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Organisational Culture: A case study

Organisational culture consists of norms, goals and values shared by people and groups in an organisational environment and that influence the way they interact with each other. Organisational culture is the collection of norms and values shared by people and groups in an organisation and that which controls the way they interact with each other and with stakeholders outside the organisation. Asia Pacific International Limited (APIL) is a global leader in the supply chain management of agricultural products and food ingredients. The company has developed a shared vision, agenda and embedded a common culture. This has allowed APIL to emerge as a leading global supply chain manager of agricultural products. APIL has grown as the suppliers to many of the worlds most prominent brands offering them reliability, consistency, trust, traceability, and other value added services. The Human Resource (HR) Department APIL recognizes that its employees are at the heart of their success and are the companys most effective and sustainable competitive advantage. The Human Resource (HR) department of APIL is totally dedicated to investing in the growth and development of its people to maximize their potential. The company has a structured and formalized training program and a career development plan designed to provide its managers with the opportunity to manage a mix of businesses and locations. This not only provides its employees with broad knowledge and experience, but also enhances its ability to operate as a globally integrated organisation. Also, it plays a vital role in providing a structured program to induct and integrate its new employees and constantly improve the skills of its employees through both in-house and external training. APIL thoroughly believes that the culture nurtured within the organisation creates an enabling environment and helps it reach its high aspiration levels. These values transcend across the businesses and hierarchy and bind its employees together as an organisation. APIL is able to foster a strong spirit of inclusiveness and maintain the small company feel whilst growing the organisation across 58 countries. This has only been possible by systematically ensuring open and continuous communication across the organisation. APIL has developed an ownership culture where every employee equally shares failures and success which leads to an effective organisational developmental technology. With a belief in the organisations operating model and a feeling of empowerment, employees develop an ownership attitude. The ownership culture in APIL is characterized by a high degree of accountability and initiative on the part of employees. Having established an ownership culture, the organisation continuously updates employees about the happenings in the organisation, gives them total control, and helps them put positive energy for the organisational growth. This ownership culture gives the organisation a significant competitive advantage. APILs ownership culture motivates the employees to go beyond their duties, demonstrate high job involvement and show commitment to a great extent. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260094253_Organisational_Culture_A_Case_Study Answer ALL the questions in this section.

Question 1 (20 Marks) According to the extract, APIL thoroughly believes that the culture nurtured within the organisation creates an enabling environment and helps it reach its high aspiration levels. As the new owner of Georges Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services, discuss the organisational culture that you will want to promote within your company to enable the company to achieve its goals and reach its high inspiration levels. Draw from the extract and your knowledge of organisational culture and provide relevant examples. Ensure that you emphasize how the culture you are promoting will enable the company to achieve its goals and reach its high inspiration levels.