Organizational Development Research Paper 2022

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Organizational Development 1
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Overview of the Company...............................................................................................................1
Challenges faced by Woolworths....................................................................................................2
SWOT Analysis...............................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
Recommendations............................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Organizational Development 2
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to enlighten the reader regarding the details about the company
Woolworths. The case study report elaborates the overview of the company Woolworths along
with the analysis of issues faced by the company in the business. Situational analysis of the
company will help the reader to attain information about the external as well as internal
environment of the company. Organizational development and change refers to the process
through which the business evolves and attain success in the marketplace. Organizational
development refers to the change in the structure or activities of the company with the purpose to
enhance the growth objective of the business. The organizational development process aligns the
strategies of the business along with the objective of the company. Further, more details about
the report are discussed below:
Overview of the Company
Woolworths supermarket is an Australian retail business that operates its functions in the
worldwide market. The company is also renowned as Woolies and is owned and managed by the
Woolworths Group. The company was inaugurated in the year 1924 and is headquartered in New
South Wales. Brad Banducci and Claire Peters are the two founders of the organization; these
people are a part of top level management of the company. The company Woolworths works in
the supermarket industry control more than 80% of the market share of Australian supermarket
industry. The company provides a wide diversified range of products including, toiletries, bakery
products, clothing, grocery, home furnishing, vegetables and confectioneries (Woolworths 2019).
The main purpose of the company is to ensure that all the products served in the business
environment hold up to the value of the organization and the customers do not shift to any other
organization just to satisfy their brand in the business environment. The company has formal
relationship with several other brands whose products are being sold by them in the business
environment. Further, it should be noted that the company manages 1000 stores in the Australian
market, 17 stores among them are convenience stores. The objective of Woolworths is to develop
a business that is built upon honest relationships in the environment. The aim of the business is
to focus on satisfaction level of the customers. The business works in such a way that value is