Weblinks and videos for use with 5068 - BUSS4 Comparative Case Studies: Organisational Culture (June 2013 Exam)
Comparison 1: John Lewis and Yahoo!
John Lewis web links
- Annual Report and Accounts
- Video: Employee Ownership, A Shared Passion
- Video: Partnership Spirit
- Article: John Lewis reveals record festive sales
- Article: John Lewis and the search for happiness
Yahoo! web links
- Share Prices
- Revenue Sources
- Yahoo! 2012
- Article: The challenges facing new boss Marissa Mayer
- Article: Marissa Mayer
- Article: How Marissa Mayer figured out work-at-home Yahoos were slacking off
Further Research
- Redesigning Google: how Larry Page engineered a beautiful revolution
- Growing Up But Staying Innocent
- Video: Richard Reed creating an awesome culture at work
Comparison 2: Research in Motion and Mars
Research in Motion Web Links
- RIM website
- Article: Blackberry-maker RIM plans new focus amid $125m loss
- Open letter to BlackBerry bosses
- The Engadget Interview
- BlackBerry's hometown waits in hope of a renaissance
- New RIM CEO Begins Painful Restructuring of BlackBerry Maker
- Blackberry Season
- BlackBerry faces questions on early Z10 sales
Mars Web Links
- History timeline
- Corporate Governance
- The Five Principles
- Mars Incorporated: A pretty sweet place to work
- Mars named as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the US
- Video: What makes Mars such a sweet workplace
Further Research
- BP Culture Made Gulf Spill Inevitable
- BP The Oil Disaster Is About Human, Not System, Failure
- BP oil spill trial told it 'put profits over safety'
- NHS watchdog under fire for 'putting patient care at risk'
- Stafford Hospital report: As it happened
Comparison 3: British Airways and Barclays Bank
British Airways Web Links
- Finance Company Profile
- International Airlines Group
- BA homepage
- Willie Walsh: the tough guy that just got tougher
- BA's long history of staff disputes
Barclays Bank Web Links
- Whistleblower: 'The culture ultimately comes from the top'
- Q&A: Libor rate and the regulators
- Barclays: FSA regulator criticises 'culture of gaming'
- PPI provision to drive Barclays to third quarter loss
- We get it, new Barclays chief says as he unveils major overhaul, job cuts
- Barclay's Strategic Review
- Barclay's Share Price
- 2012 Year Plan
Further Research
- Toyota acts on overwork culture
- Senior Toyota engineer died of overwork
- Nokia crisis highlights internal struggle
Comparison 4: Apple and Proctor & Gamble
Apple Web Links
- 8 Things to Know About the Company Culture at Apple
- Video: Apple's Culture of Secrecy
- Article: Steve Jobs
- Apple Computers Financial Performance
- Company Profile
- Tim Cook: specs are no substitute for a great experience
- Tim Cook's Attention to Culture Will Grow Apple Even More
- The five ways Tim Cook is changing Apple
- Tim Cook hints at 'new' iPhone format and talks of rapid growth
Proctor & Gamble Web Links
- P&G Brands
- Harvard Business Review
- Alan Lafley Profile [link no longer working]
- Video: Innovative Processes
- Touching Lives, Improving Life: Why Innovation Matters and How to Make it Work
- Mlab Article [link no longer working]
Further Research
- Cultural Change at Chrysler
- Is Pret A Manger asking too much of its employees with 'Pret Perfect' behaviours? [link no longer working]
- How to Change Your Culture: Organizational Culture Change
Comparison 5: BMW/Rover and Royal Mail
BMW/Rover Web Links
- A Disastrous Merger
- The Declining British Car Industry A Case Study of Rover Group
- The impact of culture on M&A
- Article: Poland's continuing claim on EU investment funds
- BMW races ahead without Rover
Royal Mail Web Links
- Royal Mail: A £4bn sell-off waiting to be delivered
- Profile: Adam Crozier
- Video: A message from the boss (Adam Crozier) for postmen
- Royal Mail website
- £120 Million Further Investment In Royal Mail Modernisation