Evaluating People, Culture, Diversity & Leadership in Global Firms

This report analyzes the critical aspects of managing people in global organizations, focusing on culture, diversity, and leadership, using Lidl as a case study. It examines the impact of organizational culture on employee productivity, highlighting the challenges of a toxic work environment and the implementation of role culture. The report further explores the importance of diversity in fostering innovation and equal opportunities, while also addressing the challenges of coordinating diverse teams. Finally, it evaluates different leadership styles, emphasizing the need for democratic leadership to enhance employee engagement and organizational performance. The report concludes with recommendations for improving Lidl's culture, promoting diversity, and adopting effective leadership practices to achieve sustainable growth and success in the global marketplace. Desklib provides access to this report and many other solved assignments for students.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Topic 1 : Culture..........................................................................................................................1
Topic 2 : Diversity.......................................................................................................................2
Topic 3 : Leadership....................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for the business organisation to expand their business in the global
market through which they can increase revenues and profits in the international market. This
report is based on the Lidl international career opportunity. In this report, there will be the
analysis of the case study about the various aspects of the organisation (Dahiya and Rangnekar,
2018). There will be the analysis of the several objectives of the organisation that should be
undertaken in the workplace. In order to carry out this report, there will be analysis of the
concept of the culture. It is a very important concept in the workplace because it helps in shaping
the environment of the organisation in a positive way. Along with that concept of the diversity at
the workplace will also be analysed. It helps in understanding the interest of different individual
towards the values of the organisation. At the last stage of the report, there will be the evaluation
of the concept of leadership in the workplace. It helps in increasing the engagement of the
employees at the workplace.
TASK 1
Topic 1 : Culture
Culture can be defined as the programming in the workplace that includes various
members with the different mindset. It is a very wide concept as positive work culture produce
more productivity in the goods and the services and on the other hand negative work culture
produces less productivity. In regards to the culture of the Lidl organisation, there is a very toxic
and harsh organisational culture that produces negative image of the company in the market.
Another main reason that causes the work culture of the organisation in a negative way is that
working hours are very longer than usual (Natil, 2022). This causes so much pressure on the
employees and they feel overburdened with the work they get. Matt at the initial stage of the
business analyse various kinds of culture such as power culture, role culture, task culture and
cluster culture. After so much consultation with the upper level department of the organisation,
they implemented role culture in the organisation. Role culture can be defined as one of the most
effective ways through which each and every employee of the company is distributed roles and
duties according to the capabilities of the individual at the workplace. This type of culture helps
the leaders of the organisation to carry out the operational activities of the business in a fast
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manner. In regards to the Lidl organisation, they chose to implement role culture at the
workplace. It can be seen that Matt always focus that employees should do hard work in the
workplace so that they can generate more productivity at the workplace. It can create sense of the
lack of trust between the employees and at the time of the interview they were not asked these
types of conditions. On the other hand, this culture can make their employees more hard working
and potential in order to accomplish the task in the workplace (Stone and Shirley-Beavan, 2018).
This culture ultimately can create so much pressure on the shoulders of the employees and it can
prove to be so challenging for the employees to carry out the extra work in order to fulfil the
goals of the organisation in the market. It can be seen in the given case study that this culture can
make the image of the organisation negative in the market. In order to improve the culture of the
organisation they can take various steps so that culture can be made in a positive way.
Recommendations
 One of the main element that the Lild organisation can implement is that they can make
the culture of the organisation positive by giving rewards or benefits to the employees in
the organisation.
 Another main recommendations that can be undertaken by the organisation is that they
can change the culture of the organisation (Jefferson, 2022). It will helps the management
department of the organisation to remove or decrease the pressure from the employees.
 They can introduce an effective organisational culture which helps them to carry out the
operational activities in a smooth manner.
Topic 2 : Diversity
Diversity can be defined as inviting individual from various backgrounds through which
organisation can generate innovative ideas into the products and the services into the customers.
It provides so much opportunities to the mangers to increase the operational activities in the
marketplace by co-ordinating with various kinds of employees in the company. It also promotes
the values and the image of the organisation in the market (Bonner, 2020). It can be stated that
organisation consists of people from different basis such as sex, age, race etc. Individual with the
different skills helps the organisation to achieve the goals and the targets through which they can
become more successful in the market. In regards to the Lidl organisation, Matt always ensures
that their organisation should give equal opportunity of work at the workplace to each and every
individual so that harmony and good work environment can be maintained. It helps the
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organisation to enhance their brand image in the market. It can be seen in the case study that they
invites individual from various backgrounds through which they can implement various skills in
the course of actions. It will help the organisation to increase their productivity at the workplace.
On the other hand, it can be seen from the case study that the managers of the Lild organisation
face so many challenges in order to co-ordinate with the individual from the various
backgrounds. Diversity in the workplace facilitates the organisation to increase the brand values
of the organisation in the marketplace (Hilder and Collin, 2022). It helps them to attract lots of
customers towards their business. Managers of the organisation sometimes faces challenges in
order to carry out the operations of the business in a healthy way. It is very important for the
managers and leaders of the organisation to equally treat their employees in the workplace so
that they can generate more productivity at the workplace. It has been seen in the case study of
the Lidl organisation is that they do no respect their employees in the organisation and always
puts so much pressure on them. This can decrease the motivation level of he employees towards
the values and the goals of the organisation. Organisation should take necessary actions in order
to maintain the diversity at the workplace so that the image of the company can be maintained. It
is one of the most important factor in the organisation as it helps managers of the company to
bring innovative ideas into the products and services. Lidl organisation HR department should
focus on hiring the employees of the different backgrounds so that more productivity can be
generated in the course of actions (Hallstein Holte, 2020). They should give equal opportunities
of work to the men and women both so that healthy work culture can be maintained at the
workplace. Diversity in the organisation will ultimately help the Lidl organisation to create an
effective image in the marketplace.
Topic 3 : Leadership
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The leadership is considered as key approach which helps an organisation to develop
systematic approach in managing employees. It is essential for the Lidl organisation to develop
focused leadership operations in order to gain desired success at the marketplace (Kårelind,
2022). The main function of leadership is to manage employees in precise and systematic
manner. The leadership is of three types which could be applied by Lidl organisation in order to
gain competitive advantage. The implementation of appropriate leadership style is helpful in
increasing employee participation and engagement. The three type of leadership styles which can
be adopted by Lidl organisation includes autocratic leadership, democratic leadership and
Laissezf-aire leadership. The autocratic leadership style includes development of employees
using own approach and decisions which is applied by Lidl in main administrative decision. The
application of autocratic leadership style is helpful in increasing chances of growth and
development by formulating quick decisions. The democratic leadership style on the other hand
can be applied in order to achieve set targets in a short span of time. The democratic approach is
helpful in making crucial decisions of the organisation and also helps in promoting employee
morale. Lidl organisation should use democratic leadership style in order to formulate quick
decisions with advice and suggestions by employees. The Lassiz faire leadership style includes
increasing trust on employees in order to achieve key goals and objectives.
In the recent times, due to increased competition between companies, democratic
leadership style is best approach to manage majority of operations (Dyer and et.al., 2020) . The
Lidl organisation must also ensure that it achieves and implement suitable leadership style with
supervision and control. The main role of leader is to consider all the major approaches related to
management of employees in precise and systematic manner. The Lidll case study states that
there is a strong need for implementation of best leadership style to achieve individual employee
as well as organisational goals. The management of company must also ensure that in order to
dominate the marketplace, it is providing best leadership strategy to its employees. The
competitive edge can be achieved by Lidle organisation with the help and support of key
operations and techniques related to leadership. The Lidl organisation also needs strong
motivation in employees in order to develop emotional intelligence and mental strength in them.
The implementation of best leadership approach will also help the business entity to increase
market coverage and share. Performance of employees is also increased with the help of major
functions that are performed by leaders. The Lidl organisation should also focus on leadership
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operations in order to make sure that it is providing a major and effective workplace
environment. All the major companies in the international and national marketplace should focus
on implementing democratic leadership style to achieve best results. The main role of
government should be to increase chances of growth and stability in business by increasing the
participation of employees in every function (Kakabadse, Bank and Vinnicombe, 2018). The
Lidl organisation must also analyse the external and internal environment in order to develop
best leadership practices.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been analysed that organisations can increase their
operational activities in the international market. It can helps them to generate more revenues in
the market. In the above report, case study of the Lidl organisation has been undertaken into the
account. This will helps to understand the important concepts of organisation in the marketplace.
In the above report, various kinds of organisational culture has been undertaken into the account.
After that recommendations has also been given to the organisation in order to improve the
performance of the culture. It has been seen that is helps in improving the productivity of the
employees in the workplace. After that concept of the diversity has been analysed in the report. It
has been evaluated that diversity in the workplace helps the organisation to improve the image of
the organisation in the marketplace. At the end of the report, there has been evaluation of the
leadership of the organisation. It can be analysed that leaders plays an major role in carrying out
the operational activities at the workplace.
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