organizational analysis

Organizational Analysis: Hilton

The intent of this paper is to analyze one of the top places to work, which is Hilton, coming in with a spot at number two on the fortune 100 list of 2022. This will be done through research with online resources. The group will gather as much information as possible to use organization theory to describe and/or interpret what we learn, describe/analyze how the organization works, and why it is the way it is. This paper will include an introduction of the major theme, description of methodology, structural analysis, human resource analysis, political analysis, symbolic analysis, synthesis of findings, and recommendations for organizational change. All in all, there should be a comprehensive description of Hilton as an organization and their organizational theory.

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This section presents questions you can use in conducting a frame-based organizational analysis.

The frames are Structural, human resources, political, and symbolic.

Answer the questions below in 3-5 pages of text and use 5-7 references.

Physical Setting

1. How would you describe the location of the organization?

2. What are the outstanding aspects of the design of the setting? How efficient is it given the organization’s mission?

3. How is the safety of employees affected by the physical setting, equipment, and so forth?

4. Are any health issues raised for employees as a result of the setting or the processes performed?

5. How does the physical setting provide for the social needs of employees?

6. How does the setting affect communications patterns?

External Environment

1. How stable is the environment? How often do major changes or demographic shifts occur? How predictable are the changes?

2. How complex is the environment (i.e., with how many different groups must the organization deal)?

3. What are the political coalitions in the environment? Are they stable, or do they shift depending on the issues?

4. How dependent is the organization on resources from the environment? What resources does it require?

5. What strategies does the organization use to influence or isolate itself from the environment?

6. What resources does the organization provide to the environment? How dependent is the environment on the organization? How tangible are the resources the organization provides?

7. How do the various parts of the organization (human resource, political, structural, symbolic) relate to the environment?

8. What is the marketplace for the organization like? What competition does the organization encounter?

9. What governmental pressures (laws and regulations) does the organization experience?

Linkages to the Environment

1. What is the nature of the organization’s linkages to the environment? Who is responsible for monitoring them? How regularly is the environment formally monitored?

Interrelationships

1. In what ways do the frames interact with each other and with the physical setting and the environment?

2. How do different parts of the organization interact to determine what goes on?

3. What happens if the various interactions cause problems?

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