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Organisational Culture of Sanitarium

   

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Running head: ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE1Name:Tutor:Institution:Course title:Date:

ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE 2IntroductionAn organisation is required to develop a positive organisational culture or the achievement of desired production level. The organisational culture influences the performance of employees in the acquiring an increased market share. Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing is a company that has acquired a competitive advantage in the health food industry through quality production. The employees are mandated to follow the mission and vision of the company in the production process to enhance the market share. The organisational change is focused on the choices and preferences of the targeted consumers for continuous development in the food industry (Georgalis et al. 2015). Organisational learning mechanisms are used in the performanceof the employees to enhance their capacity and teamwork. Organisational cultureOrganisation culture is the code of ethics and behaviours that are shared equally by all people within an organisation and the system put in place by the organisation. Some of the organisation culture employed by the business can be beneficial to an organisation in a certain way. If it prevents the organisation from changing it may have a negative impact on the organisation should accommodate change as it is inevitable. According to Alvesson and Sveningsson (2015), business culture is beneficial in that it set a standard of behaviour of employees. In Sanitarium all employees have a standard of healthy food production which is set and improves the competitive advantage. Business culture is formed vertically from the managers to the seniors and finally to the downline employee (Bortolotti, Boscari & Danese 2015). When that culture is formed it becomes challenging for one to change. Sanitarium leaders set a new role of culture coach and trained the employees to support the change effectively.

ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE 3Business culture influences the way a company relates to the external environment especially thesurrounding community (Bolman & Deal 2017). Business culture influences the everyday conduct of the employees. In Sanitarium they have five core values to guide their daily conduct which include: care, courage, humility, integrity, and passion. Sanitarium change effortsChange assists the business to stay updated which can help it to be more attractive to the customer as well as to enable it to maintain customers as it brings about new opportunities. Sanitarium has made a significant change which has helped the business to stay current. The company has faced great change in the market that has made it adjust to current status. Firstly thecompany is doing snackification of products where the company considers that the customers do not have time sit down and have breakfast and therefore they prefer quick and fast food. The general manager of Sanitarium has put consumer needs into consideration. Sanitarium has advanced in technology as it established a sophisticated online system which is called iGro. Information system purpose was to promote communication and individual performances of Employees. The Company has established good workplace of employees which has made it be awarded. The company has improved business culture where it has a new role for the culture coach whose initiatives are supported by all employees. Sanitarim has been successful in that it has advanced its technology and it has created a two- way communication which is monitored. Sanitarium has set clear goals of priorities which are headed to long-term success of the company. The company has made it successful by enhancing products development. Sanitarium's products get a score of 4 to 5 in the Health Star Rating system due to the continuous development of the products to meet the diverse needs of

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