Sanitarium Learning and Change Management

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Abstract
Over the last few years, the model of organisational learning has gained a developing
significance, due to sudden transformation in the business climate and advanced competition. It
is evident that businesses that build their learning abilities can enjoy a management advantage in
the business rivalry, and can stay inventive and considerably grow their top and bottom line
returns. This paper discusses organisational learning as a strategic technique for organisation
change. In the state of uncertainty in the environment, continuous engagement in company is
essential. But, most business face resistance to change, hence fail to realise their goals in spite of
exertions. This paper also tries to discuss organisational learning and change with respect to
sanitarium experience in coping with transformation due to customer change in taste, lifestyle,
and preferences. The paper uses McKinsey framework as a change management model to discuss
the importance of the employees and skills in an organisation.

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Table of contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Company’s overview.......................................................................................................................5
Organisation culture of sanitarium..................................................................................................5
Change effort evaluation..................................................................................................................6
Factors that have impacted outcome................................................................................................7
Recommendations for next phase of learning and change..............................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
In the contemporary world, rapidly changing business environment in the local and
international context of competition have necessitated the corporate to cope with unpredictable
situations through ongoing variations for sustainable growth. Organisational learning assists the
members to lead the transformation to overcome many concerns within and outside the company
and eventually, to realise the business objectives and performances. Given the worth of
organisational learning in communicating various organisational problems, companies still
continue to face the hitches in effectively managing organisational changes (Chikere and Nwoka,
2015, pp. 3). Organisation change process may comprise an uncontrollable situation that means
the employees and organisational needs to depart from routinised work practices and systems
that are sociocultural and that have been accumulated over a long period (Mesquida and Mas,
2015, pp. 83). On the other hand, organisation learning may inhibit successful changes when it
concentrates on exploiting the present competencies and knowledge and regenerating the current
systems, norms, and culture (Dinh et al., 2014, pp. 41). Therefore, a critical task for change agent
is to comprehend the perspective and nature of resistance within organisational learning. This
paper gives an overview of Sanitarium Company and explains how they have managed the
changes coming from vicissitudes in the customer’s tastes, needs and lifestyle.
Company’s overview
Sanitarium is an Australia and New Zealand health food firm that was founded in 1898
(Beech, Maclntosh, Krust, Kannan and Dadich, 2017, pp. 317). The company initiated the launch
of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, Weet bix, vegan, and peanut butter foodstuffs. The enterprise's
mission is to share with the public a message of well-being and optimism for an improved
existence. Sanitarium vision is to lead, motivate and resource the honest familiarity of healthy,