Cultural Analysis
Cultural Analysis
Dustin Dungan
MBA 56
Culture is one of the most import elements within any organization. An organization needs to identify its culture and lead its employees into the future. E.H. Schein, (2006) states that the use of surveys will not help in identifying an organizations culture. He states that the survey would have to be several hundred questions, and still the organization would not know which dimensions are important. Schein states that one of the steps in identifying a company’s culture is that a person needs to define a person’s own culture. Every person is unique because of his or her religious beliefs, political beliefs, and hobbies. Two companies that will be analyzed about their cultures will be the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department and McDonalds. Eight major elements of their cultures will be analyzed as well as their values, symbols, heroes, rituals, informal rules, organizational communication style, history, and place. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s purpose is to protect the citizens and visitors of Kansas City, Kansas. The Police Department enforces Federal laws, State laws, and City Ordinances. The purpose of McDonalds is to sell a fast food product. They are still one of the leading competitors in this field in the world. Only Subway has more restaurants than McDonalds throughout the world.
History The history of the two companies will be analyzed first, so the reader can understand the background for each company. The McDonalds Corporation was established in 1955 by a man named Ray Kroc. In 1954 he founded a small and successful restaurant in San Bernardino, California that was run by two brothers, Dick and Mac McDonald. He approached the brothers about a vision of creating a McDonalds franchise and having restaurants all over the United States. In 1960 Ray Kroc bought the exclusive rights to the McDonalds name and today McDonalds is known all over the world. Ray Kroc built a strong
Dustin Dungan
MBA 56
Culture is one of the most import elements within any organization. An organization needs to identify its culture and lead its employees into the future. E.H. Schein, (2006) states that the use of surveys will not help in identifying an organizations culture. He states that the survey would have to be several hundred questions, and still the organization would not know which dimensions are important. Schein states that one of the steps in identifying a company’s culture is that a person needs to define a person’s own culture. Every person is unique because of his or her religious beliefs, political beliefs, and hobbies. Two companies that will be analyzed about their cultures will be the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department and McDonalds. Eight major elements of their cultures will be analyzed as well as their values, symbols, heroes, rituals, informal rules, organizational communication style, history, and place. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s purpose is to protect the citizens and visitors of Kansas City, Kansas. The Police Department enforces Federal laws, State laws, and City Ordinances. The purpose of McDonalds is to sell a fast food product. They are still one of the leading competitors in this field in the world. Only Subway has more restaurants than McDonalds throughout the world.
History The history of the two companies will be analyzed first, so the reader can understand the background for each company. The McDonalds Corporation was established in 1955 by a man named Ray Kroc. In 1954 he founded a small and successful restaurant in San Bernardino, California that was run by two brothers, Dick and Mac McDonald. He approached the brothers about a vision of creating a McDonalds franchise and having restaurants all over the United States. In 1960 Ray Kroc bought the exclusive rights to the McDonalds name and today McDonalds is known all over the world. Ray Kroc built a strong