Workplace Culture and Organisational Efficiency: A Tesco Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Tesco's workplace culture and its influence on organizational efficiency. It begins with an introduction to the concept of workplace culture and its significance, particularly within a global retail context. The main body assesses Tesco's workplace culture, focusing on team-oriented approaches, HR's role in reinforcing culture, and methods for assessing organizational culture, such as evaluating onboarding processes, gauging leadership openness, examining incentive programs, and observing team interactions. The report also includes an environmental scanning tool using PESTLE analysis to evaluate the broader environment impacting Tesco's operations. Finally, the report discusses the current culture, ethical standards, and their alignment with organizational objectives and social responsibilities, offering insights into how these elements contribute to Tesco's overall performance and success.

Workplace culture and its impact on
organisational efficiency

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Assess the workplace culture of organisation.............................................................................1
Environment scanning tool for evaluating the broader environment in which organisation
operate their business and its impact of organisation culture and performance.........................4
Current culture and the ethical standards and the existing ethical standards, belief, values that
leads organisation to accomplish organisation objectives and social responsibilities................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
The term workplace culture is defined as the shared values, attitude and belief system that
are shared with the individuals or employees who are engaged in organisation operations and
functions. The main motive of organisational culture is to generate positive work environment
that shape better organisational culture and social context. Culture is the character and
personality that makes business unique to work with value, traditions, behaviour and attitudes.
With the aspect of globalisation the importance of organisation or workplace culture is enhanced
as positive culture attracts talent, drives engagement and impact on organisation performance.
This report is written from perspective of TESCO and they are operating their business in retail
industry (Ackers, 2019). It is one of the largest organisation that is operating their business at
global level and in present scenario, TESCO retain at top position among all over market of
Europe. Moreover, this report highlights on workplace culture of organisation and also on
environmental scanning tool that evaluates broader environment of business in which
organisation operates there business. In the last, values and beliefs, ethical standard etc. will also
be included in this report.
MAIN BODY
Assess the workplace culture of organisation
One of the major reflection that is related with organisation based on the strongly held
and it majorly shared about the beliefs. The main role of workplace culture is to set belief which
is supported by strategy and structure. In simple terms organisation culture is based on the
attitude of employees who perform their role in organisational values and this also helps in
making situation and rewarding employees that leads to make perception about TESCO culture
and it is used in making perception ideas which helps for demonstrating organisational values. In
the present scenario, TESCO follow the organisational culture which is followed by management
that is used to follow professional and personal level. Team oriented culture followed by Tesco
it is used for playing functions and operations with team members that makes company culture
more strong. To nurture the best possible workplace environment it is created with team
members (Anitha, 2014). The main motive to follow implement and follow positive atmosphere
is to generate better structure that helps to create and encourage worker for building sense of
community that turn team members more effective through generating inter-relationship among
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all members. The main motive of organisation is to overcome from different challenges that
generate better work environment among professional manner. HR plays a vital role for
perpetuating the strong culture, start with recruitment and selection of applicants that leads to
share organisational belief in an accurate manner. HR develops orientation, training and
development that outline core value for organisation. In easy words, organisation culture define
the method or way for behaving properly within the organisation. A strong culture that leads to
obtain more successful companies. This also defines cultural priorities and values focus on
individuals perspective it helps in achieving more results through identifying ideas that make
long term vision to accomplish organisation goals (Braithwaite and et. al., 2016). In the present
scenario, there are different task performed by management and all of them make common
platform which helps to shift corporate culture of organisation. With focus on respective
organisation culture management makes longer term culture that helps to earn more rewards.
Some steps that are implemented by TESCO for assessing organisational culture is mention as
follow:
 Evaluate the on-boarding process- There are different task and goals performed by
management and it is used to manage and generate more innovation for making long term
perspective that dedicates for accomplish company mission and objectives. In the present
scenario, TESCO is one of the leading organisation which helps for generating long term
process. It also helps individuals for meeting the persons that expect organisation for
following organised steps. Training methods of TESCO are focused towards generating
better benefits that helps to make regards related with derivative aspects and company
manual. One of the simplest method that is implemented by the management of TESCO
relates with crucial terms of business and it undertakes all perspective that makes
management in making areas (Campbell, 2019). The training methods are outdated,
derivative and related with organisational manual. Along with this by the strong culture
management makes interest to engage and generate interest which foster team efficiency.
 Gauge openness within leadership- This is important for making the foster of culture
that embrace changes which are relevant with the professional. TESCO perform most of
its operations through undertaking young professional within the team. This also boost
company culture because management is making long term perspective that especially
makes requirement which helps to make innovation demands. It also helps leaders and
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employees to make proper operations and operational excellence. While assessing
company culture, system determines that leadership is the ability for agile and fluid the
areas which helps in making long term relations and it evolve despite to make changes in
the board meeting and it is used in making right direction company. From the perspective
of TESCO the management make perspective that stiffs employees to make long term
direction. Along with this organisation is also focused to make changes that relates with
board meeting and it also stuck and resistant change to stay right direction of organisation
in the business (De Vries and Van Gelder, 2015).
 To look at incentive program- With the act of praising and incentivize employees all
individuals perform work that provide long term value to organisation. This also relate
with company criticality and it makes more tax which helps for completion of task with
high rate. Instead of analysing aspect organisation makes individual or personal culture
more effective. There are different ways identify by management which makes personal
perspective to find ways which are extremely important for making perception that is
leading workforce for accomplish of different certificate. By analysing TESCO team
culture it is analysed by management that authorities offer cards and sales also. With
diverse group of recipients all individual make ability that makes long term decisions to
complete all work in an appropriate manner. Along with this the time interaction between
all employees leads persons to make long term decisions. Further, team culture support
individuals perspective with the ability of accomplishing long term culture. It also helps
to lead and make company culture more effective and accurate.
 Observe team interaction- One of the strongest and most sustainable organisation
perspective relates with company culture that forged better relationship between all
humans which is related with human connection. With the assess of company culture it is
analysed by management that co-workers notice about analyse of communication that
collaborate long term results for organisation (Friedman and Gerstein, 2017). This also
leads teamwork environment that individual understand company culture to make long
term decisions and it is also used in making better results. One of the major perspective
that helps to make and accommodate interaction with individuals helps in making
observation which develop long term employees relations by all persons.
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 Determine attitude from answer- With the analysis of right gap it is identified by the
organisation that each individual identify and consider better outing which list better
climate perspective to accomplish long term success in company. On the other side, this
is also analyse by management that company gauge current climate by making success
which is leading business to make essential changes in organisation. On the other side, if
negativity make change in the management related perspective than organisation analyse
specific issue that make changes in organisation policy for completing management task
in a wider scope to handle company task.
In the last, with the analyse of company results it is identified by management that equality and
diversity impacts on all workforce which is engaged in company operations and functions. With
the access of culture it is identified that there are five different steps such as to determine attitude
from answer, observe term interaction etc. are considered and it helps for making assess of
company culture for increasing overall productivity of TESCO (Froehlich, Segers and Van den
Bossche, 2014). In context of team culture this is also analysed by management that productivity
and engagement of diverse workforce with organisation culture helps in making organised steps
which helps for generating unique culture in the company. Along with this by regularly assess of
company culture management attract employee through monitoring its performance. TESCO
implement team culture to make the assess of employee engagement that improves work culture
to engage long term experience.
Environment scanning tool for evaluating the broader environment in which organisation operate
their business and its impact of organisation culture and performance
PESTLE analysis refers to a method that is used for review and analysis of macro
environment specifically external forces which are beyond the control of management. TESCO
perform their business into different geographical areas but major sale for TESCO products
relates with company and it is also impacting on organisational operations and functions. With
the evaluation of organisation environment related with TESCO organisation consider to work
with analysing company perspective (Hahtela and et. al., 2015). Political, environmental, social,
technological, legal and economic conditions are considered within organisation.
 Political factors- The term political factor in context of TESCO relates with the analysis
that are impacted due to headquarter regulations and government of UK. By managing
company operations and functions TESCO governs to work with one of largest retailers.
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Organisation follow different regulations that ensure for making various compliance that
is leading country to make long term results. Along with this by the analysis of company
it is used to make perspective that make various culture to make tab that evolves person
for making longer results. Another issue that impacts on TESCO relates with US-CHINA
trade war. The instance of the trade war perspective ensure it is used in making
opportunity to cover more market area for business that make regulations to retail profits.
 Economic factor- TESCO is performing there work at global level and for this
organisation consider to make changes which helps for occurring in country. Company
need to make better country (Hahtela and et. al., 2017). There are different factors relates
with company that helps in taxation policy, sales, distribution profit. Organisation also
aware that management make better market area that helps in expansion of business for
long term expansion. With analysis of economic conditions related with UK it is
identified Brexit generate long term challenges for company. With the changes in
taxation policy, leverage make perspective that share revenue to generate long term
benefits. With the changes in company policy of UK such as Brexit increase rate of
products which are imported from other countries. So the current situation impact on
organisational culture as intense economic conditions also reduce company profits that
result to reduce the wages and salary of workforce.
 Social factor- With the change in fast pace of living standards related with society. UK
individuals prefer to purchase different items which are related with one go. There are
different trends which is related with bulk-buying undertakes TESCO to store and
facilitate different needs that boost company economy. Culture of organisation is also
impacted with society aspects. This refers different individuals are engage in company
and it leads to complete all operations and functions. Example- In context of UK all
individuals are able to manage company operations and trends by engaging diverse and
equality employees (Jain and Moreno, 2015). Therefore, for adopting team culture
TESCO believe to benefit organisation by hiring individuals from local area.
 Technological factor- Their are various trends exists in organisation such as to follow
team culture and also to stay in company. With current times this is important for
organisation to make changes in changing technology. TESCO provides long term results
which is used for making long term aspect that retails and achieve long term success in
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the organisation endeavours. With online shopping, social media promote etc. refers to
part all influence which manage and provide technological aspect. This also define
company new technology and this also helps in managing technology with cashier bills.
The impact of technology on organisational culture it is used to make perspective that
helps in managing retail operations that pair to make update in teamwork culture. It also
boost efficiency by adopting technology in company operations.
 Legal factor- With change in government policy TESCO culture is directly impacted and
this refers organisation management makes better aspects to complete task in a legal
manner. This also defines food retailing commission laid make rules and regulations. The
impact of organisation culture define management that company culture defines the areas
in making bias that prevail work culture to work in a proper manner. It define regulations
undertake employees to make legal perspective. Along with this by maintaining legal
aspects for business all persons works with considering aspect that is used to maintain
similar culture among all departments to make better position in company (Moon, Uskul
and Weick, 2018).
 Environmental factor- From the perspective of organisation all environmental factors
impacts on company operations and functions. This also refers sustainable environment
launch two different phase and it is consider with different phase that helps to generate
effective culture is organisation. This also refers management makes long results by
defining TESCO initiatives that reduce conflicts among employees. Organisation also
define loop system and it makes products that helps to manage waste towards creating
system which helps for managing sustainable environment in organisation. Moreover,
with follow of all regulations TESCO define culture to make better sustainability is used
that make better workplace culture among all teams that helps to undertake employees
with motive of offering similar opportunities to all persons.
By analysing all the perspective of environment related factors it is analyse by TESCO that
organisation is performing there business at global level. TESCO offer and determines different
elements which is related with business performance (Pilch and Turska, 2015). The respective
organisation management make the amount that helps in managing better amount loop system.
This also defines organisational perspective credit and make perspective which helps in
managing sustainable environment. This also leads to manage and analyse business performance
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leads in critical brands that makes all research perspective in analysing association that helps to
focus on ethical issue. This leads team members to cover all essential aspects human factor in
making long term decisions. Manager also impact on business that helps for combining all
efforts to make better strategy related with company operations.
Current culture and the ethical standards and the existing ethical standards, belief, values that
leads organisation to accomplish organisation objectives and social responsibilities
In the present scenario, there are different task performed by management of TESCO as
there are various employee's from different culture exists in organisation. This also refers there
are different task performed by management and it leads to manage work with team members. It
is also used to manage work with team members. It undertakes different functions management
define company functions generate positive atmosphere that makes healthy clean and bright
place to nature best possible manner to generate better coordination among all team members for
making better outcomes from organisational activity and it also leads team members to perform
there functions in an appropriate manner (Seward and et. al., 2019). With the impact on company
performance it is identify that company generate constant basis to engage better team members
within organisation. This also define there are different members exists in company and it relate
with organisational project. This also define there are various stage exist that make better project
to make long term perspective it helps to generate better coordination within groups. In context
of TESCO, management perform different functions to make relevant functions between team
members. Some impacts of the team culture within TESCO are mention as follow:
 Shared leadership- With implement of team culture it is identified by respective
organisation that management share different leadership style and most of them are
considered towards implement of organisational functions and operations. One of the
major benefit to accomplish objectives and goals of company relates with leadership
style. This defines company is managing and undertaking participation from all team
members which helps in leading employee's to generate longer benefits through engaging
lower level employee's among company functions (Shore and Wright, 2015). It also leads
to generate better and desire output from organisational culture and goals. Moreover, with
transparent leadership style it is easy for management to accomplish organisational goals
and objectives.
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 Clear purpose- This is important for the organisation to generate better and clear
purpose because it helps to generate better and transparent steps for accomplishing
organisational goals and objectives. In the present scenario, there are different task
performed by management it refers organisation is focused towards implement of
approach that is leading company to complete their work with right purpose. Moreover, it
is important for company to generate longer targets which helps company to make longer
purpose (Torlak, 2016). It refers clear purpose leads company to complete their work in
an organised manner.
 Open communication- With the analysis of company and its functions it is identified by
the management that open communication plays an important role for company. By
undertaking open communication perspective it is easy to accomplish longer results that
helps in formulating longer objectives for organisation. The major focus of organisation
relates with generating and express their view. In the context of TESCO team culture
open communication leads management to achieve their goals in minimum time period.
ETHICAL STANDARDS
The term ethical culture follow and promote different values, good behaviour, kindness
and fairness that leads organisation to complete there work in an organised manner. This also
defines with following consistent set standards it is easy for TESCO to perform there work with
right standards. Ethical standards are complex to implement or enforce within large organisation
it is because they are frequently defined and relates with employee's. This governs to implement
ethical standards this is easy for company to make longer results which relates with company
information. This also defines organisation manage meaningful perspective to make better
relations with ethical standards. It also define company is managing longer results that
communicate its underlying moral values. There are more ethical standards framework it is used
in making better decisions which helps to make longer process. Ethical standards are an
important part of organisation culture it helps to establish parameters which helps individuals to
implement different parameters (Trinkner, Tyler and Goff, 2016). The main motive of ethical
standards related with TESCO helps to make longer relationship by enforcing better principles in
organisation. Further, it also defines that different task performed by management and it is
leading management of TESCO to generate longer results. One of the most common behaviour
of model helps to manage and make example that leads to perform operations within social
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manner. Some ethical example that are managed by management of TESCO to perform their
operations in social manner are mention as follow:
 Food Safety Standard- One of the main aim of TESCO relates with the perspective of
food that helps in increasing sale and profits for organisation. So with following the
safety standards of food it is easy for management of TESCO to complete work with
managing and analysing different range related with food standards. Moreover, by
managing company results it is easy to follow company operations with follow of food
safety. Quality, range and value all aspects are followed by following ethical standards
that support to undertake better position in company. This also define company manage
and complete it present work with motive of business functions. Policy, legislation and
procedures also leads company to make evaluation of TESCO functions as per present
scenario.
 Mission statement- By analysin g and undertaking all perspective it is identify by
organisation that company follow structure that relates with the team members. Further,
by generating better coordination among all employees it is easy for management to
make core purpose related with company value. Moreover, there are different task
performed and it leads to complete work by undertaking company premises to manage
better relations with management stakeholders (Walsh, 2015). This refers ethical
standards helps in accomplish of social responsibility by defining company mission of
social responsibility. This also define company manage and complete its information by
defining company specific task that helps to follow essential perspective of organisation.
Mission statement also leads organisation to design policies related with future
perspective.
 Employee Engagement- One of the most important perspective which is related with
company undertake better results for employee's. In the context of TESCO this is
analysed by management that workforce undertake and define areas which help
employees to engage longer results. From perspective of TESCO it is analysed by
company that human workforce and employees make customer more valuable for each
shop. Example- One of the social task that is followed by TESCO define and undertake
change rate in salary of employee's. This defines company manage and identify areas
which are focused towards managing company value as it help to reflect perspective that
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undertake company results. With engagement of right employee's this is also easy for
organisation to make procedures that are followed by all individuals or workforce of
company.
With the analysis of organisation ethical standards it is identified that TESCO ethical trading
initiative (ETI) utilise the base code that include employment to select with a freedom.
Moreover, TESCO perform their business in retail sector by managing and operating their stores,
hypermarket and supermarket. This also define the conditions which are related with company
manage and select company perspective with safety and hygiene. This results TESCO complete
all work by making agreements commit better information to define private results. It also define
TESCO establish themselves as a leading store through managing fair trade commitment that
helps employee's to work with social responsibilities. Along with this there are different task
performed by management and most of them are considered towards implement of company
performance and this help company to make longer results. This also the changes in the present
culture, ethical standards, belief and value helps persons to complete there work in an
appropriate manner. Further, with future perspective company generate long term results that
helps in making better culture for organisation. There are different roles performed by top
authorities to manage and implement right culture in organisation. It defines organisation
consider and focus towards obtaining perspective which helps to improve longer results. With
the evaluation of ethical behaviour it is analysed by management that policies, procedures and
legislation support business to complete work with right techniques for managing and presenting
culture according to organisational perspective.
CONCLUSION
In the last, with the analyse of above report it is concluded by management that
workforce plays an important role for organisation. The main motive of organisation is to
generate better results that helps in making better perspective by analysing the right assess of
culture. Environmental aspects impacts on the organisational perspective and it is related with
the critical evaluation that engage company culture and performance on organisation. Along with
this by making perspective related with organisational objectives and social responsibilities. This
defines present culture and ethical standards also leads employee's to generate longer results for
organisation by engaging more number of employee's in company.
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