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1. Introduction

1. An Organisation P.3

2. Organisational Culture P.3

3. The Case Company P.3-4

2. Schein Framework

1. Artifacts and Creations P.5 2. Values and Beliefs P.5 3. Basic Assumptions P.6

3. Schein Framework in IKEA case

1. The Company Name P.7

2. The Founder P.7

3. The Nation P.8

4. Vision and Business Idea P8.-9

1. Product Range P.9

2. Low Prices P.9

3. A Better Everyday Life P.9-10

5. The Environments 1. Consuming Environments P.10 2. Working Environments P.10-11 6. Corporation Social Responsibility

1. For Environment P.11

2. For Children P.11

3. For Workers P.11

4. Summarize Conclusion P.13

5. Reference P.14-15

1. Introduction

1. An organisation

According to Paul Hill, Dr. Xiao-Jian Wu, Dr. Ron Beadle and Dr Guy Brown (2012), an organisation is “social entities brought into existence and sustained in an ongoing way by humans to serve some purpose, from which it follows that human activities in the entity are normally structured and coordinated towards achieving some purpose or goals. ”It means that people group together to do something for the same purpose or goals, we can recognise it is an organisation. It may be a company, a association or a party.

2. Organisational Culture

“The word culture has been used by many different to explain a variety of phenomena, and because each one tends to adopt a slightly different perspective, there is no universally accepted definition.”). (Paul Hill, Dr. Xiao-Jian Wu, Dr. Ron Beadle and Dr Guy Brown (2012))

Edgar H. Schein (1985) states culture is a



Bibliography: 1) Paul Hill, Dr. Xiao-Jian Wu, Dr. Ron Beadle and Dr Guy Brown, (2012) “Culture and Organisation”, Pearson Custom Publish, p. 3-5, 35-44, 2) Klaus Schwab, The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland 2010 3) “Cheap is good, says furniture magnate, NZZ Online”, Retrieved March 27, 2006 4) Collins, Lauren (October 3, 2011). "House Perfect". The New Yorker. Retrieved 10 October 2011 from http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/03/111003fa_fact_collins. 5) Ingvar Kamprad and Bertil Torekull, “Leading By Design: The IKEA Story” Harper Collins, Sept.1, 1999. ISBN 978-0-06-662038-1 6) Ingvar Kamprad, “The Testament of A Furniture Dealer”, IKEA System B.V., Retrieved 2007 from http://zh.scribd.com/doc/72474884/A-Furniture-Dealer-s-Testament 7) Edgar H. Schein (1985), “Organisational Culture and Leadership”, Jossey Publishing, ASIN: B000VZRTVW

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