1. CORPORATE CULTURE & CHANGE A2 Business Studies

2. Aims & Objectives Aim:  To understand corporate culture and culture change. Objectives:  All Will: Define corporate culture and change.  All Will: Describe the reasons and problems of culture changing.  Most Will: Analyse the benefits and disadvantages of a power and role/task culture.  Some Will: Evaluate the impacts of culture changing.

3. Starter:  Define Corporate Culture (2 Marks).  Organisational Culture and Change Starter Sheet.  Peer Assessment.

4. Why might a businesses’ culture change?  Product led businesses needs to respond to changing market conditions by encouraging more staff involvement. Task Culture.  Merger or takeover may result in one of the businesses having to adapt its culture to ensure consistency.  Morrisons Video 1and 2.

5. Problems of Organisational Culture Change  Brainstorm in groups the problems which a business may face when changing its culture. Culture Change Problems StaffTrainingObjectivesCosts

6. 6 Critical Factors for Changing Organisational Culture Changing Organisational Culture Staff Rewards Staff Training Staff Participation New Objectives and Mission Statements Commitment Be Positive

7. Issues In Case Study  Using Morrisons Case Study & Morrisons Evidence / Application Sheet  Identify which line/section of the case study you may draw evidence from to support the point. or Identify which line/section of the case study you could apply the analysis point to.

8. Morrisons: Power Vs Role/Task Culture Debate  Sir Ken Morrison has stepped down after 50 years and for the first time ever there is no member of the Morrison family in an executive or board role.  As it moves from a national to a nationwide organisation, Morrisons is adopting an increasingly professional, process driven, business-like approach  This approach was needed because of the difficulties experienced during the Safeway integration and the need to be responsive to customer trends in a competitive environment  The Results of a culture change or just low Inflation?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11243127 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11243127

9. Debate Points  1Point = Basic Point  2 Points = Point + Evidence  3 Points = Point + Evidence + Explanation  4 Points = Point + Evidence + Explanation + Evaluation

10. Exam Question  Assess the possible impacts on Morrisons’ Corporate Culture of Sir Ken Morrison’s decision to step down as Chairman.  5 mins to plan.  15 mins to write.

11. Peer Assessment  Use the mark scheme to examine where marks are awarded.  Mark your colleagues work using the mark scheme.  Give them a mark out of 8, with a few comments to explain why they got that mark.

12. Plenary  Feedback from peer assessment.