Fred Ferrell and Amy Caldwell are both doing what they thing is best for Right-Way Supermarket. They are both neither completely right nor wrong. I do not agree with Mr. Ferrell’s management style but Amy was a little over eager in the way she approached him. Changes and compromises need to be made for things to work out at Right-Way between Amy and Mr. Ferrell. Mr. Ferrell seems to have traditional management style and I’m not sure I would call his motivational style motivational at all. I would say that his motivational style is Douglas McGregor’s theory x which uses fear, believes that workers like to be given orders and is inflexible (McHugh, McHugh, & Nickels, 2013, p. 267). This theory is closed to Mr. Ferrell’s motivational style because of the way hovers over Amy and checks everything she does. He also dismisses Amy’s suggestion without even hearing it which demonstrates his inflexibility. He also gives her an order to do things the way he wants, when he wants rather than giving Amy a moment to talk to him. He was also really condescending to Amy in what he said to her. He’s not the type of guy I would enjoy working for. The management and motivation styles of Mr. Ferrell probably hurt the company quite a lot. If I were the gambling sort I would bet that the supermarket managed by Mr. Ferrell has a higher than average employee turnover rate than stores that have a different managing and motivational style. If I were in Amy’s place I probably would end up quitting shortly after her confrontation with Mr. Ferrell. I would feel dejected and like I did not really matter. I have even told employers before I am not a robot but a human with my own emotions and ideas. Mr. Ferrell most likely squashed all of Amy’s enthusiasm fo... ... middle of paper ... ...red over all the time if they have a good grasp on their jobs either. It would make me nervous and, because of that nervousness, more likely to make mistakes. I would not want to stay at a job where I am constantly nervous either. Changes could be made on all parts of this situation that would make them all better. Amy could learn from her experience as well as teach the company a better way to do things. Mr. Ferrell could learn to compromise and better understand the younger people working for him. The parent company could employ better motivation and thus achieve more productivity. If Amy’s idea is a good one they could also save a lot of money and paperwork. Change is not always a bad thing and ultimately it is unavoidable in the end. Works Cited McHugh, J. M., McHugh, S. M., & Nickels, W. G. (2013). Understanding Business. (10th Ed.) Boston: McGraw Hill.
To create a sound piece of writing it is imperative to develop skills that make the piece both enjoyable and understandable to the reader. By doing so we become academic writers who acknowledge the importance of careful and concise writing. The piece of writing that I found best exemplifies an academic piece in its use of Craft tips is “The Supermarket: Prime Real Estate”, by Nestle. I believe this because of its meta-commentary, outstanding framework while quoting, and use of transitional phrases. This particular essay pulls together ideas about a modest subject, the grocery store and its’ setup, in a way that is intriguing to the reader by the expansion of simple ideas,
Companies that do not take steps to ensure appropriate associate conduct will be penalized by their constituents and erode public confidence in our free enterprise system” (Kroger, 2014, p. 1). Therefore, as one of the largest retail grocers in the country, they are sincere about their obligation to follow the law and ensure transparency in their operations. Additionally, their core values support the goal of maintaining an ethical workplace, which includes: honesty, integrity, respect, diversity, safety, and
Kaplan, R. S., & Norton, D. P. (2000). Having trouble with your strategy?: Then map it. Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation.
While it has only been two years that he has been working with the firm, he is a great employee and has quickly moved up to position of manager. If he was just a good employee he would not have been promoted, but he stood out amongst others and proved that he deserved that position so he should be paid more than those working under him. I understand that Avery McNeil must have higher starting salaries than its competitors to receive new employee’s, but then they should also raise the manager salary’s like Simpson’s to be greater than employees who work below them. In situations like these employees feel less motivated to work harder or even continue working at the same rate. Michael Simpson loves his job and knows if he leaves Avery McNeil, other firms will not give him the same opportunity, but maybe a better pay. So, if he feels stuck at his job he may start working less or putting in less effort at work. He may even decide to leave the company completely if another company pays him better. Simpson seems like a very easygoing employee and somewhat agreeable. He does not seem like he wants to bring up the situation to his boss because well first he would get asked the question of how he found this information and second because he does not even know if he should ask for a raise. Sometimes when employees seem agreeable managers feel they can take advantage of the situation. This can lead to a situation like Michael Simpson’s. While Simpson has a valued position, his salary does not show that he is being valued because he has been working longer and has a higher position than Walt and Rich. Unfairness in a work place can lead to employees being unmotivated to work harder for the company and sometimes even cause employees to leave altogether because they do not feel that they are being valued by the
Another issue that stood throughout the work environment was Dale. Dale was very preserving he literally abused his power just so he can reach those numbers head office wanted from him. He only cared about performance not about his employees. He always had this one saying to his employees “you can either make money or go home”. All Dale actually cared about was making money so he can score big bonuses. Dale surely wanted to assemble to his employees selling patties is their number one priority if you want to continue working at Patty’s. Dale also loved to pick on Emma for the smallest odds and ends. Examples not smiling while working the drive thru, or not making specific drive thru times. Also there was one situation when Emma experienced sexual harassment and verbal abuse while waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up. These reasons defiantly woke her up to obtain a union at Patty’s before these conditions get wors...
Sammy is a teenager, nineteen and works at the supermarket A&P. He tells about an experience he had the day he quit working at A&P. Sammy can be opinionated, sarcastic, and has great observational skills. He notices everything around him, but he especially notice and describes in great detail the three girls that enter the supermarket in bathing suits. It was a normal Thursday afternoon in the summer and very few people entered the stored at this time of day. At the end of the story Sammy quits his job for how rude his boss, Lengel, was to treat those girls. It seems that for quitting his job, Sammy is actually growing up and standing up for things that he believes is wrong. On the other hand, he knows that his parents will not be happy that he quit since they have been friends with Lengel for a very long
Throughout the movie, there is very obvious abuse of power by managers in all three working environments. Power is the ability that an individual has to influence the behaviour of another individual and oppose any unwanted pressure in return (Mann, 2013). In Nick’s case, his boss holds his authority over Nick by implying the possibility of a promotion only to reward himself (Scott, 2011). Nick’s boss is in control of who receives promotions thus falsely giving hope to Nick that he will be receiving a reward in the near future. This is a clear abuse of reward power. Kurt’s boss exploits his power by forcing Kurt into firing employees for no real reason (Scott, 2011). Kurt’s boss is abusing his legitimate power to force Kurt into tasks that he does not want to do. Lastly, in Dale’s case, his boss sexually harasses him, holding her authority over him. Dale’s boss threatens to punish him through blackmail if he does not comply with her desire to sexually harass him (Scott, 2011). This is a clear abuse of coercive power. Although each o...
She had a very good relationship with coworkers. Sometimes due to the lack of freedom of decision making she misses out several bonus opportunities. More recently, she become dissatisfied with her work schedule as well because she didn’t get weekend during the pick-up business season and she had to travels a lot for business purposes. But the refusal from the managers for a weekend off for magan’s contributory participation in one of her bosom friend’s wedding ceremony during the season time made her unhappy and dissatisfied. Another aspect was lack of growth and promotion opportunity. Megan was in her pick of the job responsibly was not interested to do the same again and
The objective of this research is to help a company or an entrepreneur understand the business environment better as well as customers’ needs and, therefore, make better business decisions.
When I started working at Walmart, my employers quickly worked to initiate new hires into the culture. We learned about the vision that Sam Walton had portrayed for the future of Walmart. He valued low prices and customer-oriented service. He believed that “true leadership depends on willing service” (Walmart, 2014, para. 1). At first I felt that these were values that I was comfortable aligning myself with. However, I quickly realized that these values were not upheld at th...
1. I am not surprised one person damaged the office culture. I think all organizations want to be successful however the wrong mix of employees and leaders can impair their goals. A clash of personal conflicts and organizational management can lead to a dysfunctional workplace. The successful dealing of problems which impact the March of Dimes Seattle office will need to include good organizational leadership. Stephanie is not utilizing ongoing support learning and development of employees, which sets a bad example. It just takes one bad person to damage the ability to fulfill the organizational mission. Employees who feel manipulated and disrespected by poor leadership feel distraught. Leaders are instrumental in creating and changing an organization’s culture and there is a direct correspondence between a leader’s management style and an organization’s culture. For example, if Stephanie motivated employees through inspiration, her organizational culture would be much more supportive and positive.
Bobby Bret, a Junior Accountant at Crystal Productions had aspirations of advancing within the company. While working at Crystal Productions, Bobby had responded to two internal postings for Senior Accountant which was later offered to external candidates. After having been overlooked twice for a senior position, Bobby decided not to apply when a supervisory position was presented, but then became disenchanted when external talent with less experience than some of the internal senior talent were hired. At this moment, Bobby decided to approach the controller.
There are much more customers than the Hearthside. All of them hate a certain co-worker who is always nagging. That co-worker reveals to Barbara that she’s like that because of the industry. Barbara is a newcomer to this. She has a different perspective because she doesn’t have to do this to survive. When it gets too hard she can just bail out. There is no stagnation of living and the constant stress of getting enough money to pay rent. She might have a few shocks but at the end of the day she is fine. She doesn’t know this yet. She realizes that many of the co-workers are closely knitted, and for good reason. When they’ve survived with each other for so long it’s hard for a newbie to get involved. Then she meets George a young boy who can’t speak English. They talk through small breaks and she sees him like a son. However there’s news that he stole something and is going to court. Obviously Barbara should do something. But she finds that she can’t, and even if she tries to force herself, doesn’t want to. Is it the industry that’s doing this to me, or have I been like this all along? Has she been judging everyone incorrectly. Maybe it’s not their fault they are stuck up. Maybe this is the only way they can survive and take it for any longer. This experiment that she’s doing might be something that she never expected to change
McHugh, J. M., McHugh, S. M., & Nickels, W. G. (1999). Understanding business. (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
In the beginning of the book, Alex is told by the division-vice president of the company, Peach, that they are planning on shutting down his factory. This is due to a low amount of output and customers being upset over very late shipments from Alex’s branch. Alex decides he is not going down without a fight. He teams up with his old professor, Jonah, and the rest of Alex’s factory supervisors to figure out what needs to be implemented to achieve full productivity and continue to stay in business to their customers.