BASIC UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS based on Boys and Girls Club you must write on this topic  please read the description below. 

ORCO 4500

Paper #5

BASIC UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS

“The highest level of organizational culture is “basic assumptions” (a
relatively new concept). Two important distinctions exist between

beliefs and basic assumptions. First, beliefs are conscious and can
thus be identified without much difficulty (through interview,

diagnostic tests). On the other hand, basic assumptions are likely to
have dropped out of awareness – they are there but in the recesses of

the mind (ex. Brakes on a car – eventually we stop thinking about
braking to stop and just do it instinctively assuming the car will stop).

Second, beliefs are cognitions whereas assumptions include out of
conscious perception and feeling as well.”

Ott, J. S. (1989) The Organizational Culture Perspective, Brooks/Cole:
Pacific Grove, California

“Basic assumptions involves an organization’s relationship to its

environment, its view of customers/clients, its collaborative or
competitive posture in the marketplace or among other government

agencies, or its openness to using technology from other industries to
solve problems. They can also be about almost anything connected

with an organization’s internal integration processes (human nature,
human activity, human relationships).”

Ott, J. S. (1989) The Organizational Culture Perspective, Brooks/Cole:
Pacific Grove, California

List/Describe/Explain/Clarify some basic assumptions of the
organization of your choice. 3-5 pps – cite at least 2 definitions in your

introduction – Good Luck!

Written Presentation Guidelines

You will be sharing an overview of your consulting proposal with your
peers (i.e. the audience is no longer the organization you audited).

You are to create a summary that includes the following:

Brief background of your consulting company – 5 pts

Brief background of the organization you audited – 5 pts
Organized presentation of communication variables to be improved –

15 pts
Organized presentation of recommendations – 15 pts

Clear description of timeframe, costs – 10 pts

**Your presentation may be pure text, a word document with

graphs/charts, powerpoint, prezi etc.