, the sustainability initiative
implementation process has been mentioned by the narrator.

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Given Paper 2:
Powell, M. and Osborne, S.P., 2015. Can marketing contribute to sustainable social
enterprise?. Social Enterprise Journal, 11(1), pp.24-46.
Questio
n
In your lectures, four rationales for organisational analysis are described.
1 Critically discuss the argument presented by the author(s).
In this paper thee author has tried to explore the role of marketing in case of
ensuring the route of marketing in the case of achieving the social and
economic objectives in the organization. By highlighting the new model base on
the role of marketing the narrator as tried to focus on introducing the
importance of marketing in the case of managing the sustainability in social
enterprises (Powell and Osborne2015).
2 What is the method - how do the author(s) convince their readers?
The data has been collected using different case study approaches. Based on
four case studies, the author has collected the information. On the other hand,
semi structure interview has been conducted with the chef executives of each
social enterprise and the information have been analysed using the qualitative
data analysis method. By demonstrating thee marketing potentiality, product
dominant business logic and its application in the development process has been
mentioned. In the analysis, it has been identified that contribution of marketing
in the public services and social enterprises can enhance the management
policies in the workplace.
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

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Analysis
Analysing the entire research paper, it can be said that the story of ‘The analyst
as emancipator or social therapist’ has described as the same significance. In the
analysis, it is mentioned that based on the study the situation of the company
principle and ideologies regarding the development process can influence the
value, norms and perspectives of the individuals. By continuing this, it can also
be said that incorporating thee development principles, society as well as
organizational benefits can be achieved.

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Given Paper 3:
Cho, C.H., Laine, M., Roberts, R.W. and Rodrigue, M., 2015. Organized hypocrisy,
organizational façades, and sustainability reporting. Accounting, Organizations and
Society, 40, pp.78-94.
Questio
n
In your lectures, four rationales for organisational analysis are described.
1 Critically discuss the argument presented by the author(s).
The reading has been developed by highlighting the huge gap between
sustainable strategy and its implementation process in the corporate world (:
Cho et al. 2015). In this study, it is mentioned that depending on the
sustainability theory, the organizations try to make its implications in the
organizational development processes, however, in case of bringing the
transition in less sustainable society, it faced the major barrier. The article has
been developed based on the US multinational oil and gas corporations, where
the oil expansion in the Alaskan national Wildlife Refuge has increased the
debatable concern for the researcher. In order to bring the collaborative
sustainable practices in the workplace, the contradictory industrial as well as
social pressure create the challenges for the managing authorities for bringing
improvements in the process. it has been identified that in most of the cases the
organizations engage in the development facades and hypocrisy, which limits
the prospects of sustainability in the workplace.
2 What is the method - how do the author(s) convince their readers?
In order to collect the information, the narrator has focused on using the

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qualitative data analysis method so that the statistical data of the organization
can be collected. Based on thee analysis of the corporate document of ANWR
case, the sustainability report from last few years have been collected by the
narrator. Due to the expansion of economic activities and social challenges, the
needs for sustainability especially for the high profile business has become a
major concern. Due to the unstable future of the companies, social and
environmental issues have been spread due to the corporate sustainability
reporting practices. In such situation the gap between the corporate
sustainability discourse and its implications can bring the significant impact on
the corporate life. In order to make transparent and accountable practices in the
corporate sector, the sustainability reporting in the business environment is
important. Analyzing the conclusion of the study it can be said that in this
research the author has not done any primary research. I believe in this case
collecting the views of the employees regarding the sustainability difficulties in
the corporate environment.
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
In this reading, the implementation of business sustainability has been described
based on the perspectives of the stakeholders. Analyzing the four paradigms in
the lecture one, it can be said that in this research the researcher has developed
the entire research based on functionalism paradigm. In the functionalism
theory, the structure is being introduced that helps the society to adopt the
changing initiatives. In this case the essentiality of rational explanations of

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social affairs, is being introduced based on the functionalism approach.
Therefore, the major similarity between these two articles is here the external
influences have been mentioned as the major barberries for implementing the
sustainability initiatives in the particular industry.
Given Paper 4:
Atkins, J., Atkins, B.C., Thomson, I. and Maroun, W., 2015. “Good” news from nowhere:
imagining utopian sustainable accounting. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability
Journal, 28(5), pp.651-670.
Questio
n
In your lectures, four rationales for organisational analysis are described.
1 Critically discuss the argument presented by the author(s).
The article has been developed based on the attempt for providing the ray of
hope to the dream of sustainable world based on the accountability and
accounting in thee contemporary society. The narrator has developed the
research in the context of risk management abilities of the large organizations in
case of dealing with the climate changes in short term analysis (Atkins et al.
2015). As per the author, if the climatic change is so obvious in the corporate
world, in that case, rather than solving it for the short term the rationale of the
organizations should be developed by focusing on introducing an effective
strategy so that preparations can been taken against such challenges. In this
research the author has encouraged the sustainable business model as well as
integrated thinking process of the organizations in case of dealing with the

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sustainability initiatives in the workplace. The research has been relied on the
accounting and finance discourse for creating the new field of environmental
visibilities that organizational policies can be developed, based on the
environmental information.
2 What is the method - how do the author(s) convince their readers?
The four-fold research method has been used by the author. Using the auto
ethnographic approach, the author has tried to focus on introducing the realistic
solution against the emerging climatic change issue in the industries. In order to
analyze the collected information, it has been identified that the contextual
dialogue between the lobbyists and accounting academics, has helped the author
to focus on the case of analyzing the environmental risks of large companies
and those impact on the sustainable business model. In order to introduce the
better firm of sustainable reporting, it can be said that the author has focused on
increasing the environmental awareness of the organizations. The policy makers
needs to be inspired by the organizing authorities so that the realistic outcomes
can be achieves. Analyzing the perspectives of the author it can be said that thee
author has tried to enhance the knowledge of Morris’s news from Nowhere as
thee basic part for introducing new form of accountability and accounting so
that sustainability can be maintained in an organization for long term.
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
Analyzing the similarities of the reading and lecture it has been identified that

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in both the cases, sustainability initiatives have been mentioned for long term
benefits. ‘The Analyst as labor partisan’ has been mentioned about the
fundamental social conflict and its impact on the economic reality, which has
matched with the situation of the particular reading. In the lecture it has been
mentioned that operational activities in an organization highly get influenced by
the human rights, indigenous people, political strategy and corporate
environment. By highlighting the evidence of climate changes, the
environmental issue and its impact on bringing new technological solutions has
been considered as the important challenge. Therefore, in the lecture it is
mentioned that the organizational mission should be developed based on the
understanding on environmental changes. In order to direct the change system,
in this story the role of the developer has been highlighted as the important part
for enhancing the intensity of the work.