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The Importance of Culture in an Organization
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The Importance of Culture in an Organization Culture in an organization is very important. It is a contributing factor that can lead to the success or failure of a business. For example, the operations at the General Motors' plant in California were struggling and production was below expectation. The plant had many conflicts amongst its workers and a high absenteeism rate. As a result, the plant was shut down. After a joint venture with Toyota, the plant reopened and the majority of the former workers were rehired. This time the plant were producing cars about half the time it took their other facilities to produce the same numbers of cars. It is believed one of the reasons for this successful turnaround was the improvement of the culture in their organization. The workers were maintaining their machines and ensuring the quality of their work. As a result, workers were more productive and...
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