Texas Organizational Culture

Since I have been back in school, one of the things I have learned is that every company has a culture and every person as a brand. These are very important in the growth of a organization, business, or person. So I have decided to look into the organizational culture of two companies. One of supports the needs of people and the other the wants of people. The other supports the wants of the people. I have chosen the supermarket retailer H.E.B and the satelite service of DISH network. This important to me because when living in Texas my family gets their groceries from there. I want to know that we are getting what we paid for. I have never had any problems from them and want to make sure that my family and I continue to get that same quality.

Now DISH is not a service I am familiar but I may one day want to have. I may even want to work for them in the future, so knowing the organizational culture would be important. I would want to know who I am working for or where my money is going.
H.E.B is in Texas and say they do a lot for the community, so knowing the organizational culture is important for Texans to know.

Is there money really going to the community? Are they really working for me? Am I getting the best quality for my money? DISH network as millions of customers and more suscribe every day. We need to know are we really getting the best picture for the best price. Are we getting the fastest wi-fi service compared to other companies? These are the things we have the right to know. What if we got the chance to interview for a job with DISH, wouldn't you want to know what they were about? Or even if you would be a fit for the company? First you have to understand what organizational culture is. Organizational culture is the values, beliefs, and attitudes shared by organizational memebers. The organizational culture is made by the founder. If the founder retires, or dies the culture is sustained by stories and heroes. Members tell organizational stories to make sense of organizational events. Organizational heroes are people admired for their qualities and achievements within the organization. These stories and heroes keep the company growing strong and keeps the organizational culture thriving with

success.
The management, in my opinion, is in direct affect with the organizational culture of the company. I say this because management has to show that they are interested in the growth organizational culture. If managers make their employees feel more like they are involved, the employees may feel more of a need to execute the job better. The managers must make the organiaztional culture apparent to the employees. When managers are uncertain about the business environment the mission helps guide the disscussions, decisions, and behavior of the people within the company. If the organizational culture stays consistent the company will actively define and tech the organizational values, beliefs, and attitudes. As long as managers focus on the parts of the organizatinal culture that they can control like the workers behavior or the diversity then they will have a better outcome.
H.E.B was founded by Florence Butt in 1905 in Kerrville, Texas.

She began the spirit of giving in which Charles Butt as continue to do. H.E.B has become the largest privately owned company in Texas. In 1997 expansion into Mexico begun. There are now 50 stores in Mexico and a distribution center in Monterrey. H.E.B is committed to its customers and extends that commitment far beyond the reach of the stores. They have donate books to school as well started a reading campaign Read 3 in which 2800 families have completed the session as a family. On a website called glassdoor.com people ccomment on the jobs that they use to have or have now without the worry of being in trouble for your opinion. On this website H.E.B was given a 4.0 out of 5.0. Meaning that this is a good compant to for. In 2010, Progressive Grocer honored H.E.B with the Retailer of the Year award in 2010. With winning this, Progressive Grocer gave $5,000 to the San Antonio Boys & Girls Club and H.E.B want to give on their own graditude and gave an additional $15,000. On top of tht they annually give 5% of its pre-tax earnings. Progressive Grocer's editor-in-cheif Meg Major said, "H.E.B truly stands apart among the nations supermarket retailers as a result of its admirable corporate culture that places a high value on its people throughout all levels of the organization." With winnning the award President Craig Boyan said, "We are extremely proud to recieve this industry honor, it is a milestone in our 105th year

history that was made possible by the dedication of our Partners who strive each day to provide our customers with a superior shopping experience." H.E.B prides itself on its diversity. Diversiry is at the core of their business pronciples.
The ethnics are changing. Technology is changing and companies have to change too. H.E.B thrives on their diversity. So they expect a change and when it happens they are ready for it. They continue to give to the community through the schools. We care about our children and so do they. They have donate millions of books to schools all over Texas. It gives customers a sense of, "I helped to accomplish that with them." Now they are really apart of the community. As they continue to change with the times, they continue the growth of their culture.When H.E.B won the Retailer of the Year award, President Boyan stated that the "partners" are the reason that the business as thrived the way it has. When he said "partners" he meant the employees not actual partners. He made it known that the employees are the key to the success of the company.
DISH network's culture is about pride, adventure, hard work, and personal responsibility according to co-founder Charlie Ergen. On the webiste glassdoor.com that I mentioned earlier in the paper, DISH network was rated the worst compant to work for two years in a row. The most common complaint was long hours, lack of paid holiday, and way too much money mandatory overtime. After seeing this CEO Joe Clayton says, "that is ridiculous." Ergen syas it is a superifical take on DISH. Presidents of the company don't usually last longer than 4 years. A woman by the name of Judianne Atencio stated that she didn't have a life or a dog for that matter. There were times the Ergen would yell at her so loud that she would pack up her things and leave. She would later be convinced to stay. After she was no longer working for DISH, she seen Ergen and his wife out for dinner. She went up and spoke and Ergen told her that he was proud of her. She was shocked at first but then realized that she was now on his level since she now owned her on business. He even asked if she had work done on her face because she looked different. She told him, "I no longer work for you." A writer went behind the scenes and went on an interview with a recruit for DISH. The writer asked what she was looking for in an employee. She replied, "Hispanics." The writer then asked if she had a background in recruiting and she answered, "no." She was given the job when the former Recruting Manager quit. The writer then asked if she knew the EEOO. Not only did she say no but she asked for the number and if it they were associated with the Hispanic job seekers.
The companies main mistake was thinking that it doesn't make mistakes. When it was brought to the eye of the CEO that there are problems within the organization he responded with that's ridiculous. He should have more concern for the employees of the organization. If the top managers are showing that they don't care then the middle manger wont care, then the first line mangers, then the team managers. Once all of those people don't care then the employee don't care either. Then what? Also the company had to be more diverse. The recruiting manager only wanted to hire Hispanics. She had to have been told that. They also have failed to tell her about the laws of discrimination. Which can cause a lawsuit if she proves it alligation. They also need diversity to improve their success. Yes they have Hispanics but there are more culture then that. This can better improve the search of ideas.