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Trader Joe 's

1 . Bill Bishop , the president of Willard Bishop Consulting in Barrington , Illinois stated , in agreement with many consultants from other organizations that the upbeat , informal interaction sets Trader Joe 's apart from the rest of the grocery industry and serves as a powerful marketing tool (Speizer 51 . This summarizes the overall culture of the Trader Joe 's company perfectly . Such a culture most closely resembles Hitt 's organizational type , the clan , more than any of the other three . It is likely that members

of management take on a parental role . As a business , Trader Joe 's focuses less on structure and more on conveying a family-like , informal atmosphere for the customers as well as the employees

2 . Based on the article , Shopper 's Special ' by Irwin Speizer , it is obvious that Trader Joe 's holds Robbins ' characteristics four , people orientation , and five , team orientation , as being most important in leading and managing a business . All of the characteristics are necessary and important for Trader Joe 's to be as successful as it has been up to this point . However , concentrating on these two has provided a sense of belonging within the employees that usually leads to a drive to do as much as possible for the well-being of the company , taking care of the other characteristics autonomously

3 . Generally , when a company 's employees are satisfied with their working environment , they will want to do more for the business , due to an overall increase in morale , rather than needing to be constantly asked to do more , unwillingly . With these two characteristics being the primary focus , the organization is able to run far more effectively leading naturally to efficiency

Works Cited

Speizer , Irwin "Shopper 's Special " Workforce Management (2004 : 51-54

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