Dokumen tersebut membahasakan pengurusan identiti organisasi, imej, dan persepsi. Ia menjelaskan bahawa identiti organisasi terbentuk daripada nama, logo, visi, dan nilai-nilai yang dianuti. Imej organisasi dipengaruhi oleh prestasi dan tingkah laku kakitangannya. Manakala persepsi pula terbentuk daripada penilaian masyarakat terhadap organisasi berdasarkan imej dan prestasinya.
17. Apakah yang organisasi
ingin lakukan untuk maju
ke hadapan, bila dan
bagaimana ianya akan
dilakukan.
Persoalan jangka pendek
iaitu apakah yang
organisasi ingin lakukan,
untuk siapa dan apakah
faedahnya.
MEMBENTUK
IDENTITI
28. The five separate fingers are five independent
units. Close them and the fist multiplies
strength. This is organization.
James Cash Penney
Editor's Notes
McDonald’s – example of corporate identity (Please remember me fondly):
If you think of McDonalds you might think of the golden arches or even just the yellow and red colours used in their promotional material. In the past, you might have thought of ‘Ronald McDonald’ or ‘the unattractive and kinda scary red-haired clown’. But the clown is being toned down the McDonald’s corporate identity. Why? Because recent years have seen McDonalds strongly marketing to adults who aren’t attracted to food fights by four year olds and accidental urine on slippery slides. Think of the ‘McCafe’ push: sophisticated cappuccino and bakery treats. Very different, very swish. In the commercial, at least.
McDonalds – example of corporate image (Do you love me?):
Customers (or potential customers) might think McDonalds is great because they trust that the food is fast, and their stores reproduce in number like bunnies. So for a positive corporate image in this case: convenience is key. Or they might think McDonald’s is not so great because they are dubious about the company’s beef patty production or have concerns around nutrition (and perhaps this negative corporate image is the fault of films like Fast Food Nation and Super Size Me..she inserts into the article casually). Corporate image can be determined by the marketplace and can be changeable (sometimes depending on our see-saw of our righteousness and lethargy).