| MMM262 | | UNDERSTANDINGORGANIZATIONSTRIMESTER 2 2012 | [assignment 1 – decision analysis]Ford Australia’s decision to cut 440 Jobs – July 2012 | AUTHOR: | | SHAUN VICTOR PICKERING | | Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 PART 1 - Modernist Analysis 3 1.1 Environment 4 1.2 Social Structure 6 1.3 Technology 8 1.4 Culture 9 PART 2 - Symbolic Interpretive Critique 11 2.1 Environment 11 2.2 Social Structure 12 2.3 Technology 13 2.4 Culture 14 PART 3 - Postmodern Critique 15 3.1 Environment 16 3.2 Social Structure 17 3.3 Technology 18 3.4 Culture 19 CONCLUSION 20 REFERENCES 21 INTRODUCTION Ford Australia is one of the leaders in Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry. However …show more content…
As this decision to axe jobs does not completely align or alleviate the pressures which Ford is under, further decisions (e.g. offshore to Thailand) could be expected for Ford Australia to stay ‘afloat’. 1.2 Social Structure The focus on social structure analyses the relationships between individuals whom contribute to Ford Australia and by extension, the individuals who give rise to the decision. As claimed by Lex Donaldson, organizational strategy, technology, size and task uncertainty are all contingent factors which affect the social structure of a company (Hatch & Cunliffe 2006). Therefore, the level of uncertainty of Ford’s environment can also have great impact on the structure of the organization. Ford’s industry and manufacturing plants give their company a mechanistic structure. As a result, decisions are handed down from the top of the ‘power hierarchy’ and work procedures are mostly standardized and simplified. Following from that categorization, Lawrence and Lorsch were quoted to believe that the better a company’s social structure fits its environment, the higher their rate of success. Implying Ford would succeed better if its mechanistic structure were to change and mould to the volatility of its environment. As Rolfe and Drill (2012) outlined, the industry had been suffering with numerous job cuts in the recent past. Ford’s
Communication is extremely important within an organization. "To understand work and organizations in today's changing global environment, we must look both at what's going on inside the organization and at the larger culture in which an organization operates" (Cheney, Christensen, Zorn, Ganesh 2011, p1). Communication enables an organization to begin a dialogue to create awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the firm's strategic goals, ideally resulting in the satisfaction of the interests of both the firm and its environment (Schultz, Hatch, Larsen, Van Riel 2002) . This paper will analyze the communication effectiveness of Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. (CNI).
An organizational analysis is an important tool to become familiar with how medical businesses and organizations are able to meet standards of care, provide services for the community and provide employment to health care providers. There are many different aspects to evaluate in an organizational analysis. This paper will describe these many aspects and apply the categories to the University Medical Center (UMC) as the organization being analyzed.
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Having worked for a large public company for a number of years, I feel we could take on many of their operating procedures to increase profit and market share. Firstly, I will begin with a comparison of public, private and voluntary companies in the housing sector.
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Topshop was founded in 1964 in Sheffield within the ladies fashion store chain Peter Robinson Ltd. The first official stand alone store was opened in 1974, followed by Topman being introduced in 1978 exclusively for male customers. Topshop has over 300 stores in the UK and over 100 stores internationally and has a flagship store in both London andn New York. It is part of the Arcadia Group which also owns Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Miss Selfridge.
We currently have an experienced team of skilled consultants who are key to our expansion and growing reputation as a professional and knowledgeable contact centre recruiter. You will integrate well with the team and they are delighted to have you on board.
By closing the gaps in the global operations, putting accountability in place and delivering on what customers wanted, One Ford and Mulally have been a success. Mulally had the vision, understanding of the contextual variables, and the ability to compile it into an organizational design. This was the backbone of his success. Mulally is aware that succession planning is the key to Ford’s overall strategy and tactics and has announced his successor COO Mark Fields (Taylor). One really needs to understand what Mulally really accomplished with One Ford fourpoint business plan. He was able to keep Ford out of the bailout and focused on growth and opportunity. He brought a company that looked doomed for Government ownership into profitability and success, and is still one of the leaders in the industry. Mulally might have said it best when he said, “But we stuck with the plan, we stayed on the plan, and we’re very pleased that today we have a foundation now.” “Not only have we fixed the fundamentals of the business, but we kept investing in the product.” This type of leadership and message can only encourage everyone around him. Mulally’s business cards read, “One Team ∙ One Plan ∙ One Goal” and that sums up a power strategy and something from which all leaders should learn.
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He will need to communicate to them all as to how the restructuring will be done so that they all understand. They will need to know how this will affect the jobs they are doing.
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