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1/10ReportIntroductionInanycompanieshasitsownculture.Somecultureisstrong,otherscultureisweak.Nomatterthecultureisstrongorweakthatwillimpactonthedevelopmentofenterprises.Therefore,enterprisesshouldalsotakeeffectivemeasurestomaintainthecorporateculture.Wegmanisagrocerystore.Hehasastrongcorporateculture,butalsoaffecttheiremployeesfollowtheWegman'sculture.1.StrongandWeakCulture1.1DefinitionofStrongandWeakcultureAnorganizationmustbecomposedofbothavarietyofcultural.Sowecandividetheseintostrongandweakculture,accordingtodifferentattributesofcultures.StrongCultureisthekeyvaluesarestronglyheldandwidelyrecognizedculturalorganizationsbythepublic.StrongCulturewillrestrictamanager'sdecision-makingrelatedtochoiceofallmanagementfunctions.Itdetermineswhatpeopleshoulddoornotdoanything.Organizationshavestrongcultureshaveaveryclearrecognitionofthevalue.Strongculturalimpactfortheemployee'sbehavior,andreducestaffturnoverhavemoredirectcontact.Onthecontrary,(PhilipKotler&GaryArmstrong,[M]2010)WeakCultureisthekeyvaluesthatcannotbewidelyacceptedandstronglyinsistculturalorganizations.Inastrongculture,theorganization'scorevaluesarebothstronglyheldandwidelyshared.Themorememberswhoacceptthecorevalueandthegreatertheircommitmenttothosevalueis,thestrongercultureis.Consistentwiththisdefinition,astrongculturewillhaveagreatinfluenceonthebehaviorofitsemployeesbecausethehighdegreeofsharingandintensitycreatesatmosphereofhighbehaviorcontrol.1.2ThecultureofWegmanCharacterizeWegman'scultureisaStrongCulture.Strongcultureforthegreaterimpactofemployeebehavior,andreducestaffturnoverhaveamoredirectrelationship.Aspecialresult2/10ofastrongcultureshouldbeloweremployeeturnover.(Robbins,S.P.andCoulter,[M],2007)Astrongculturedemonstrateshighagreementamongmembersaboutwhattheorganizationstandersfor.Suchunanimityofpurposebuildscohesiveness,loyaltyandorganizationcommitment.Thesequalities,inturn,lessenemployees’propensitytoleavetheorganization.Ingeneral,grocerystoresarenotconsideredasagoodplacetowork.Comparedwithotherprofessions,Lowincomeisinthisprofession.Theresultisanindustrythatseeshighannualturnoverrate.EmployeesatWegman,however,viewworkingforagrocerabitdifferently.Insteadofviewingtheirjobasatemporarysetbackonthewaytoamoreillustriouscareer,manyemployeesatWegmanviewworkingforthecompanyastheircareer.ThisisbecausethereisastrongcultureofWegman;itcancultivateworkinginterestofemployeessothatemployeestakeprideatwork.Employeesandthecompanyformedaconsistentidentity.1.3HowWegman’sculturaltoinfluencestaffWegmanwanttolettheculturewhichisdynamic,happy,mutualaid,loyaltycanaffecteveryemployee,andwillsustainthisculture.Therefore,theWegmanhasdonealotIngrainedmanagersWegman'scultureisingrainedintheseniormanagers.Morethanhalfofthesemanagersstartworkingheresinceateenager.Wegman'sculturalimpactonthemisprofound.TheyhavebeenworkingatWegmanatleasttwodecades;theirfeelingsofWegmanaredeep.Theirunderstandingofthecompany'scultureisalsoverythorough.Thus,thesemanagersleadershipemployees,theywillfollowtheWegman'sculture,whichcancultivatealoyalWegman'semployees.ThisenablestheformationofculturalheritageCarefulselectionemployeesWegman’sisverycarefullyinselectingemployees.EmployeesatWegmanarenotselectedbasedonthementalabilityorexperience,butintheinterestofthecandidatesasajudgmentstandard.Wegmanwishtohireemployeesarealinterestinfood,theycanhelpthecompanymaintainconcernedonthedeliciousfood.SuchemployeesareinlinewithWegman'sownculture,theyarealsomorelikelytoacceptthecompany'sothercultures.Cautiousexpansion3/10BecauseWegman’scarefullyselectsemployees.Sothegrowthisoftenslowandmeticulous,withonlytwonewstoresopenedeachyear.WhilethisrateofexpansionisslowbutitcanensurethateachstorecontainsastrongcultureofWegmanWhenanewstoreisopened,employeesfromexistingstoresarebroughtintothenewstoretomaintaintheculture.Theexitingemployeesarethenabletotransmittheirknowledgeandthestore’svaluestothenewemployees.2.Wegman'sCulture2.1TheprimarysourceofWegman'scultureTheorganization'scurrentcustoms,tradition,andthegeneralwayofdoingthingsarelargelyduetowhatitinhasdonebeforeanddegreeofsuccessithashadwiththoseendeavors.Thisleadsustotheultimatesourceofanorganization’sculture:itsfounder.Foundersoftheorganizationtraditionallyhaveamajorimpactontheearlyculture.Theyhaveavisionofwhattheorganizationshouldbedoingsomethingforfuture.Theydonotacceptthepreviouspracticeortheshacklesofideology.(LiSufang[J]2009)Atypicalfeatureoftheneworganizationissmallsize.Thisisfurtherbeneficialthatthefounderimpositionsoftheirownvisiononallmembers.Therearethreewaystocreateacultural.First:foundershireandkeeponlyemployeewhothinkandfeelthesamewaytheydo.Secondindoctrinationandsocializeemployeestotheirwayofthinkingandfeeling.Finallyfounders’ownbehavioractsasarolemodelthatencourageemployeestoidentifywiththemandtherebyinternalizetheirbeliefs,values,andassumption.Wegman'sflagshipstorelocatedinNewYork,whichisthebrothersofJohnandWalterWegmanfoundedin1930.Itsspecialfeatureisacoffeeshopthatseatedinthestorecanaccommodate300people.Obviously,founderspayattentiontothede