StarbucksCorporateCultureKatieBrindley,MichelleGrant,EvangelitaNez,RyanScalmaniniandRobinTiglerUniversityofPhoenixPSY428–OrganizationalPsychologyMay18,2009*IntroductionThefollowingtopicswillbediscussed:DiversityandCustomerFocusOrganizationalStructureNetworkingOrganizationalEthicsEmployeeRelationsCorporateCitizenshipThecorporatecultureofabusinessdirectlyaffectsmanydifferentaspectsofanorganization.Starbuckshasrecentlymadechangesbasedontheirculturethatistakingtheminawholenewdirection.CEOHowardSchultzhasalteredthecorporateculturetoinvokechangesthroughoutthecompany.Wewilldiscusshowcorporatecultureaffectsdiversity,organizationalstructure,employeerelations,corporatecitizenshipandorganizationalethics.Furthermore,wewilldiscusshowcorporatecultureaffectsthenetworkingaspectofStarbucksandtherenewedfocusonthecustomer.*DiversityandCustomerFocusStarbuck