ROWE Program at Best Buy Abstract This paper answers the following questions about the ROWE Program at Best Buy story. 1. Describe the culture of Best Buy. 2. Discuss the approach to organizational change that the ROWE program illustrates. 3. Discuss the resistance, both organization and individual, that the ROWE program had to overcome. 4. Discuss the sources of stress that are apparent in the case. 5. Discuss whether or not the organizational culture has helped with the
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ROWE Program at Best Buy Rachel’Jo Fraser Dr. Trista Avent Leadership and Organizational Behavior December 9, 2011 Describe the culture of Best Buy Organizational culture is the backbone of a business. It is the personality and demeanor that is passed on to the employees. It is the learned values and beliefs of what the corporation should be and these behaviors, beliefs and attitudes are accepted by the employees of the association. The culture
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ROWE Program at Best Buy September 11, 2011 Culture at Best Buy “The nation’s leading electronics retailer has embarked on a radical-if-risky-experiment to transform a culture once known for killer hours and herd-riding bosses (Conlin, M., 2006)”. This experiment was named the ROWE program (Results-Only Work Environment). The program was started at Best Buy’s Minneapolis headquarters in 2003. ROWE is based on 13 principles with the main ones being: • No traditional work
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head: BUS520 Assign 5 ROWE Program at Best Buy Abstract The work force has become a stressful place to work. Employees have found it hard to balance jobs and personal life. Employees have been looking for businesses that promote a balance of work and personal life. To the same token Employers are realizing that turnovers are costing them money also. Employers are looking for ways to improve morale within their company and reduce turnover. Best Buy has implemented a program that will treat their
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“ROWE Program at Best Buy” Assignment #5 Theresa Williams Strayer University August 31, 2011 “ROWE Program at Best Buy” Assignment #5 The culture of Best Buy is one that, I believe, many people would love to be a part of. This “Results-Only Work Environment” program, or ROWE as it is better known, is simply just that – folks are able to work when they please, as long as the work is getting done and results are made. Their main organizational cultural value is to make sure the work is done
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Assignment #5: ROWE Program at Best Buy Describe the culture of Best Buy Best Buy is not the only company that was witnessing this trend in their corporate culture. Unfortunately as the economic situation in the country worsened, and the competition increased, a lot of companies had to strive to meet the demands of the business. Every company was trying and is trying to produce the goods or services faster than the others and at the lower cost. This enormous stress is falling on the workforce
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1 ROWE Program at Best Buy Leadership and Organizational Behavior – BUS520 Professor Karmetria Burton Strayer University Ketty Bryan December 8, 2010 ROWE Program at Best Buy Culture is the dominant pattern of living, thinking, feeling and believing that is developed and transmitted by people
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The culture of Best Buy reflects a traditional business to being a more contemporary, flexible work schedule. Before the ROWE program, many workers were tired of being overworked, not being able to spend quality time with their families. It seemed like the employees worked on their day off, come in early, leave late to make deadlines and it was just overall stressful. As stated the company’s culture used to embraced long hours and sacrifice (Hellriegel/Slocum, 2011 p. 553). With all of this
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ROWE Program at Best Buy Shannon Goodwin Strayer University Leadership and Organizational Behavior Bus 520 Dr. Willidean Wilkerson June 14, 2011 ROWE Program at Best Buy 1. Describe the culture of Best Buy. Ever heard the cliché’ all work and no play? Well, this cliché’ was once the culture of Buy Best. Working day in and day out, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, was the norm for the employees at Buy Best. At least, this is how the employees felt prior
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Assignment #5: “ROWE Program at Best Buy” BUS/520 Nadine Gilles September 3, 2011 Dr. Dominique Sweeting 1. Describe the culture of Best Buy. Jody Thompson helped to pioneer the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) at Best Buy Corporation. The creation of this program was fundamental in the introduction of the Culture Rx Concept. Organizational culture is made up of the ideas and values shared by the employees of an organization. In the Best Buy organizational culture, there was a minimal
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