Executive summary
This assignment consists of analysis of organizational leadership style assessment of a textbook company named The Training Company Ltd (TCL), analysis of the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards introduced by Mr. Strandebarm in the given case and analysis of organizational climate of Walmart.
The first part of our assignment concerns about the assessment of leadership frame applied by Ms. Svendsen, the Chief Editior of The Training Company Ltd. in a given particular situation and the leadership styles used by the Editorial Manager Mr. Strandebarm in the company. Through the analysis of the case, I have concluded Ms. Svendsen applied symbolic frame when entering the staff meeting with the sales figure of September and Mr. Strandebarm´s …show more content…
However, Walmart has tasted failure to penetrate European retail market except the UK. Organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values and beleifs that emphasis on how people behave in an organization. Organizational climate is defined as how the members of an organization experience the culture of an organization. It influences the quality of work and work life for the members of an …show more content…
A) Individualism Vs Collectivism
It is the degree to which individual integrated into groups and dealing with outsiders. The Walmart employees who represent the US represent highly individualistic culture. People reflecting those culture feel comfortable with dealing with strangers. In contrast European culture is relatively individualistic, so Europeans actually didn’t want to be assisted by sales associates in the stores. Moreover, the Europeans customers were likely to shop with local stores Rema and Kiwi (Local brands in Norway) rather than Walmart. In another perspective the employees also wanted to work under local management rather than American one.
B) Uncertainty Avoidance
It is the degree to which members in society tolerate with uncertainty and ambiguity. The Norwegian society is high uncertainty avoidance in contrast to Wal-Mart culture. The Norwegians have a low degree of accepting new ideas and technologies and a less desire to do or accept the things that are indifferent like business products and food stuffs. Wal-Mart did not adapt the local culture and product form the local market and the local
This assignment consists of analysis of organizational leadership style assessment of a textbook company named The Training Company Ltd (TCL), analysis of the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards introduced by Mr. Strandebarm in the given case and analysis of organizational climate of Walmart.
The first part of our assignment concerns about the assessment of leadership frame applied by Ms. Svendsen, the Chief Editior of The Training Company Ltd. in a given particular situation and the leadership styles used by the Editorial Manager Mr. Strandebarm in the company. Through the analysis of the case, I have concluded Ms. Svendsen applied symbolic frame when entering the staff meeting with the sales figure of September and Mr. Strandebarm´s …show more content…
However, Walmart has tasted failure to penetrate European retail market except the UK. Organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values and beleifs that emphasis on how people behave in an organization. Organizational climate is defined as how the members of an organization experience the culture of an organization. It influences the quality of work and work life for the members of an …show more content…
A) Individualism Vs Collectivism
It is the degree to which individual integrated into groups and dealing with outsiders. The Walmart employees who represent the US represent highly individualistic culture. People reflecting those culture feel comfortable with dealing with strangers. In contrast European culture is relatively individualistic, so Europeans actually didn’t want to be assisted by sales associates in the stores. Moreover, the Europeans customers were likely to shop with local stores Rema and Kiwi (Local brands in Norway) rather than Walmart. In another perspective the employees also wanted to work under local management rather than American one.
B) Uncertainty Avoidance
It is the degree to which members in society tolerate with uncertainty and ambiguity. The Norwegian society is high uncertainty avoidance in contrast to Wal-Mart culture. The Norwegians have a low degree of accepting new ideas and technologies and a less desire to do or accept the things that are indifferent like business products and food stuffs. Wal-Mart did not adapt the local culture and product form the local market and the local