MGT 311 Week 5 Assignment Paper

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Outline for Week 5 Assignment Jessica Baker, Sarah Hagny, Neal Hennessy, Jason Nebeker, Diane Smith MGT 311 4/14/2014 Joyce Nielsen Outline for Week 5 Assignment I. Change Management Plan A. What is the current formal and informal power structure? How does this affect employee behavior? i. Riordan Manufacturing is a hierarchal organization with a traditional power model (Kokemuller, 2014) ii. Formal power a. Standard organizational structure / CEO with a COO overseeing all employees (Apollo Group, Inc., 2013) b. Individual jobs c. Little input - great distance between levels of employees iii. Informal power d. Bosses/Coworkers e. Reporting clarity f. Limited teamwork…show more content…
Stability (Robbins & Judge, 2011) 5. Riordan is looking to achieve and maintain profitability balanced with stable finances and personnel to allow for further growth (Apollo Group, Inc., 2013) 6. Despite expansion and growth, older facilities were not closed, but retooled to provide support in a different aspect of the company’s product manufacturing (Apollo Group, Inc., 2013) vii. What are the potential influences of corporate culture on employee behavior? q. Team spirit (Robbins & Judge, 2011) 7. Strong organizational team oriented culture like Riordan’s brings employees together and enhances the desire to work towards success 8. Positive and strong organizational culture increases job satisfaction r. Distinction (Robbins & Judge, 2011) 9. A positive organizational culture allows employees to differentiate their company from competitors 10. This positive culture is reflected in how the customer is treated 11. A positive culture will build a long term customer relationship and grow the company’s customer

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