Contributions Of The Lincoln Electric Company

Instead of noticing the positive change in production during their direct involvement with the team leaders, the manager and assistant manager instead decided to step back once productivity, and their bonus, returned in a slight way; only for the organization to fall short again. In order for team leaders to perform productively, the manager needs to take accountability in the leadership skills that are non-existent amongst staff, get their team morale back up with involvement and goal setting, and then wastage can be properly looked at. As part of an incentive program at Barrie Super Subs, team leaders were granted a food allowance for working four and a half hours continuously. Team leaders felt that the food allowance was a meager incentive to receive as most of them did not even apply for the incentive as many of the shifts given to them were only three or four hours in length. They would still help themselves to food and drinks when the managers weren’t around and wastage was still an issue. The manager thought by initially restricting the food allowance to those who worked six or more hours would correct the wastage problem, however; it worsened and eventually the food allowance being removed as an incentive for the team leaders all together was the way

The founders of the Lincoln Electric Company left a legacy of an organization culture that promotes high productivity through sound management policies which have stood the test of time. The exponential growth of the company after the death of James F. Lincoln was a direct result of the establishment of a rich culture mix based on values that were widely shared and accepted by the members of the organization. Management empowered employees to become part of the decision making process through the contribution of ideas through the Advisory Board which was elected by the employees from amongst themselves. Reward management systems and all the other artifacts of the Lincoln Electric’s distinguished strong organizational culture will be analyzed in greater detail in this essay.

Lincoln Electric (LE) has been a producer of electrical and welding technology products since the late 1800's. The company remained primarily a family and employee held company until 1995, then approximately 40% of its equity went to the public. James Lincoln, one of the founders, developed unique management techniques that effectively motivated the employees. These management techniques were implemented as an unusual (for the era) structure of compensation and benefits called "incentive management". The incentive management system consisted of four key areas: factory jobs based solely on piecework output; a year-end bonus that could equal or exceeded an individual's regular pay; guaranteed employment; and limited benefits. Management

The employees would spill the food and be careless and also give out extra toppings to their friends. This would bring the percentage up and at the end of the month when manager would not receive the bonus they would realize the reason of not getting it. The manager set the benefit from 6 to 12 hours for the pizza, and salad. The employees got frustrated some still worked and some quitted. The manager hired new workers. For a time being, the manager started getting bonuses but, after a while the same issue raised because, the new workers were not happy of the policy as far as they got use to of the environment. Later, manager realize that the manager should spend more time in the franchise instead of leaving it on the workers and also the reward system has to be change because, employees were not satisfied with only the managers receive the bonus and the rest would not get

Many employees felt they were doing all of the work and should get the bonuses, not management. This plan led to the employees feeling as though they were not treated fairly because of the many rate changes. The employees did not have input into the plan and felt management was playing games with the formula.

Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP) makes and distributes energy-efficient lighting products. Emily Bahr was TCP’s district sales manager in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota when the company announced the details of a bonus plan. A district sales manager who achieved 100 percent year-over-year sales growth and a 42 percent gross margin would earn 200 percent of his or her base salary as a bonus. Bahr’s base salary was $42,500. Her final sales result for the year showed 113 percent year-over-year sales and a 42% growth margin. She anticipated a bonus of $85,945, but TCP could not afford to pay the bonuses as planned, and Bahr received only $34,229. In response to Bahr’s claim for breach of contract, TCP argued that the bonus plan was too indefinite to be an offer.

Every organization has values and beliefs that define what they do and how they do things in the organization. These values have significant influence on how the employees behaves and the general performance of the organization – it is these set of values and beliefs, rooted deep in the company’s organizational structure that depict the “dos”, “don’t” and the “hows”, of the organization and these unequivocally represents the culture of the organization. This concept became popular in the 1980s when Peters and Waterman in their book: “In search of Excellence” presented the profound argument that, the success of any organization is inextricable linked to the quality of its culture. (Carpenter, M., Taylor, B., Erdogan, B. 2009 p183). The purpose of this paper is an attempt to analyse the impact diverse cultures played in the success of the Lincoln Electric Company.

The symptoms of this case are 2 employees, Millar and Boyce not meeting the daily quota of lengths. The team was not able to meet the deadline set by Parker because Millar and Boyce did not meet the daily goals. Since the deadline was not met, each team member would not receive the bonus of $300.  Another symptom is Millar's lack motivation towards the end of the project.

I believe that overtime pay situation for this period was an attempt via restructured compensation format with 'Tru-Up' concept and needed hourly rate i.e., $22.41/Hr. (regular); $33.615/Hr. (Overtime), (both derived from the reduced base i.e., drastically reduced prevailing compensation/salary ($64100.00) to $39,118.20 (Base), $7500.00 (COLA) and $17482.00 ('Tru-Up')) .This approach/attempt has resulted in me in NOT receiving 'Overtime pay' in an extra/true manner for ALL the overtime hours that I have worked (beyond 40 Hrs. /week.).It was a situation that compensated me with SAME TOTAL GROSS PAY in one form or the other (Regular and 'Overtime' Or 'Tru-Up' (in subsequent/fluctuating paycheck(s))), regardless of working 40 Hrs.

Lincoln Electric Company is a manufacturing company, which has been focusing on welding products for the recent 30 years. The company had outstanding brothers leading the company to success. John was a technical genius and he brought the best skills in production and James was good at management and he was working on the employees ' incentives. The company gained its reputation through the world war till present as the welding equipment supplier with higher quality and lower price at the same time. For the production aspect of welding equipment, it is an advanced production line with continuous flow with high flexibility and low idling time.

Lincoln's competitive advantage lies mainly in its effective compensation and benefits system which put forth three main elements to spearhead the company's efforts. The trinity of elements comprised of piecework, bonus system and guaranteed employment. Piecework provided workers with a sense of autonomy in that now, workers can earn as much as they are willing to work for. The bonus levels in Lincoln far exceeded those of industry peers and were based on their contributions in the form of output, ideas, cooperation, dependability and quality. Consequently, the benefits provided by Lincoln were not extensive as they saw higher wages as substitutes for things such as insurance,

The Lincoln Electric Employees ' Association was formed in 1919 to provide health benefits and social activities. This organization continues today and has assumed several additional functions over the years. By 1923, a piecework pay system was in effect, employees got two-week paid vacations each year, and wages were adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index. Approximately 30 percent of

The purpose of this paper is to analyze a case study related to issue of control and how organizations can utilize different approaches of control in order to improve quality and performance in all arenas, domestic and global. The focus of this case revolves around Lincoln Electric, an Ohio based company that has set the bar for how to develop and implement a successful management system. This paper will use the Lincoln Electric case analysis to present recommendations on how managers can use control methods to enhance employee performance, increase employee participation and empowerment, and improve organizational quality in

The discussion between promoters of best practice and best fit approaches has sparked widespread controversy in the human resource management (HRM) area. The topic has gained much scholarly attention because it not only addresses a theoretical controversy but also possesses a high degree of practical managerial significance. The essay has the aim to analyse best practice and best fit approaches in HRM of a multinational enterprise. The reader receives insight into Lincoln Electric's organization through a case-study analysis of practical HR approaches serving as a basis for developing practical managerial implications in the last part of the paper.

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