Essays on Foremen

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Background With particular focus on Dewar’s book, A Savage Factory, this report examines how the failure in manipulating various organizational behavior principles in the right manner can lead to massive mistakes and the ultimate collapse of the organization. It is the memoir of Robert J. Dewar who has worked at Ford Motor Company, one of the biggest automotive companies in the world. This report aims to summarize the history of workers and managers and their attitude towards work. The workers and managers discussed were mainly responsible for controlling the quality of the products and sale ...

Executive Summary

Nearly all workplace accidents are caused by human error. Some of the most disastrous workplace accidents in recorded history, such as Chernobyl disaster, the Piper Alpha, and Texas City Refinery Plant explosion were all attributed to human error. Every worker is prone to error regardless of the level of training, experience, and knowledge. Errors can be caused by slips and lapses of judgment, violation of existing procedures, and inadvertent mistakes. Also, errors can be caused by an unfavorable work environment and conditions that places undue stress on the worker. Measures can be taken to reduce the probability of human ...

In Androscogin Company, orders as they are received are placed in an available open time as productions are planned in weekly cycles. The production for the current order is planned one week before the start of the next production cycle. Clients place orders according to their preference of order, which include color, weight and size. Each machine was therefore designed to be successful and cost efficient to make certain types of paper. The company has five machines each assigned to making different types of papers. Because of the diversity of preference in customer orders, the mill put two production ...

- Discuss the case in terms of the attitudes and beliefs of the managers and workers. Pay particular attention to issues related to satisfaction and organizational commitment.

The case is a perfect example which portrays the intricate relationships of the persons of a factory which govern the production and work. The proprietor of the company, J.K. Roberts had kept an amiable relationship with his employees and that came across as a positive thing for all the workers. The company had been seeing good growth until the recent times when it was faced with competition which ...

Many people are unaware that they are a living magnet. They attract everything around them. This includes people, ideas, lifestyles, and other circumstances (Evans, 2006, p. 26). “I absolutely think that happiness is a choice. One of the most potent forces in human psychology is the power of habit. Do something, think something, and often enough it will become the only thing you can do or think. Choose to be unhappy and soon that’s all you will be. Live in a swamp and you’ll grow webbed feet” (Evans, 2005). This famous quote by Nicholas Evans explains that your life ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to offer extensive explanation of the strategies that U.S. companies use in present times to keep them away from union as well as explain why it is vital in the achievement of goals and mission of an organization. The TreadWay Tire Company through one of its branches known as Lima may offer reliable information in the definition of this element. The main problem that Lima went through is on foreman line. In this branch, the company had mainly employed foremen with degrees at the manufacturing department. Successful managers got promotions while backfill ...

Abstract

In this paper, answers to the questions pertaining to the case study on motivation and work behavior are presented. The case is about the behavior of employees working for the J.K. Roberts Company. - Discuss the case in terms of the attitudes and beliefs of the managers and workers. Pay particular attention to issues related to satisfaction and organizational commitment. The case is about the behavioral problem of the people working at the J.K. Roberts Company, manufacturer of large sliding doors. Peter Roberts, the newly appointed Production Manager is the son of Mr. J.K. Roberts. He ...

The J. K. Roberts Company - Discuss the case in terms of the attitudes and beliefs of the managers and workers. Pay particular attention to issues related to satisfaction and organizational commitment. An individual's attitude is his unique way of feeling, behaving, looking at life and thinking. This phenomenon is very important in someone’s career and life in general. Beliefs, on the other hand helps the managers and workers to generate passion about their job. As such, it is important for workers and employers to believe in something. This is because, only strong and deep beliefs can ...

- Discuss the case in terms of the attitudes and beliefs of the managers and workers. Pay particular attention to issues related to satisfaction and organizational commitment Attitude affects the efficiency of an employee in an organization. It may affect it positively or negatively. Employees with a good attitude towards work, perform very well while at work while employees with poor attitude towards work perform dismally (Porter et al 37). The manager's attitude is also another important factor that determines how the organization performs. If a manager has a negative attitude towards the employees or the organization, the working conditions in ...

Section

The J. K. Roberts Company Case Study:

Motivation & Work Behavior (BUS454-01), Spring 2013

Summary The case presented by the company JK Roberts is about employee motivation, performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, needs and wants, use and abuse of power, and other organizational development issues. This case looks into an already impaired organization in JK Roberts, who is faced by stiff competition and must evolve to be able to retain relevance and long-term viability. Unfortunately, change has not been managed effectively as managers failed to recognize the needs of the employees and the pitfalls that happen when power is wielded incorrectly. The answers below examine ...