Organizational Behavior: Kudler Fine Foods
Organizational Behavior: Kudler Fine Foods
MBA 502
University of Phoenix
Organizational Behavior: Kudler Fine Foods Brenda Wagner, human resources manager for Kudler Fine Foods has asked Team A to review employee files and other documents in order to assess readiness for change. To make a proper assessment, Team A will examine the organizational culture and structure, analyze the leadership style and examine how the leadership style determines employee motivation. The analysis will also include both external and internal drivers of change for Kudler Fine Foods. In addition to this assessment, Team A will also try to incorporate appropriate benchmarking examples in order to provide some background for the management team at Kudler.
Organizational culture Kudler Fine Foods has created a team culture. The organizational fit for Kudler could best be described as a baseball team culture. " Baseball team culture is found in organizations in rapidly changing environments, with short product life cycles, with high-risk decision making, and dependent on continuous innovation for survival". (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 2002.) All retail organizations need to move quickly. Consumers are fickle and are constantly searching for the next new thing. Employees who are attracted to this type of environment are typically " a risk-taker, enjoys being a "free agent", shows little commitment to one employer, and thrives on time pressures and stress." (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 2002.) Kudler 's work force is perfectly ready for change. This type of culture will easily support and envision a change. This type of culture is also easily empowered. Even though the culture at Kudler 's is naturally fit for change, certain key points of transition will need to be employed in order to make change successful in this baseball team type of organizational culture. It may be more difficult to incorporate the change as a piece of the culture due to difficulties retaining this type employee.
MBA 502
University of Phoenix
Organizational Behavior: Kudler Fine Foods Brenda Wagner, human resources manager for Kudler Fine Foods has asked Team A to review employee files and other documents in order to assess readiness for change. To make a proper assessment, Team A will examine the organizational culture and structure, analyze the leadership style and examine how the leadership style determines employee motivation. The analysis will also include both external and internal drivers of change for Kudler Fine Foods. In addition to this assessment, Team A will also try to incorporate appropriate benchmarking examples in order to provide some background for the management team at Kudler.
Organizational culture Kudler Fine Foods has created a team culture. The organizational fit for Kudler could best be described as a baseball team culture. " Baseball team culture is found in organizations in rapidly changing environments, with short product life cycles, with high-risk decision making, and dependent on continuous innovation for survival". (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 2002.) All retail organizations need to move quickly. Consumers are fickle and are constantly searching for the next new thing. Employees who are attracted to this type of environment are typically " a risk-taker, enjoys being a "free agent", shows little commitment to one employer, and thrives on time pressures and stress." (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 2002.) Kudler 's work force is perfectly ready for change. This type of culture will easily support and envision a change. This type of culture is also easily empowered. Even though the culture at Kudler 's is naturally fit for change, certain key points of transition will need to be employed in order to make change successful in this baseball team type of organizational culture. It may be more difficult to incorporate the change as a piece of the culture due to difficulties retaining this type employee.
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