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CASE APPLICATION:
Q1)Using Exhibit 3-2, describe the culture at Mississippi Power.
Why do you think this type this type of culture might be
important to an electric power company? On the other hand,
what might be the drawbacks of such a culture?
ANS)The culture at Mississippi power is best described as
follows:
can earn tax revenue from company and it’s also the
responsibility of
government to provide electricity to citizen of state.
profitability of company.
In case of a disaster, stakeholders will not change; however, the
company’s priorities will change, in
our case, restoring the power network; i.e., employees are the
most important stakeholders
Q4) What could other organization learn from Mississippi
Power about
the importance of organizational culture?
Conclusion:
mississipi proved to be a daring
company, it only focused on employer
employee relationship but also gave prior
attention to resolve electricity failure on
such a massive scale for residents of
Mangolia in short period of time. Such
kind of behavior not only shows the
responsiveness to handle dynamic
situations but also managing the people
effectively and recognizing their
hardwork. Such kind of attributes can
only be find in companies who believe in
strong organisational culture, potency to
adapt new techniques, recruiting the right
person for right job, training them and
influencing them by organisation's
historic culture.