Mgt 312 - Organization Climate Week Three

Organizational Climate

Ashley Keller, Breanna Anderson

MGT/312

Dr. Bill

Organizational Climate

Yes, Wegman’s Food market does encourage positive organizational behavior they have made the Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list every year since it started in 1998 ("Employee Appreciation / The Wegman Way", 2012). Their philosophy has been “employees first, customers second”. This shows through all the great rewards, great challenges, top notch training and management. They offer wellness options, scholarships, talent pipeline, internships, and development. They offer a compensations program, health benefits, free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings. This goes with their onsite health benefits. They offer work and life balancing programs, they offer program at work like the perks to make life easier program.  They are community oriented and provide a fun opportunity in the workplace and outside the work place. This is a quote directly from wegmans.com on their career site, which consummates their ongoing effort to make sure work is always a positive atmosphere, “At Wegmans, we enjoy coming to work every day. We think you will, too. Here, you'll be surrounded by a family of people who truly care about each other. It's no wonder Wegmans has been on the FORTUNE Magazine list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For®" since 1998”. Wegmans uses many theories to set them apart from other grocery stores and other businesses. They seem to have a grasp on Equity and Justice Theories to Motivate Employees; they really take into consideration of how their employees feel and how they perceive what their expectations are at their job. Wegman’s is all about fairness and quality at the workplace. They use McClelland Theory of Acquired Needs; Wegmans demonstrates this theory thru offering education advancement help, having great on the job training, putting an effort on team work and kindness.