Power, Politics, and Decision Making in 3M Organization

Running Head: 3M 1
Management

Running Head: 3M 2
3M organisation
Introduction
3M is the Mining and Manufacturing Company founded in the year 1900s. It is continuously
regarded as the contributor and innovator of the new ideas as well as production. It was also
the first one to introduce the waterproof sandpaper. It is also found that 3M has scored high in
the creativity and innovation by making the best use of its resources. Effective and talented
employees are also the reason of its growth.
Power, Politics, and decision making in 3M organisation
Political actions and tactics in the 3M organisation
3M contributes to the US federal. It is also working independent entirely. However, it does
not need any of the employees to contribute. It has also participated in the trade association,
which offers the various benefits by providing easy access to the technical, and business
setting expertise (Gaspary, de Moura & Wegner, 2018).
Empowerment
In order to empower its employees, 3M believes that development of the business ideas and
believing in the dreams and decisions of the employees is the best way to empower them. It
also empowers the employees in order to take the leadership class as well as learning the
priority (Jo & Park, 2016).
Decision making practices in the organisation
3M uses the balanced decision making model. In their business model, they include the four
steps. Firstly, it identifies the problem and then come up with some of the solution. After this,
they tend to select the solution. At the end, it put the solution in the place. Besides using these
steps, it also takes the expert choice that is similar to that of the rational decision-making.at
the time of making decision in general, it usually stick to “individual based behavioural
approach.”

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Leadership
3M organisation leader’s trait
In the leadership quality of 3M, it has included the people who have string intellectual
capacity in order to understand the easy as well as complex problem. The culture of 3M is
also to develop the leadership quality within their career and area of interest. The leadership
qualities in the leader of 3M are also customer oriented that makes their customers happy and
positive. They also identify as well as generate the new markets, products, and opportunities
in order to add profit and value. Leaders at 3M require the individuals to be understanding
and flexible.
Participative leadership
The leaders of 3M use the Participative leadership style that motivated the employees to more
knowledgeable and responsible citizen. They also inspire a culture that motivates as well as
accepts each person. They also believe in providing extrinsic reward to their employees and
like to put emphasis on the intrinsic reward such as recognition of peer to motivate.
Transformational leadership
Leaders of 3M also use the transformational leadership style where they encourage the
creative thinking and innovation. In this leadership style, they also reward the employees. In
this way, emphasis is given on the relation with followers. This approach provides the sense
of belongingness to the employees. Due to this, employees of the 3M are different whose
motivation comes from the ideas or work.
Organisational culture
Organisation culture is defined as the shared beliefs and values that prove the identity of
company. The belief of 3M is that innovation is the cornerstone of their present, past as well
as success of future. 3M has also allowed the company to be the entrepreneur in the company.
If at 3M, any individual will invent any new figure or product, it provides them social reward
power in order to manage that product. It also reward employees in such a way that avoids
the employees to get any negative power or use political tactics against any other person.