Changes in Bega Cheese Limited
BEGA CHEESE LIMITED
ORGANISATION’S CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEES & CULTURE
Bega Cheese Limited is an organisation which through the years of its existence leads the way in structure change in an organisation. Bega Cheese had to change its oganisational framework because of external and internal agents, by changing the organisation has increased it long term sustainability and growth. Bega Cheese Limited had different perspectives of change but management adopted the biological and resources based perspective on the way to change, both had their strengths and weakness. The reason behind the changes in Bega Cheese Limited is because management drew on the nine indicators within the structure processes boundaries framework. After considering the framework management decided that change was necessary. Bega Cheese Limited has gone through many changes to its policies, structure and procedures but the thing that doesn’t change often are the employees. Bega Cheese Limited has a very low employee turnover the reason is management have developed policies that help employees learn new skills and knowledge. The culture, beliefs and values haven’t changed at Bega Cheese Limited since the beginning the company is focused on delivering ‘the best dairy product in Australia in the most hygienic matter, using state of the art equipment and craft of its heritage.’(Graetz et al. 2011 pp.299) Bega Cheese Limited was first known as Bega Co-operative Creamery Company the cooperative business was small and it was designed to bring about ‘self help, self responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity’ (Graetz et al. 2011 pp.299). The organisation had to change its framework due to internal and external agents, if the organisation wanted long term sustainability and growth. External agents are forces that are outside of the business, which cannot be controlled, that affect the business internally. The external agents around Bega Cheese Limited were the
ORGANISATION’S CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEES & CULTURE
Bega Cheese Limited is an organisation which through the years of its existence leads the way in structure change in an organisation. Bega Cheese had to change its oganisational framework because of external and internal agents, by changing the organisation has increased it long term sustainability and growth. Bega Cheese Limited had different perspectives of change but management adopted the biological and resources based perspective on the way to change, both had their strengths and weakness. The reason behind the changes in Bega Cheese Limited is because management drew on the nine indicators within the structure processes boundaries framework. After considering the framework management decided that change was necessary. Bega Cheese Limited has gone through many changes to its policies, structure and procedures but the thing that doesn’t change often are the employees. Bega Cheese Limited has a very low employee turnover the reason is management have developed policies that help employees learn new skills and knowledge. The culture, beliefs and values haven’t changed at Bega Cheese Limited since the beginning the company is focused on delivering ‘the best dairy product in Australia in the most hygienic matter, using state of the art equipment and craft of its heritage.’(Graetz et al. 2011 pp.299) Bega Cheese Limited was first known as Bega Co-operative Creamery Company the cooperative business was small and it was designed to bring about ‘self help, self responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity’ (Graetz et al. 2011 pp.299). The organisation had to change its framework due to internal and external agents, if the organisation wanted long term sustainability and growth. External agents are forces that are outside of the business, which cannot be controlled, that affect the business internally. The external agents around Bega Cheese Limited were the