1. How would you describe the attitudes and emotions of the typical QuikTrip employee? How do these attitudes and emotions influence the employees’ work behaviors? According the company’s growth, being recognized for by Fortune magazine for nine consecutive years as the best companies to work for, the time that the company invests in training and emphasizing the importance of its employees, I would say that this company has employees with positive attitudes, emotions and work ethic. And it seems that with so much time devoted to training and hiring people who like people that the company’s core values can somewhat be instilled within the person rather easily.
Strengths and Weakness Like every company R. R. Donnelly has strengths and weaknesses, it is just knowing the strengths and using them to build up the weaknesses. One of the biggest strengths of R. R. Donnelley is that they have been in business for 150 years. That alone shows that they have built long term relationships with suppliers, employees, and most of all customers. Throughout the years the company has adapted to changes in the economy, customer demand, customer changes, and technology. R.R.
Chevron conducts business worldwide as one of the global integrated energy companies. According to Chevron (2013), the website says their success is driven by their people and “their commitment to get results the right way – by operating responsibly, executing with excellence, applying innovative technologies and capturing new opportunities for profitable growth.” The company is involved in all facets of the energy industry, such as crude oil, natural gas, fuels and lubricants, petrochemical products, power generation, geothermal energy, energy efficiency solutions, research for advanced biofuels and more. Chevron traces back its beginning to 1879 when Pacific Coast Oil Co was formed which later became Standard Oil Co. of California and then became Chevron when the company acquired Gulf Oil in 1984. The Texas Fuel Company is also a major branch of the Chevron family founded in 1901, which later became known as Texaco. The two companies merged in 2001 and acquired Unocal Corporation in 2005.
The Centennial fair was marked the historic debut of the new and improved stem engine the Corliss engine. The fair was actually powered by the Corliss engine. The Corliss engine symbolized the strength and growth of the America since they declaration. This symbol that stood center of the Machinery Hall and powered 800 machines. Corliss engine changed industry production.
“Virgin is a leading branded venture capital organization and is one of the world's most recognized and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony to transportation, travel, financial services, media, music and fitness.” (Virgin website: http://www.virgin.com/about-us/ Retrieved on 1/11/2009) I choose Virgin as there are quite a lot of human variables and interesting organizational structure in the Virgin Group. Human variables are significance in Virgin Group. Richard Branson, as the chairman of the Virgin Group, he is a really creative man. He launched over 350 companies in the brand of Virgin, which include transportation, music community services, media.
The principles of monozukuri along with kaizen, meaning a change for the better, have driven Toyota to become one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the industry. Toyota uses these philosophies to operate in its home country of Japan as well as North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and Africa. Toyota has globalized intensely over the years and continues to create a global business opportunity which means that their corporate responsibility programs must keep up with and exceed the spread of business across the globe. In a recent address the company CEO, Akio Toyoda, made the assertion that he believed that Toyota “should be a company people choose” and that people should be happy to have chosen. Toyota’s global vision is “Rewarded with a smile by exceeding your expectations”.
The Ford Model T, and all of its effects created a turning point in the history of man and science. The evolution of science and technology is a good vantage point to view how humanity has evolved. Over the course of history, Technology and Humanity advanced at an extremely similar rate. The invention of a great new technology generally results in a period of success. This concept is best exemplified by the causes and effects of Henry Ford’s Model T. Undoubtedly, The Model T was a great advancement in Technology, but it also marked a major turning point in the advancement of the middle class in the United States.
“Founded by William Russell Kelly in 1946, Kelly Services has provided workforce solutions to customers in a variety of industries throughout its history.” (Kelly, 2013) “Kelly Services is a global Fortune 500 company that offers staffing solutions that include temporary services, staff leasing, outsourcing, and vendor on-site and full-time placement. (Thill, p. 311) The Best/Most Trusted: With its vision to provide the world's best workforce solutions, Kelly Services has remained the most trusted name in staffing—and has come through the decades with a well-earned reputation for service excellence and innovative workforce solutions. (Kelly, 2013) This is demonstrated by the recognition that Kelly Services has received over the years. It has received many supplier awards for providing outstanding and cost-efficient staffing services, including the following listed below: • Chrysler’s Gold Award • Ford Motor Company’s Q1 Preferred Quality Award • Intel Corporation’s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Award • DuPont Legal’s Challenge Award. (Thill,
Management Plan Robert Greene MGT/311 Organizational Development September 16, 2013 Sylvia Ramirez-Cahan Management Plan Employees are at the heart of a successful company. Employees can bring a company from bankruptcy and low profitability to a successful and profitable organization. Therefore, the most important asset to any company is its employees. A company cannot last long in a competitive market without a skilled and well managed work force. Due to the tremdous leaps in technology, company’s market bases have grown from domestic to international as well.
Standard Parking is no exception. The company has successfully established its self as a leader in the parking facility management service for many years now with multiple locations throughout the US and Canada. The level of efficiency that Standard operates under has helped shape their customer base as well as the marketing, finance, and various other departmental structures; therefore, allowing the company to grow year after year. Organizational Structure Standard paring chooses to operate under a functional structure. In a functional organization structure jobs (and departments) are specialized and grouped according to business functions and the skills they require; production, marketing, human resources, research and development, finance, accounting and so forth ().