Organizational Behaviour - Case Study Of Lime Industries

Organizational Behaviour - Case Study Of Lime Industries

Organizational Behaviour
Culture Critical Case Study – Lime Industries

Lime industries shapes its organizational culture by firstly visibly communicating to and constantly reminding the employees of the culture, by pasting quotes from the founder and other leaders about desired shared values around common areas that employees use every-day. Quotes from the founder also serve as legends that the employees can look up to and look back on as real-life examples of what is required from them1.

Spelling their values and assumptions out clearly through official statements of core cultural values and its people value proposition4 act as employee codes of conduct , and also serve as constant reminders of company expectations. Integrating the values into employees’ daily key performance indicators4 also conveys their importance and allows the employees to practice and internalize them constantly, thereby molding their own value systems to match that of the company1.

Awarding rewards that are culturally-consistent1, such as bonuses, as well as incentives that indirectly convey the expectations of the company, such as providing for the well-being of employees in return for expected commitment4, also imprint the values and assumptions in the employees’ minds. Existing owners also act as role models by living the culture themselves, exhibiting personal values that mirror the shared values, thereby influencing the employees to adopt them3.

To understand this organizational culture, we analyze it using the Iceberg model of organizational behavior1.

The visible measurable characteristics of the culture are known as artifacts1. The personal values of the founder (in quotation form) serve as organizational legends1 and speak of inspiration, innovation, risk-taking and a never-say-die attitude4. Quotes from other leaders serve as organizational stories1 and speak of inspiration, leadership, and accountability4.

Publicly rewarding employees with performance...