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Activity 1: Culture

Executive summary

Within the scope of this report on the given concept of the organizational culture, a lot of theoretical base is in place. However, the practical and long-term implications of the organizational culture and its practices need to be understood and comprehended right at the very base level of any organization to be fruitful.

This report attempts to understand the various aspects and reach of the elements detailed in the e-study link given in this context. To have a socio-cultural and economic advantage in the case of a business, especially in the hospitality domain, the understanding of the organizational structure and culture of the overall image of the brand that it aims to invoke in the minds of its consumers is necessary. In the last part of this report, recommendations have been as for how the overall quality of organizational culture can be improved.

Introduction

As per the definition laid by Alan Adler, organizational culture is the overall ecosystem of any workplace that includes all the other human, non-human, tangible, intangible, behavioral, and factual elements in play. Organizational culture has been a driving factor in most of the small, medium, or large-scale business entities that have their operations across the nations, all over the world (Almond & Verba, 2015). Organizational culture can be defined and understood as the single most effective link, made up of different psycho-social elements, which are shared between the individuals who are part of the organization.

Part 1

In terms of the effectiveness of the various organizational cultural elements that are in practice, it is often tested on how it impacts overall corporate productivity. As outlined by the link, one of the deep concerns of the various managing bodies of corporate entities is to create an environment that supports a match between the culture of the organization and the strategies that are being adopted by it (Csikszentmihalyi, 2014).

In terms of the value systems and the beliefs that the organization focuses on, are often found to be at the loggerheads with the strategies that are being adopted by the company. Such occurrence can bring a rift in the employee perception of the company and its culture and thus negatively affect productivity (Fullan, 2014).

Part 2

In the case of most players in the Indian IT space, such as Wipro the organizational culture that is being adopted is a good example of adhocracy. It amply focuses on adopting the practices and long-term strategies that aim at encouraging and intensifying innovation through heightened growth in employee engagement (Mumford, 2016). In a culture that focuses on teamwork and an equitable focus on the individual aspect of teamwork, the organization strives to achieve high in terms of employee commitment and morale (Fiske & Taylor, 2013).

Recommendation

To improve upon the various elements of the organizational culture factor that is at play, the management needs to be actively involved with the entire process and how the various processes and protocols that are being laid from a business point of view at first are taken up and adopted by the workforce. The management must be open to criticism.

Conclusion

In closing, it can be said that the implication of the organizational culture on employee productivity, and morale is very high and should be considered by the management and decision-makers for framing any strategies for the future of the company. Different cultures and value systems in organizations have varied outcomes. Hence on the part of the managers, the difference in such practices must be understood.

Activity 1: Thomas Friedman on Globalisation

Executive summary

In this report, an attempt has been made to understand the various viewpoints and the principles that made globalization, a truly global phenomenon. The report relies on the two video resources prescribed which involve well well-known advocate of globalization Dr. Thomas Freidman speaking about the current stature and state of globalization and how it has made the world flat. This report also discusses the level of globalization and what are the factors that it influences.

Introduction

In the post-Second World War era, the leaders from the various nations, who were more or less ravaged by the war, resigned to bring forth an era that spoke of a heightened perception of interconnectivity among the nation for various socio-economic activities (Altbach, 2015). This ensured that the international politics and economics of the nations were no longer isolated and the countries were able to form meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with other nations.

Part 1

In this direction, Dr. Thomas Freidman follows a line of hypothesis and theoretical conjecture that says that globalization and liberalization have led the world to be flattened out. According to Friedman, the golden era of globalization began back in the 1400s, with countries serving as the dynamic entities in the equation. In the era of Globalization 2.0, which is said to have lasted from the 1820s to the year 2000, organizations and various trade companies became collaborators in creating a sustaining link between the various global entities of similar nature (Friedman, 2015). In the most recent times, which has been dubbed by Friedman as the era of globalization 3.0, individuals serve as the means of correlating and collaborating with other individuals from other parts of the world to level the playing field that covers the socio-economic aspects of any modern-day civilization. This phenomenon is called the world having been flattened out (Ghemawat, 2016). This can have a lot of negative influences as globalization requires individuals to be collaborative and instrumental when it comes to interacting with other entities in the globalized system. It has certainly increased the level of competition in various fields such as business and industry, education, etc (James & Van Seters, 2014).

Part 2

In the case of business entities such as Coca-Cola, much of the business prospects that the company was able to gather were because of globalization. This allowed the organization to grow and expand its business and operation to various parts of the world which had already mellowed down to the foreign business entities entering their economies (Hite & Chorev, 2014).

Recommendations

The three eras of globalization have been instrumental in much of the socio-cultural development of most societies all over the world. The true implication of Freidman’s Iron rule of the flat world that suggests that anything that can be done, will be done is something for the various globalized entities to ponder at.

In a bid to create a truly globalized economy, the various dynamic entities must not neglect the regional consumer pattern and the societal culture of the place where they are the entrant.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it can be said that globalization has had a profound effect on all major sectors of the developed world. For an effective understanding of the current predicament, the contributions of globalization and various critiques of it must be understood in the light of a firm theoretical base.

References

Altbach, P., 2015. Globalization and forces for change in higher education. International Higher Education, (50).

Almond, G.A. and Verba, S., 2015. The civic culture: Political attitudes and democracy in five nations. Princeton University Press.

Csikszentmihalyi, M., 2014. Society, culture, and person: A systems view of creativity (pp. 47-61). Springer Netherlands.

Fullan, M., 2014. Leading in a culture of change personal action guide and workbook. John Wiley & Sons.

Friedman, J., 2015. Globalization in Anthropology. The Handbook of Sociocultural Anthropology, p.355.

Fiske, S.T. and Taylor, S.E., 2013. Social cognition: From brains to culture. Sage.

Hite, A.B. and Chorev, N., 2014. The globalization and development reader: Perspectives on development and global change. John Wiley & Sons

Ghemawat, P., 2016. The Laws of Globalization and Business Applications. Cambridge University Press.

James, P. and Van Seters, P., 2014. Global social movements and global civil society: A critical overview. Globalization and Politics, Vol. 2: Global Social Movements and Global Civil Society,

Mumford, L., 2016. The culture of cities. Open Road Media.