Conflicting Values in Contemporary Management

Contemporary Management
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Table of Contents
Case discussion - In a world of Pay..............................................................................................................2
Conflicting values.....................................................................................................................................2
Advice to Renate Schmidt........................................................................................................................2
Management competencies....................................................................................................................2
Case discussion - Can a strong culture be too strong..................................................................................3
Conflicting values.....................................................................................................................................3
Advice to Sudhir Gupta............................................................................................................................3
Structural forms.......................................................................................................................................4

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Case discussion - In a world of Pay
Conflicting values
The conflict occured in the Typware Company between Renate Schmidt, the head of human
resources and Jürgen Mehr, the head of marketing. In the given case, the beliefs of both Renate
and Jürgen are different, which shows conflicting values within the company (Fryer, Milkovich,
Thinnes, Yaffe & Kokott, 2003). The conflict is related to the appointment of Anne Prevost, who
was the director of marketing in a software company. Anne was expecting the Typware
Company to offer her 224,000 pounds as payment. But Jürgen was against the offer, while
Renate eagerly wants to hire Anne as she was the best possible candidate for the company.
Renate argued with the head of the marketing department regarding Anne. She was consistently
explaining the superior performances of Anne, which would help the Typware company in the
future in getting success. But the amount of salary is too high, which would make the other
employees feel negative as they were with the company for a long time.
Advice to Renate Schmidt
I would advise Renate Schmidt to negotiate with the other party for resolving the conflicts. It is
advisable to focus on the main issue instead of focusing on the person with whom conflict took
place. She should consider the appointing of Anne Prevost temporarily. She would suggest the
company to make an attractive salary package for Anne so that she accepts the job and deliver
better outcomes for the firm. Renate should gather enough information or data about the
competitors as well as international hiring policies which help her in discovering a better way to
attract Anne without giving too much pay. She should develop a policy to make all understand
the necessity of employing a specialist and paying for expatriate support for the business, which
would help in resolving the conflict. It is difficult to find employees having specialist skills, and
thus, Renate requires to create an effective salary structure for all the employees. It is also
advisable to Renate to take necessary steps like develop a plan to negotiate with Jürgen to
resolve the conflict.
Management competencies
The given case highlighted some of the management competencies that are important for the 21st-
century leader and manager in the VUCA world. A leader or manager could be able to develop
an adaptive mindset, which means they need to be comfortable with the unclear conditions.