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Mo(o)ving into a farmer-owned mentality: A qualitative study about entry-level employees’ integration into a dairy cooperative

McVie, Fiona LU and Antman, Stina LU (2024) BUSN49 20241
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Title: Mo(o)ving into a farmer-owned mentality
Authors: Stina Antman & Fiona McVie
Supervisor: Olof Hallonsten, Lund University, Sweden
Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Master’s Programme Managing People, Knowledge & Change, Business Administration, 15 ECTS
Submission Date: May 20, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study aims to create a deeper understanding of how entry-level employees perceive and integrate into the organizational culture in a cooperative, and additionally explore if this is connected to the employees’ motivation and identification with the organization.
Methodology: This research is a qualitative study that follows an interpretative and an abductive research approach. The empirical material is based on 14... (More)
Title: Mo(o)ving into a farmer-owned mentality
Authors: Stina Antman & Fiona McVie
Supervisor: Olof Hallonsten, Lund University, Sweden
Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Master’s Programme Managing People, Knowledge & Change, Business Administration, 15 ECTS
Submission Date: May 20, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study aims to create a deeper understanding of how entry-level employees perceive and integrate into the organizational culture in a cooperative, and additionally explore if this is connected to the employees’ motivation and identification with the organization.
Methodology: This research is a qualitative study that follows an interpretative and an abductive research approach. The empirical material is based on 14 semi-structured interviews with senior and entry-level employees at Arla over the meeting platform Google Meet.
Theoretical Perspective: A brief overview of organizational culture is presented, previous research on motivational theory is discussed, ending with a focus on Ryan & Deci’s (2017) relationship motivation theory. The final key concept presented is identification, including organizational pride and organizational commitment.
Conclusion: The adoption of the farmer-owned mentality stems from the relationships formed within the teams and the sense of high relatedness, pride, and commitment to Arla. The values that entry-level employees have from before joining Arla also seem to affect their integration into the farmer-owned mentality.
Keywords: Organizational culture, farmer-owned mentality, global cooperative, motivation, identification (Less)
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McVie, Fiona LU and Antman, Stina LU
supervisor
organization
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BUSN49 20241
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H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
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organizational culture, farmer-owned mentality, global cooperative, motivation, identification
language
English
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9156478
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Authors: Stina Antman & Fiona McVie
Supervisor: Olof Hallonsten, Lund University, Sweden
Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Master’s Programme Managing People, Knowledge & Change, Business Administration, 15 ECTS
Submission Date: May 20, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study aims to create a deeper understanding of how entry-level employees perceive and integrate into the organizational culture in a cooperative, and additionally explore if this is connected to the employees’ motivation and identification with the organization.
Methodology: This research is a qualitative study that follows an interpretative and an abductive research approach. The empirical material is based on 14 semi-structured interviews with senior and entry-level employees at Arla over the meeting platform Google Meet.
Theoretical Perspective: A brief overview of organizational culture is presented, previous research on motivational theory is discussed, ending with a focus on Ryan & Deci’s (2017) relationship motivation theory. The final key concept presented is identification, including organizational pride and organizational commitment.
Conclusion: The adoption of the farmer-owned mentality stems from the relationships formed within the teams and the sense of high relatedness, pride, and commitment to Arla. The values that entry-level employees have from before joining Arla also seem to affect their integration into the farmer-owned mentality.
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