Organizational Learning and Change at Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing

Organizational Learning and
Change
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Table of Contents
Answer 1.....................................................................................................................................................2
Answer 2.....................................................................................................................................................2
Answer 3.....................................................................................................................................................3
Answer 4.....................................................................................................................................................4
Employee Engagement................................................................................................................................5
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................7

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Answer 1
Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing (Sanitarium) produces healthy food and staple products
for most of the peoples of Australia and New Zealand. It follows the Seventh-day Adventist
Church and only makes very healthy foods according to the traditions of the Church. The
company has five basic values for their staffs, and they are care, courage, humbleness, honesty,
and desire. The company describes their organizational culture as the shared values, standards
and opportunities which helps their employees to initiate their work and communicate with one
another. The value proposition of the staffs incorporates culture, growth, leadership, and respect;
Sanitarium concentrates on motivating a workplace culture which aims to gives the best
outcomes to their consumers by the satisfaction of their employees.
It is significant for Sanitarium to live, learn and lead by values, who have worked for
creating a culture of professional growth by emphasizing training from the root. The company
still follows their mission, vision, and values in spite of organizational changes, and makes sure
that the company could continue to encourage the corporate culture and behaviors of the
expected employees (Beech & MacIntosh, 2017). Sanitarium perceives their organizational
culture as the motivator of behavior. The Head of People and Culture, Peter Harnett, was
primarily responsible for building a culture of honesty and performance. Under the leadership of
Mr. Harnett, from the year 2010, the company had been successful to create a culture which
highlights the historical values and mission of the company and continued to be firm in the
competitive industry of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).
Answer 2
Sanitarium has recently started facing huge changes in their markets due to change in
lifestyles, food habits and demands of the customers. The General Manager of Sanitarium, Todd
Saunders has said in an interview in the year 2016 that the company has been operating more
than 100 years, but it is facing the highest changes on this year, and it had never happened
before. The company has adopted the strategy of snacks, as people, these days do not much time
to sit and eat their breakfast, and they search for something that is quick to eat. The food habits
are also changing, and Sanitarium is doing their best to fulfill the demands of their customers.
The company is bringing changes in the production.