Contrasting Organizational Culture To complete this discussion, select one of the following pairs of organizations: American Airlines and Northwest Airlines Anheuser-Busch and Coors Hewlett-Packard and Xerox Albertsons and Winn-Dixie Dayton-Hudson (Target) and J. C. Penney company You may need to use the university library’s resources to gather information about the companies’ cultures. Contrast the cultures of the pair of organizations you chose, using the following dimensions: Strength of the culture Fit of the culture with the industry’s environment Adaptiveness of the culture Which of the two is the better performer? On what did you base your conclusion? How does the performance of each relate to its organizational culture?

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You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.