this thesis is to investigate how the employees in a subsidiary of a successful company perceive their own organizational culture and its connection to the organizational culture of the foreign parent company. This is also our research question. The company we have chosen to perform a case study at is BMW Group Gothenburg‚ subsidiary to BMW AG Germany. Method: This is a qualitative study‚ and in order to investigate the attitudes of the employees we have performed interviews with employees of different
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American Home Products Corporation1. CASE SUMMARYAHP Chief Executive"I just don ’t like to owe money"‚ said William F. Laporte‚ AHP chief executive‚ when asked about his company ’s almost debt-free balance sheet and growing cash reserves. Mr. Laporte had taken over as chief executive of American Home Products in 1964. Throughout 17 subsequent years of his tenure Mr. Laporte has not changed his opinion of debt financing and AHP ’s abstinence from debt continued‚ while the growth in its cash balance
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What are the factors which determine an organizational culture? Culture represents the beliefs‚ ideologies‚ policies‚ practices of an organization. It gives the employees a sense of direction and also controls the way they behave with each other. The work culture brings all the employees on a common platform and unites them at the workplace. There are several factors which affect the organization culture: ▪ The first and the foremost factor affecting culture is the individual working
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CASE STUDY MODULE 17 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PQHRM/53-025 H E B MARASINGHE Contents Acknowledgement 3 Introduction to the case study 4 Literature Review 5 What is OD intervention ? 5 Factors That Impact the Success of OD Interventions can be listed under two main headings‚ 5 Intervention Categories 7 The process of Organizational Development 9 Change management 11 Report to be given to CEO of Nuran food products 12 Implementing an effective and successful OD process 12
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Organizational Culture & Innovation Author: Name of Institution: Abstract Organizational culture entails a pattern of behavior that an organization or its member has‚ consistent with the ideals of that organization. Organizational culture can at times become a liability when it becomes a hindrance to change and improvement. The norms and the values that members of the organization internalize can lead them to resist change. This is especially so when that change seems to be in conflict
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Case Analysis Report: Elektra Products‚ Inc. June 16‚ 2011 Case Analysis Report: ELEKTRA PRODUCTS‚ INC. RECOGNITION OF DECISION REQUIREMENTS Elektra Products‚ Inc.‚ an 80 year old publicly held company‚ had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. In recent years‚ it had experienced several problems such as declining market share‚ increasing competition against foreign and domestic markets‚ necessity for innovation of products‚ relationships between departments
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Organizational Planning This paper will provide a brief overview of L-3 Communication’s SWOT analysis‚ strategic‚ and operational plans that will enable the corporation to achieve its strategic and operational goals. This paper will identify strategic and operational plans for the specific strategic goal of technical and market leadership‚ and the operational goal of quality as the standard by which performance is measured L-3 is currently experiencing strong inorganic growth through the acquisition
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Organizational behavior of Tesco Contents Introduction 3 TASK 1 3 1.1 Compare and contrast different organizational structures and cultures of Tesco 3 1.2 Impact on the performance of Tesco’s business activities 5 1.3 The factors that influence individual behavior at Tesco 6 TASK 2 6 2.1 Effectiveness of different leadership styles in Tesco PLC and Siemens AG 6 2.2 How organizational theory underpins the practice of management within Tesco PLC 8 2.3 Evaluate the
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The Topic of my presentation today is Corporate culture. Let’s start with the definition of culture and corporate culture. 2. slide Organizational Culture Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance. Corporate culture: The customs‚ rituals‚ and values shared by the members of an organization (company‚ workplace) that have to be accepted by new members. 3. slide The importance of Corporate
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.................................................5 1. Organisational structure and culture................................................................................5 1.1 Different organisational structures favored in IKEA by Swedish and Americans........5 1.2 Different organisational cultures favored in IKEA by Swedish and Americans...........7 1.3 Relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture and the effects on business performance.......................
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