Академический Документы
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Printzhof Press
Most important division of EEH Published college level textbooks Accounted for 35% of EEHs 2010 revenue Accounted for 43% of net earnings before taxes Most prestigious textbook publisher in country
Students responded positively to multimedia presentations in class rooms Advent of internet based learning aids and self testing programs in 1990s Custom publishing programs resulted in course specific texts for students
Business scenario:
External competitive environment Public complaints against textbook costs Government regulations New competitors entering market
Organisational Culture
Culture creates organizational climate that enables learning and innovative response to challenges or new opportunities A strong culture that encourages adaption and changes enhances organisational performance Creating and influencing an adaptive culture is very important The right culture can drive high performance Strong culture that dont encourage adaption hurt the organization
When organisation becomes successful the values, ideas and practises that helped attain success become institutionalized As environment changes these values become detrimental to future performance Printzof Press become victim of their own success clinging to outmoded and destructive values and behaviours Healthy cultures provides smooth internal integration and also encourages adaption to external environment
Recommendations
Printzof Press needs to move to an adaptive culture
Company should focus more on new opportunities Environment should be competitive
Performance evaluation
Rating scales should be created with measurable performance targets Rather than ratings employees should be ranked based on performance
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