this thesis is to investigate how the employees in a subsidiary of a successful company perceive their own organizational culture and its connection to the organizational culture of the foreign parent company. This is also our research question. The company we have chosen to perform a case study at is BMW Group Gothenburg‚ subsidiary to BMW AG Germany. Method: This is a qualitative study‚ and in order to investigate the attitudes of the employees we have performed interviews with employees of different
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“Cultivation” or “tending the soil” based on the Latin culture. In 19th century ‘Culture’ was associated with the phrase “high culture” meaning the cultivation or refinement of mind taste and manners.In 20th Century when it shifted toward its present American Heritage English dictionary: “The totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns‚ arts‚ beliefs‚ institution and all other products of human work and thought. However the word ‘Culture is most commonly used in three basic senses
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1. The core competencies of the Federal Express are the brand name which it has leveraged throughout the years. The innovation to the idea of delivery systems. The technology it uses to address the various issues in the supply chain and also the Information technology which it had mastered which has decreased its delivery problems. The use of technology and IT systems has been useful in the production and integration of virtual networks. The innovative approach in tracking and conveying messages
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Organizational Structure An organization is a social unit of people‚ systematically structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between functions and positions‚ and subdivides and delegates roles‚ responsibilities‚ and authority to carry out defined tasks. Therefore‚ in order to better manage the large amount of resources and assets organizations need to be in some sort of
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The Pony Express is more than 1‚800 miles and was only operational for about eighteen months‚ but helped many people during this time. Dry Creek Station was one of one hundred fifty seven stations along the pony express. It is the last of the original Pony Express stations on Bolivar Roberts division. The Dry Creek Station was built in 1860 and had many issues with Indians early on. A man named William H. Streeper who carried the “heavy mail” also known as “mule mail” was in that area when many
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Comparison of service quality of TNT express and DHL express with RATER dimensions The quality level of service provided by TNT Express and DHL Express in China could be described within the RATER dimensions of service quality. Samples and numbers are provided below to evaluate the quality of their service. Reliability Based on TNT Express annual report 2011‚ the service quality in that year has achieved an all time high with a 96% on-time delivery performance for the one million daily deliveries
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right after their order is taken‚ hence explains the term fast food. McDonald’s has two structures at two different levels; the first is at the corporate level and the second‚ restaurant level. The corporate’s current design type is functional while the restaurant’s current design type is divisional. Image 1: McDonald’s Corporate Structure The image above illustrates a hierarchy in McDonald’s corporate structure. It consists of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on top followed by the chairman of
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Dsg Dgfa G Qgfrsad 1. Function and Project Organization Structures * In a function organization structure‚ employees are organized according to the nature of their employment. For example‚ all employees who work with human resources are relegated to a department called human resources while all employees who work with the company ’s accounts are assigned to the accounting department. In a project organization structure‚ employees with different skills and responsibilities are put together
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Organizational Structure: A Critical Factor for Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Satisfaction August 2007 Craig W. Fontaine‚ Ph.D. Northeastern University College of Business Administration Based on: C.W. Fontaine‚ How Organizational Structure Impacts Organizations. First Annual Conference on Organizational Effectiveness‚ Chicago‚ IL 2006 © 2007 Northeastern University Executive Summary “Organizational structure is perhaps the least understood and most under-appreciated
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elements such as organizational design‚ strategy‚ structure‚ culture and change. This essay will take three elements of organization. Firstly‚ it will define organizational culture‚ organizational change and organizational structure. Then‚ it will discuss the relationships between the three elements. 2. Organizational change definition According to Dr Sommerfeldt (2014)‚ organizational change means ‘permanently altering patterns of organizational behaviour’. The main drivers for organizational changes are
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