Gap Analysis : Gap Inc.

Artifacts can be identified in several ways throughout an organization. These artifacts are evidence of the history great leaders that can be seen around team settings, that are celebrated as a part of the organization telling a compelling story illuminating important and desirable values (Macintosh 6). The most easily identifiable aspects of organizational culture are the artifacts that are tangible and observable. For example, in regards to Cal Rugby, they have a rich tradition of winning. With winning come the accolades such as, plaques, trophies, etc. The history of Cal Rugby cannot be

Macy 's is one of the largest retailers in the United States. Macy 's was founded by Rowland Hussey Macy in October 28, 1858. Macy 's is an oldest brand in USA with 158 years old. Talking about Macy 's. Macy’s is a mid-range to

Founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher, Gap Inc is largest clothing and accessories retailer in America. The clothing store began in San Francisco California, where the Fishers opened their first shop because they had been frustrated with the poor service and clothing styles offered at other retailers. The store was named the gap because it supplied clothing to teenagers and college students, the "generation gap" between children and adults.

In the retail industry, it is hard for a business to abandon all its previous strategies, such as locations and advertising strategies to make a fresh start. However, that is precisely what JCPenney and has been able to accomplish numerous times. Founded over a hundred years ago, the firm has undergone mass renovations with each change in leadership. Moreover, recently, JCPenney, has been reinvented once more, under the leadership of President Michael Francis and CEO Ron Johnson.

These components of organizational culture are observable artifacts, espoused values and basic underlying assumptions. Observable artifacts are just as they sound, they are displays of the organization's culture that their employees can see and talk about. Things like symbols, physical structures, language, stories, rituals and ceremonies are examples of things that could be an observable artifact (p.512 Colquitt, LePine, & Wesson, 2017). One of Bayada's observable artifacts can be found in the company's logo. The logo of the company is a white dove. It is known that doves are a symbolism for love, luck, success and new beginnings ("Symbolism of the White Dove," n.d.). A white dove may have been chosen to be Bayada's logo because of the company's organizational culture of helping people and doing everything in the client's best interest, "The Bayada Way". Espoused values can be a company's beliefs that they state. For example, Bayada's mission statement is "The Bayada Way." Mark Baiada is so adamant about having his company, after it being sold, ensure that the company's values and beliefs stay the same because having a company that has its employees act through these values over time results in having both the company's employees and outsiders believe these values even more, thus having the company increase their success. The component of basic

The Gap Inc. is a global specialty retailer that operates stores selling casual apparel and accessories for men, women, and children (Yahoo Market Guide, 2001). Under the Gap, are the Old Navy and Banana Republic brands (Yahoo Market Guide, 2001).

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Old Navy is a brand owned by Gap, Inc. As a whole, Gap’s purpose is “to make it easy for you to express your personal style throughout your life” (www.gapinc.com). The culture of Gap, Inc is governed by their key values: integrity, respect, open-mindedness, quality and balance. One way Gap achieves their purpose is through one of their four brands, Old Navy. The brand is known for offering on-trend apparel and accessories at great value. Old Navy's mission is to

An observable artifact is defined as the physical manifestations of an organization. These artifacts can include a company’s dress code, stories about the company and rituals within the company. The main observable artifact that Chrysler had and the reason Mr. Marchionne was upset about was the way manager Fong doubled rebates in order to make sales. This tactic was part of the culture that led to the company not being profitable. Another observable artifact came with the changes Mr. Marchionne implemented such as his weekly meetings with his staff. Espoused values can defined as the normal standards

     Gap Inc. was founded in 1969 by Donald and Doris Fisher in San Francisco, California, with a single store and a handful of employees. Today, they’re one of the world's largest specialty retailers with three of the most recognized and respected brands in the apparel industry - Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy. Gap Inc. has more than 153,000 employees supporting over 4,200 stores in more than 3,100 locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan and Germany. Their 2004 Sales were well over $15 billion, bringing in a net income of $1.03 billion, a 115.7% income growth from previous year.

Observable artifacts is defined as the physical manifestation of an organization's culture not limited to the company’s manner dress, awards, myths and stories told about the organization, public lists of values, observable rituals and ceremonies, decorations and so on (Kreitner, Kinicki, 2013). Mr. Marchionne attempted to create a new culture for Chrysler. A negative observable artifacts was discovered by Mr. Marchionne occurred when Mr. Fong was the Sales Chief in 2009. At that time,Chrysler was known for giving out a matching rebate of $4500 along with the government incentive given with the same value.(Kreitner, Kinicki, 2013) This created financial issues for Chrysler as they struggled with profits gain. Mr. Marchionne wanted a more positive

Old Navy’s history goes right where The Gap, Inc. was founded by Donald.G in 1969. Fisher, who founded his own clothing store out of frustration, when he couldn’t find a pair of jeans that would perfectly fit him. And since that time, The Gap’s retail clothing brand has been one of the most successful in United States history. Before Donald Fisher launched the first Gap store in San Francisco, he had been a prosperous real estate developer. It is fair to say, that Fisher’s first store was an immediate sensation. Young adults from the neighbouring San Francisco have flown to the stores to get low-priced jeans. And in just a few short years, the first Gap store became a huge retail chain composed of 200 stores, in over 20 states, and valued at an estimated $100 million dollars. By the late 1970s, GAP was growing at a rate of almost 80 new stores each year and generating about $300 million annually, which worth mentioning is a lot of money that days. In 1983, Millard Drexler was put in a position of a president of the company and was expected to lead the company into another decade of phenomenal growth. Dexter was a former president of another

In 2000 the digital music was the next big thing in how consumers listen to music. The technological shift in music changed how the relationship is between the artists, recording companies, promoters and music stores on how they operate today. In the late 90’s and early 2000’s Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks allowed free exchange of music files with companies like Napster and Kazaa was a big step that allowed consumers to store large libraries of music. With the cost of hard drive space going down; it allowed for pocket-sized computers to store more information in a smaller space that open the door for apple to step in with the unveiling of the iPod and iTunes. These systems made it possible for storage and playback that gave consumers the

Gap Inc., a leading global specialty apparel retailer, continued to lose market share and revenues as customer loyalty declined across the company’s five brands. Struggling to deliver a consistent product and customer experience, Gap Inc. was challenged to redefine its strategy once again. Going forward, the company is focused on driving long-term growth by expanding its customer base.

UNIQLO, established in 1963. At first, it was only a small clothing store sales, which have become internationally well-known clothing brands currently.