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Organizational Behavior: Kudler Foods
Group B
University of Phoenix
Organizational Behavior: Kudler Foods
Within all organizations, there is a very specific organic behavior that occurs. Kudler Fine Foods (Kudler’s) exhibits many different processes in the organization of the business. The following will present a review of Kudler’s to assess for current trends in the organization. The purpose of this analysis is to identify certain aspects of the company to assess if they need to be changed, the areas for analysis are as follows: the apparent organizational culture of Kudler’s, to breakdown the organizational structure, identify leadership styles, and identify environmental forces that will drive change with Kudler Fine Foods.
Organizational Culture
“Organizational culture is a system of shared values, assumptions, beliefs, and norms that unite the members of an organization” (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 2002, p.108). The apparent organizational culture at Kudler’s is the club culture. According to Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a leadership expert, a keystone to the club culture is loyalty (Gomez-Meija & Balkin, 2002). Loyalty is rewarded by promotion from within, job security, and bonuses for experience. Kudler’s offers promotion from within by offering current employees promotions before looking elsewhere “openings for department managers, assistant store managers and store managers are posted internally to see if current employees may be interested” (University of Phoenix, 2008). This also contributes to job security being that the employee can be assured that they are considered first rather than an outsider.&nb ...