Lincoln Electric

The analysis of organization culture in Lincoln Electric Company based on Harvard case study by Arthur Sharplin. Lincoln Electric Company founded in 1895 by Lincoln brothers John C. and James F. has managed to run successfully for 120 years and become the wold 's largest manufacturer of welding equipment. While the world was in economic turmoil during the Second World War the company has managed to grow its sales and productivity to an extensive amount and its growth is continuing up to…

The Lincoln Electric company has had, for many years, a very peculiar organizational culture which seems to fall in the Team and People oriented culture profile. Having these organizational characteristics means that the company places a lot of attention on customer and employee satisfaction. The pay packets and bonuses offered at Lincoln Electric are much higher than those offered at other, similar, companies. Also the working hours at Lincoln Electric are slightly less than those at…

LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY In 1906, John C. Lincoln incorporated his company and moved from his one-room, fourth-floor factory to a new three-story building. John Lincoln preferred being an engineer and inventor rather than a manager, though, and it was to be left to another Lincoln to manage the company through its years of success. The incentives • The Lincoln Electric Employees ' Association was formed in 1919 to provide health benefits and social activities. This organization continues today…

Culture of the Lincoln Electric Company Page 3 Culture of the Lincoln Electric Company Reviewing The Lincoln Electric Company, we can see that the Lincoln Electric Company has a unique culture. While there are traditionally seven types of business cultures as outlined in Principals of Management, (n.d.), it is common for an organisation to be labelled as one of these culture types. The Lincoln Electric Company is unique, in that it utilises multiple positive aspects from several of the seven…

The Lincoln Electric Company has been considered as one of the best companies to work for, for more than a century and for good reason. They put their customers first and employees second offering them incentives based on achievable performance and merit. Founder James F. Lincoln once said, "that the customer 's interests should be the first goal of industry." (Sharplin, 1989) Today they still stay true to the original vision stating that ¨…our technologies allows us to create complete solutions…

There are many different organizational culture aspects found at the Lincoln Electric Company. They have a long history of leading the industry standard in specific facets such as providing employees the best place to work and maintaining loyalty amongst customers, to name a few. My understanding of the culture at Lincoln Electric Company is one of respect for employees, respect for upper management, a sense of community, and brand loyalty. Respect for employees is demonstrated in…

The Lincoln Electric Company is a great example of how founders shape the organizational culture and still remain in effect today. The personal values of the founder were mainly guided by Christian ethics; including ensuring all stakeholders are served well, such as customers, employees and stockholders, which will ultimately drive increase productivity and profit (Sharplin, n.d.). As these values continue to show benefits, especially profitability, for all parties involved, the organizational…

BUSINESS CULTURE OF LINCOLN ELETRIC COMPANY Business culture refers to the style and system of business a company adopts. It determines the operational policy, ethics and etiquettes, how staff handles communication and relationships with one another, and how they deal with clients and customers. Every organization has one, and it is either the reason for their success or cause of their failures. In most occasions, adoption of a particular business culture does solely determine the level of…

Analysis of Sharplin's Case-study of The Lincoln Electric Company The Lincoln Electric Company was created in 1895 by John C. Lincoln. By 1914 John's brother, James F. Lincoln, took over company operations. The legacy and framework created by these brothers runs deep and is strongly reflected in company culture even nearly a century later. Many of the incentives, policies, ideas, and processes implemented during the brothers' oversight are still in practice and strongly embraced. Sharplin's…

The Lincoln Electric Company is considered as one of the top best managed manufacturing companies on Earth. Out of all companies, what makes Lincoln Electric stand out of the crowd? The answer lies within the paragraphs of Arthur Sharplin’s, Lincoln Electric Company Harvard Case Study. He shares his knowledge of the company’s pay, bonuses, and management policies and ideals. This allows the audience to understand what makes a company great. To begin with, Lincoln Electric has…