A Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Organisational Culture, Employee Motivation , Employee Performance and Service Quality Using the Following Case Studies;

A Critical analysis of the relationship between organisational culture, employee motivation ,* employee performance and service quality* using the following* Case studies*; Mitchell and Brothers, Marston’s PLC, *Banana Wharf* and* Best Western* Group. This may seem a far way from your everyday business or organisation closer to home, but surprisingly the variations between places and countries are very similar to that of organisations. Every business has their own specific way of doing things, has developed norms and procedures over time and has a different atmosphere and feeling. These differences, similar to that of countries, have developed through many influences both internal and externa,l and the common name for these sets of differences within organisations is the same word used to describe a countrys traditions and norms; it’s Culture (Handy 1985). Cultures often evolve and change within an organisation. Banana Wharf is small and fairly new whose strong pervasive culture relies upon as later mentioned its cohesive tribe of loyal workers to perform. It is however in a company that will be looking to grow and adapt to changing environments. Best Western started in a similar place and has grown to the extent that the establishment of stricter rules and ways in which to do things have been introduced and formulised. Charles Handy (1985) explains that he sees this change as the first signs of organisational maturity, stating “time and success leads to growth and the specialization and formulisation of activities”. A movement that starts the organisations move away from being a founder dependant power culture such as Banana Wharf is currently. “Managing and developing people has perhaps the most powerful effect on overall performance”(Caulkin 2001). Performance in employees in relation to their roles within an organisation is a complex subject. As previously suggested motivation has a major part to play in output and quality of performance of