Corporate Culture

General Motors, GM, is an automobile manufacturer that is facing important changes due to vehicles recalling because of a defective ignition switch. This issue interfered with the safe operation of airbag systems of the automobiles and caused over thirteen deaths. This ignition switch was known for eleven years, and any Read more…

Abstract Concerns have been expressed by manufacturers and customers about the environmental force of products during recent decades. Consumers and manufacturers have directed their interest toward environment friendly products that are recognized to be “green” or environment friendly like low power consuming (energy-efficient) electrical appliances, organic foods, lead free paints, Read more…

Introduction  In this assignment I will be investigating the effects that the internal and external environment has on a large company trading and operating in the EU (Marks and Spencer’s)     The company   Marks and Spencer’s were founded in 1884 by a man called Michael Marks in Leeds when he became partners with Thomas spencer the company Read more…

Corporate governance includes rules and processes that govern the control and functioning of a company. It involves balancing the interests of stakeholders such as shareholders, customers, vendors, government, and the like. Board of directors play a crucial role in creating and influencing the corporate culture. The Board often includes internal Read more…

Task 1 1.1 Models of strategic changeKolb’s Model of Individual Change  In 1984 Kolb published his learning styles model. Kolb’s model of learning styles hasfour distinct learning styles which are further based on four stage learning cyclesalso known as learning cycles.Knowing a person’s learning style allows learning to be orientated according toone’s Read more…

Introduction: Reminiscing on childhood memories can be endearing, especially favorite childhood shows. In the commercials, products would be shown for the latest products the public “just had to get”. But exactly how appropriate are these commercials to a child’s prosperity? In the 1940s, television began to gain popularity. Advertisers used Read more…

A study carried out by Lee and Yoshihara (1997) was designed to analyse the ethical behaviour of Korean and Japanese business executives after implementing codes of conduct. The results portrayed a vital factor showing that employees were willing to change and embrace the morals and values of the firm after Read more…

JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT  II ORGAINIZATIONAL CULTURE Contents Acknowledgement Executive Summary What is organisational culture Characteristics of organizational culture How employees learn about organizational culture How to create  ethical culture in organisation How to create positive organisational culture       Acknowledgement I owe my profound gratitude to our project Read more…

Career Path: The Journey to Your Dream Job In this report I’ve taken the liberty of expressing my career path to my dream job, A general manager at Sofitel’s London St. James hotel. I’ve also highlighted key factors to both the accommodation industry along with facts pertaining to my hotel Read more…

What can you determine about the corporate culture from the fact that they waited thislong to consider the development of an EPM system? From the case, it can be established that the senior executives were resisting change. This is evident through the fact that there is no Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Read more…

The southwest airline, which was founded by Herb Keller the then CEO in June 1971, has been one of the most profitable businesses since it commenced its operations. It was ranked among the top admired airlines in the past as per a survey conducted by the American customer satisfaction index Read more…

A strong compliance culture is based on clear accountability for performing and controlling business processes to improve performance, and finally, to achieve strategic plans. The accountability for each employee is formalized by policies and procedures in supporting the code of conduct. .   A transparent ethical culture also involve external stakeholders, Read more…

Abstract Management can generally refer to either an art or a science of completing a task by using other people, according to Dale (1969). In an organization, management is a way of using available resources to make employees meet certain objectives and achieve set goals in an effective and efficient Read more…

Flamholtz and Randle (2007) divide the six areas of organizational transition into four stages from entrepreneurial orientation to professional orientation: the new venture stage embracing the layers of markets and products and services, the expansion stage embracing the layers of resource management and operational systems, the professionalization stage embracing the Read more…

Problems resulting from the merger of Eastern Baptist Medical Center (EBMC) and St. Rupert Hospital (SR) are no surprise. Researchers, like KPMG suggest that over eighty percent of all mergers and acquisitions failed to deliver positive outcomes in the future. The main cause for this failure is cultural differences. Up Read more…