37. (Cost management and organizational culture) Use Internet resources to compare and contrast the organizational cultures and operating performance of any two firms in the same industry. Following are possible pairs to compare.

1. Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines (http://www.delta-air.com and http://www.southwest.com)

2. Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell (http://www.exxon.com and http://www.shell

.com)

3. Nordstrom’s and Wal-Mart (http://www2.nordstrom.com and http://www

.walmart.com)

4. Haggar and Levi-Strauss (http://www.haggar.com and http://www.levi.com)

5. IBM and Dell Computer (http://www.ibm.com and http://www.dell.com)

In your discussion, address the following questions:

a. Which of the pair is the better operating performer?

b. Do you believe that organizational culture has any relationship to the differences in operations?