Two Dimensions of Organizational Culture: Unilever

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Introduction
The purpose of this paper will be to describe the organization of Unilever by using
two dimensions of organizational culture, which are Team Orientation and Innovation and
Risk Taking. A brief about the organization along with the definition of organizational
culture along with the dimensions selected.
About the Organization
Unilever, in this context, can be said to be a British-Dutch organization engaged in
translational consumer products. Headquarter of this multinational organization is based in
London and Rotterdam, which started its business operations in the year of 1929. It belongs
from the consumer goods industry, and is regarded as one of the oldest multinational
organization across the world. The category of products that are manufactured by this
company involves food and beverages apart from beauty products, cleaning agents and
personal care products. It is regarded as the 7th most valuable organization in the region of
Europe, whose products are available in more than 190 nations across the globe (Unilever
global company website, 2020).
Organizational Culture
The term organizational culture includes the shared traditions, principles, values and
procedures of doing tasks that influences the ways through which the employees of the
organization acts and helps to differentiate a particular company with the other (Awadh &
Alyahya, 2013). It leads the people to act and behave within the working culture and possess
a strong influence on the employees or the people who are associated with this organization
(Alvesson & Sveningsson, 2015). The organizational culture of Unilever motivates the