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Organisation Culture and Reflection of Cultural Values in an Organisation Organizational culture is one system that outlines the assumptions, values and beliefs that the Organization believes drive it towards the success of its mission. Thus, Organizational culture forms a basis in which an organization enhances its primary strengths towards which the conduct of employees is aligned. The culture can be reflected by showing the people what is appropriate and guidelines they have to follow as they work within the Organization and inappropriate behavior that is not expected on any of the human resources in all parts of the business operations. Thus, the Organization is a driving force that ensures that it has provided high-level behavior, allowing it to meet its competitive Organization. The Impact of Organisation Culture on Total Quality Management Practices and Principles . The culture is essential in enhancing the code of conduct that runs the Organization's activities and ensuring that all ethical matters are considered at every level of operations. Thus, the Organization can promote a proper working environment to see all the operations conducted with utmost due care. In a company where the culture supports the employees' morale, they become more productive and motivated at workplaces to the extent that they value the quality desired by the Organization at any given time. Other key advantages include promoting a friendly relationship between the Organization and employees. They could eliminate the high turnover rate since the employees will likely be happy and satisfied. Can the Organization Change its organizational culture and Promote TQM Practices and Principles? The Organization cannot change the culture since it may cause confusion and interfere with the ethics in place to ensure that the Organization is successful. This is because the organizational culture is the foundation of the Organization and can promote Total quality and management without compromising or changing the organizational culture . Is it Easy to Change Organizational Culture?

Changing the organizational culture may not be possible or easy to change, and this is because there are chances that the employee's resistance may exist as it may be skewed towards depriving them of something they value the most. Thus, to minimize the resistance, there must be proper communication to understand the reason for change or to educate them about the need for change. This will see the employees craping the value of the change and whether it will provide them with additional value. The Barriers to Change 1. Improper communication of the basis of change 2. Lack of commitment by management to support a change 3. Negative attitudes developed by employees as a result of change management 4. The inability to incorporate the change process by management, for instance, the training of employees to adopt change, that is, the inability to deploy training to enhance new knowledge being passed on. Questions Organisations Must Ask and the Steps in Change Management Process. The Organization is obligated to ask about the purpose of change, the impact of that change on the Organization's culture and what impact the change can have on employees. The steps in the change management process are essential to help in response to the internal and external environment. For instance, consider where an organization has to change its strategy since the initial strategy does not meet the expectations; in some cases, changing the technology in use and adopting the recent technology to adopt new practices to the best of their knowledge they are sure will help the Organization make traditions success. It's essential to engage all employees in the process to understand the impact the technology will likely bring to them. What Words would you Use to Describe your Company?

The company can be described as Destiny Laboratories, which offers 100 percent organics in the market. The environment in which it operates always enables it to produce high-quality products and services, which helps measure and prevent environmental change. What is Important 1. The production of organic products is essential in the market since the food is often fresher and has prevenitives, which ensures that it remains fresher over a more extended period. 2. The products are environmentally friendly since they help reduce the environmental impact and preserve natural resources. What does the organization reward and recognize 1. The Organization has received an award from the Department of Natural Resources as one of the most eco-system-friendly companies in the USA. 2. The company has received an award for green company recognition 3. The company has also received an award from the body that governs universities as a top environment management company operating in the USA. How do you assess the organizational culture? The culture is assessed based on the behavior of all stakeholders in the whole operational department. That is, the focus is skewed towards the environment and strives to eliminate the environmental changes and effects. The Organization ensures safe and effective products for its customers at any given time. What are learning organizations Learning organizations are skewed toward dealing with the environment and promoting safety for employees and companies. General Mills Inc. helps the community by implementing corporate social responsibility. General Mills Inc. is the best example of an effective learning model.

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1. It operates ethically to ensure there is no waste-free water and that it equips itself with a water treatment facility in which water discharged from the operation is treated before discharge to ensure it remains environmentally friendly. 2. General Mills Inc. uses proper packaging to ensure the sustainability of its products by using packaging materials and recycled for its water brands. 3. General Mills Inc. has developed a technology approach and innovative programs to ensure the continuous engagement of its customers. 4. Genrall Mills Inc. has improved its response to customer requirements since it produces environmentally friendly products and strives for continuous improvements to ensure that they do not significantly affect the environment and reduce gas emissions. Discussion Two The Supply Chain Management Approaches and Strengths and Weaknesses The supply chain management approaches ensure that quality relationships are maintained between the organizations and the suppliers at any given time. The company must choose the approach that best suits its culture and operations. Approaches Relationship Approach- the approach considers long-term relationships essential, that is, developing the relationship with suppliers to ensure reliability and quality of goods and services at any given point . The approach is characterized by frequent communication between the two parties and even visiting the suppliers . The Strength- it enhances better understanding of the supplier's needs and capabilities, and therefore it gives more efficiency to management

Weakness - The relationship is good but may sometimes be disadvantageous to the Organization and suppliers as there may be delays in payment by the Organization, but the supplier may have little influence to facilitate it. The transactional approach considers price and cost as prime factors in depreciation and is characterized by short-term engagements. It involves one-off relationships with suppliers. This approach is best for institutions as they must acquire many goods, and relationships are unnecessary. Still, cost-effectiveness is very core to ensuring financial sustainability. Strength – the approach is more cost-effective in the short term and when an organization needs to acquire goods in large quantities and within a shorter period . Weakness - it may result in misunderstanding, which can lead to unnecessary goods being delivered as all parties focus on reducing costs rather than understanding the basics for acquiring a higher quality product . The Approaches Used by Stanford University The best approach for the institution is the transactional approach, which is more cost-effective and allows them to acquire large quantities of goods at a sustainable price . How the Stanford University Benefits the Approach Stanford University has a high benefit to the Transactional supply management approach since it tends to be more time-saving and cost-effective and allows the institution to acquire more products at reasonable prices. For instance, Stanford University has saved costs and maintained financial sustainability at any given time. This implies that the tenders of the supplies are only given to the suppliers that provide the products and services at a reasonable price and meet the supply deadline to help facilitate the Organization's ability to meet its supply demands. This is essential as it enhances the company's ability to

utilize the little resources and meet the institution's operational demands. The effectiveness in cost management is also essential as it ensures that the university remains financially sustainable. The Two Approaches of Supplier Management and How It Benefits Stanford University The two approaches are essential to Stanford University even though they prefer the transactions approach on the verge of cutting costs. It's almost impossible to transact with a party with whom you don t have a perfect relationship. Thus, even if there is no perfect relationship approach, the elements must exist to enable proper understanding among the employees. Stanford University uses both approaches in their supplier's management; the relationship approach enables them to maintain strong management and ensure long-term understanding of their deals with the suppliers while taking advantage of cost savings, which is related to the transactional approach. The relationship approach enables the university to negotiate the best prices from the suppliers through the relationship approach and still get the best goods and services quickly and maintain cost-effectiveness in the same measure. The advantage of Stanford University is that they can use the two approaches to benefit from the supplier's commitments mutually. That is, the university can get quality services and deliver on time at a cost-friendly. Therefore, other than cost-effectiveness, the university can build a long-lasting relationship with its suppliers to help enhance its ability to get a constant supply of goods and services .

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