Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 7 Assigned Readings is in attachment Chapte

Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 7
Assigned Readings is in attachment
Chapter 15. Foundations of Organization Structure
Chapter 16. Organizational Culture
Chapter 17. Organizational Change and Stress Management
Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Performance Improvement through Culture Change
Imagine that you have just accepted a leadership position with Pirate Cove, an Internet retail company focused on a wide variety of pirate-themed products. The organization’s financial performance has been worsening and its market share slipping, which is why the company hired you to come in and make some changes. You have been given the authority to do whatever you need to do to improve the company’s performance.
After collecting a lot of information and speaking with a wide variety of employees, you have determined that the biggest cause of the company’s underperformance is that its culture is too complex and consensus-oriented, which makes decision making too slow. The first thing you decide to do is to change the culture. What type of culture do you want to adopt? How will you change the culture? What will you do to reinforce the changes you suggest (e.g., staffing, rewards, performance feedback)?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]