Organizational Culture at Salon 64

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BACKGROUND
 Organizational culture is a term that has been defined by
different scholars in many different ways.
 According to Deshpande and Webster (1989), organizational
culture is defined as a pattern of shared beliefs and values
that help an individual to understand what organizational
functioning is all about, providing in the process, the
behavioral norms for that particular organization (Graham et
al. 2015).
 Scholars like Schein (1985), on the other hand, have
established the notion that culture is nothing but a
psychological tendency, which can also be referred to as the
basic assumptions that members belonging to a particular
organization learn in order to solve problems associated with
internal integration and external adaptation. These are in turn
considered to be valid because of their high rate of success
and which are then taught to new members who join the
organization when they face such problems (Lazaroiu 2015).

BACKGROUND (CONTD...
 This report identifies organizational
culture as practiced by Salon 64, a
parlor of repute in London, UK. The
report locates the culture of the
company using theoretical perspectives,
explores how culture improves
organizational effectiveness with a focus
on communication, evaluates the role
that culture plays on employee
motivation and also evaluates the way
by which Salon 64 can use the culture of
the organization to enhance its success
further.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AT SALON 64
 The work culture at Salon 64 is characterized by creativity and
innovation.
 The founder of the salon, Ricky Walters, caters to high end
individuals such as celebrities, prominent business persons and the
who’s who in London with clients more often than not having to be
serviced with hair styles and looks that are used for carrying out
photo shoots, for filming commercials, television programs and even
movies (Salon 64 2019).
 Ricky Walters encourages his personnel at the salon to be creative
and innovative in their approach to styling and designing the hair of
clients, which is why the work culture that is prevalent at Salon 64 is
one that can be analyzed well enough using the theory of
Adhocracy (Miner 2015).
 Adhocracy Culture is a theory of organizational culture that is based
entirely on creativity and energy.
 The employees of such an organization are encouraged to be risky in
their approach to business with the leaders of such companies often
being regarded as well known entrepreneurs and innovators
(Organ 2018).