Strayer University Organizational Culture of Coca Cola & Training Programs Paper For this assignment, imagine again that you work for the global company you chose in your first assignment (Soft Drinks Limited). You are in charge of improving the training and development for employees who are selected for international assignments.
Develop a 3–4 page (plus the cover page and reference page) outline of pre-departure training with a thorough description and explanation of the training programs that you suggest for improving expatriate performance.
Your assignment must address the following:
Articulate the training needs of new expatriate employees and the components of pre-departure training that will address those needs.
Determine the areas of emphasis and the details of the training.
Describe how the training will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment.
Provide citations and references from the textbook and a minimum of two sources found on the Strayer databases at the Strayer Library.
Your assignment must:
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards.
Attached is the first assignment in reference, for your reference UNIFYING COMPANY CULTURE
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Unifying Company Culture
Ashley White
Strayer University
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Unifying Company Culture
Coca Cola Company is the leading manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates
and syrups in American. This Multinational Corporation, manufactures, retails, and markets
these nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups around the globe. This company produces
Coca-Cola, which was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1889 Asa Griggs Candler bought the formula and brand at $2,300 and incorporated the
company in Atlanta in 1892. Pemberton’s accountant, Frank M. Robinson is accredited with
naming the product and creating its symbol. Robinson chose the name Coca-Cola since the
product had two main ingredients; coca leaves and kola nuts. Furthermore, the name sounded
like alliteration. John Pemberton took a break and left Robinson to make, promote, as well as sell
Coca-Cola on his own. Robinson promoted the drink with the narrow budget that he had and
succeeded. By 1895, Coca-Cola was being sold in every state in the union. In 1919, the
corporation was sold to Ernest Woodruff’s Trust Company of Georgia. As of 1948, Coca-Cola
had gained about 60% of its market share. The Coca-Cola Company has its headquarters in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Coca-Cola Company employs a winning culture aimed at realizing charitable,
philosophical and financial goals. The main factors of this culture are leadership, diversity,
collaboration, accountability, passion, integrity, and quality. These pointers allow the Coca-Cola
Company to exhibit a culture which is embracing and futuristic. In 1984, The Coca-Cola
Company’s market share declined to 21.8% due to new competitors, such as Pepsi resulting to its
merging with Soft Drinks Limited.
Soft Drinks Limited is local manufacturer of cheap soft drinks and is based in California.
This company was started in the year 2005 and has been among the leading producers of
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affordable soft drinks in America. The company, since its inception has been gaining popularity
due to its strategic marketing expertise. Recently, Soft Drinks Limited merged with Coca-Cola
Company in a move to lower the impact of local competition and also to control the local
beverage market. This organization sells drinks which are cheaper as compared to other beverage
producer.
Unifying the organizational culture of Coca Cola Company and that of Soft Drinks
Limited will entail bringing together the values and believes of the two firms. The following
steps will enable an effective integration to happen.
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Creating common goals
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Cross-training employees
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Enhancing team building
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Encouraging the sharing of personal experiences
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Embracing diversity
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Minimizing management hierarchies
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Delegating responsibilities
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Promoting unity among workers
As manager of Coca Cola Company I will use the above check list to ensure that the
merger succeeds and results into a profitable organization. Creation of common goals will enable
the workers of the merged ventures to work in unison. Furthermore, I will create an environment
suitable for team building to enhance corporation among the workers of the two merged
companies. Cross-training of the workers will be part of my agenda to ensure that all the
employees have the relevant skills for optimizing the profits of the firm.
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Embracing diversity will be part of my consideration in the merged business. I will
encourage tolerance among the workers from diverse backgrounds to promote unity in the
merger. Sharing of information between workers and their colleagues as well as employees and
management will be encouraged. This move will ensure that employees exchange expertise for
the benefit of the merger.
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References
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Warrick, D. D. (2017). What leaders need to know about organizational culture. Business
Horizons, 60(3), 395-404.
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