Whole Foods Market
The way they have an empowering work environment is they are dependent upon the collective energy and intelligence of all their team members. They appreciate when there team members put in effort and reward them when they do. The two factor theory for need-based theories has hygiene factors and motivators, one of the motivators is receiving recognition which whole foods market strives to do for employees who put forth effort in their job. Another motivator that Whole foods market offers is responsibility. In their core values Whole foods market list self-responsibility where they take responsibility for their own success and failures. They celebrate success and see failures as opportunities for growth. The self-directed teams that Whole foods market has is another reason why they are a great company to work for because they are all working towards one goal and not just working to accomplish their task. Being part of a team you are part of the success of everybody, which for myself motivates me to get my job done so that I can be a part of that success.
Overall Whole foods market seems to be another great company to work for. With how they feel for the environment, communities, and employees shows me that they want to make the world we live in a better place.
Eric Marek
Working for any organization that has a set of core values that are similar to what you firmly believe in can have a positive impacton how you view your work/job on a daily basis. If an organization didn't have any core values, it would be difficult to understand what the organization valued within its doors. Being able to have these core values and have them enacted within the organization can be difficult to implement. Take the example from class today about Wal-Mart; if they have values as to help customers as soon as they needed it, there wouldn't have been anyone who had to wait a half hour to get help. Once the values are implemented across the organization and can be consistently maintained for a long period of time, it could create a competitive advantage for that company, much like the fish market in Seattle, WA.
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I was surprised that this company was in the Forbes top 100 because I have never heard of it but like Nick mentioned it does sound like the Fish market we talked about in class. It has that fun loving and energetic atmosphere yet it is still known for having great products. A motivator that was mentioned was team member happiness and having a happy work environment makes people want to go to work and work harder.
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