The Sociological Framework and Socialization

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Introduction

There are various concepts and theories of organizational culture which help in understanding the culture of any organization. These concepts and theories drive the cultural activities of an organization. The theories like structural functionalism and conflict theory have left a great impact on the organizational behavior all around the corporate sector of the international market. Every organization has its own norms and beliefs and a unique mission statement. The culture of the organization depends a lot on the performance of the organization in the market holding its norms and beliefs.

Communal and cultural theories struggle to elucidate how individuals recount to each other and the immediate atmosphere of the organization. The culture of an organization describes the perceptions and viewpoints of the members affiliated with it. The individuals with different cultural background and at the different levels within b the organization represent the organizational culture in parallel means.

Organization's Portfolio

Walmart is a multinational retailer organization that has a large chain of discount department and warehouse stores. Walmart stores Inc. is an American based corporation. International Research studies have told that Walmart is the world's 18th largest public corporation and in terms of generating revenue from business, it is the world's largest. Walmart has also got the privilege to be the world's largest private sector corporation in the world. In the list of employers, Walmart tops it, and has about two million employees and thus, the largest retailer in the world. Walmart is a family-owned business and the corporation is controlled by the Walton family who hold 48% stake of the corporation (Frank, 2006).

Walmart operates in 27 countries with 55 different names running more than 8,500 stores. In United States, company operates under the name of Walmart, and runs in 50 states and Puerto Rico. In United Kingdom, it operates with the name of Asda (Basker, 2006).

Nature of Operations

Walmart runs discount departmental and warehouse stores all around the world. The main theme of Walmart is to provide people with discounted items of every type. The service providing criteria of Walmart is such that they aim to save people's money by providing them with discounted household goods, so that people can live better with less expense.

In this expensive era, price matters the most to the customers all over the world. The main goal of the corporation is to provide people with best merchandise in lowest prices, so that people can save money and live better lives. The goods and products range from school supplies to house hold items and high quality groceries. Recently Walmart has started to focus on introducing new energy efficient products so that people can save their money on a larger scale of time (Frank, 2006).

Values, Norms and Beliefs

The norms, beliefs and values of any organization reflect the relation of that organization with its stake holders and consumers. The beliefs and values of a company are as vital as its foundation purpose and they also reflect the culture of the organization. For Walmart, the norms, beliefs ...