Kellogg's Business Report: SWOT, Maslow's, and Management Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Kellogg's, a multinational food manufacturing company. It begins with an introduction to the modern workplace and its technological advancements. The report then delves into research-informed literature, focusing on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and its application within Kellogg's to motivate employees. It examines the company's internal environment through a SWOT analysis, highlighting its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Furthermore, the report explores management theories and the practical application of business objectives, including the roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders within the organization. The report also emphasizes the importance of key skills in professional practices and concludes with a summary of the findings.

KELLOGG'S

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Research informed Literature......................................................................................................3
Knowledge and Understanding of Subject..................................................................................4
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................5
Practical Application and Deployment.......................................................................................6
Key skills in Professionals practices...........................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Modern workplace has been considered as the updates' hub for technology, consumer
care and the medium of delivering services among the buyers. It emphasized on improving the
operational strength, bringing promptness as well as smartness in each level of operation. In the
present report there will be various factors which have been analyzed and determined by the
business professionals of Kellogg’s. Evaluation of firm’s internal environment through
implicating SWOT analysis and to determine the operational strength of the firm there has been
consideration on various theories. There will be demonstration on the Maslow’s Theory, roles
and responsibility of leaders and managers in the entity. Along with this, there can be increment
in operational efficiency of organization. Literature based on each theories and operations which
have been addressed as per having qualitative control on activities performed by business.
About the company
It is a multinational food manufacturing unit situated in America, headquartered in creek,
Michigan. It manufactures various types of food, including cookies and crackers. Kellogg's tag
line is “nourishing families so they can flourish and thrive”. It motives for providing the
enrichment and pleasure the countries with foods and brands. The organization is founded by the
WK. Kellogg through his believe and dedication to wellbeing. It is a huge empire whose
products are factory-made in 18 lands and sold-out in more than one hundred eighty countries.
Research informed Literature
Using Mas-low's model at Kellogg's
It is a motivational theory which criticizes the five-tier model of human needs. It says that
before going to the higher need, one should satisfy the basic needs firstly. Maslow is very
famous for profound the stage of needs in his theory in 1943. The theory is a neoclassic picture
on motivating human. This theory is based on the assumption that every human being has five
basic needs of an individual. The importance of these needs deviate. At the bottom are essential
physiological needs such as air, substance, security and habiliment. In this theory mash low
focus on the basic need of the individual than it can jump into higher needs. Inside Kellogg's
every worker is motivated to work through each of these levels. As they do so, this provides
positive effect of each employee and the organization are discussed under.
Physiological needs

Kellogg's is a leading empire which deals with the food and confectioneries. It takes care
of it employees by fulfilling their basic needs. As it offers the competitive salaries, this helps
them to adopt the elementary wants for living. Kellogg's offers the flexible benefit program
which allows employer in choosing those benefits. It is consisted of the vouchers for the care of
child, cash choice to troupe cars and reckoning life assurance. These savings and rivalry wages
help workers' pay go further and so propel them to be honest to the organization.
Safety needs
Once the physiological needs are fulfilled than the safety requirements arrived. Main
motive of Kellogg's is for valuing safety of workforce. To prevent accident, this organization is
committed to facilitate healthy and a safe work environment to prevent feedback (Ye and et.al.,
2017). However, responsible that means they have to take province for perceptive the health and
safety rules and practices. It also provides the range of working patterns, means that employees
can work for half time, full-time, undertake homeworking etc.
Social needs
Once physiological and safety needs of employees are satisfied than the social
requirements are arrived which is related to the feeling of belonging (Sloane-White, 2018).
Considering the sales data and organization products Kellogg's furnish the casual possibility for
worker to have and petition information on any part of the business. It helps to build strong
network between the employees and creates the sense of belonging.
Self-actualization
Kellogg's provide employees with the expectation to take on ambitious and thought-
provoking province (Di Marco and et.al., 2018). For instance, the enterprise renders the
possibility for respective to take possession of projects. This modify them to grow and improve.
Knowledge and Understanding of Subject
Management
Management administrates department of an organization, whether for a concern of
business or a non-earning’s entity. All the activity like setting strategy, subordinating the attempt
of its employees to carry out the purposes' comes under the management. The term management
means to manage the people.
The word management, means manage the men tech fully. The structure and coordination
of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives.

.According to Peter Drucker (1909-2005), the primary undertaking of management consider both
merchandising and creativeness. Activity of neo establishment arise from the 16th century study
of failures and deficiency of definite undertaking, done by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)
Management consists of the interlocking purpose to make firm policy and planning, organizing,
directing and controlling of all the resources present in the organization in order to accomplish
the objectives of that policy.
Analysis
SWOT ANALYSIS
The abbreviation of SWOT analysis is for the strength, weakness, opportunities, and
threats. It is the reasoning done to known about the organizations' strength, weakness,
opportunities and threats (Kasemsap, 2017).
STRENGTHS  Kellogg's manufactured its product in 18 countries and markets
them in more than 180 countries.
 With the help of various campaigns Kellogg's have great marketing
initiatives.
 Earth day celebration “Kellogg’s small changes big differences”.
 They have a contributed in “fighting hunger” with Walmart.
 “Heart healthy selection” Kellogg's
 Kellogg's have global workforce of over 30000.
 It has a high brand recall and top of the mind cereal brand globally.
OPPORTUNITIE
S
 Growth in channels of distribution in different land with the
assistance of other companies.
 Kellogg's has united with hostels, mess, schools, hotels and
restaurant.
 It has diversified with other snacks.
 Heavy advertisement for fitness freak people.
THREATS  Kellogg's business can be reducing due to increasing competition
in readymade breakfast segments.
 Restriction for operations of food regulation by government.
 Retail store keepers keeping products on the far side of the expiry

can be threat for the Kellogg's
Major competitor like nestle, cad bury, Quaker oats etc.
Weakness  Disputation with respect to product recollection struck the marque
image of Kellogg
 Nutritionary value is low the reviewer by agencies of the
government at times.
 Organization entirely depends on the one product so if this product
need fallen or fails; there will not many choices left for the
company.
Practical Application and Deployment
Aims and objective of the Kellogg's
Today, it is very important for the consumer to prefer the healthy and balance diet. Apart
from this before people needs the lifestyle in which the nutrients they intake and the work they
do equally to keep them healthy. Management of employees need to focus on the message “GET
THE BALANCE RIGHT”.
Corporate responsibility is also demonstrated by the decision takers. Manner in which an
organization is delicate to all the necessarily of an individual and organization that it deals. This
is more than the law associate to food content definite quantity (Van De Mieroop and Schnurr,
2017). It displays how Kellogg informs and assist its customers fully about the issues of life
style.
Any enactment inside a big system inevitably to assist a business concern route. This way
is shown in the variety of a wide evidence of aim, which is to follow by the individual in the
structure. Aim of the Kellogg's was to strengthen the value of a harmonious living so its
consumers realize how a balanced and proper diet, exercise can improve their lives.
Following are the purposes of the Kellogg's
After setting the aim the management plans which includes the right action. These plans
ensure that their aim. To make the aim successful, it must include some objectives that can be

measured. Every objective is consisted of specified aim. Following are the objectives of the
Kellogg's
 To make people fit Kellogg's should encourage and support physical activity among all
the sectors.
 Uses the programs to sponsor the activity and run the activity of its customers and public.
 Increasing the association between physical activity and Kellogg's.
 Use the cereals packs to communicate the 'balance' message to consumer.
Key skills in Professionals practices
In an organization there are directors and managers who are having all the powers and
authorities to take the decision and oversee the business. The size of the organization can be one
to hundreds in small business and thousands of the manager and in MNCs.
In big organization the board of managing director provides the policy which is then
carried out by CEO. The evaluation of the company is done with the quality and experience of
the managers.
Roles of the management
Management plays an important role in an organization. Without the proper management
organization cannot do the effective working. To understand the importance of the management
there are certain roles of management which are discussed under -
Interpersonal roles
The management in the organization represents the business in legal, economic, and
social forums. Management helps in the interpersonal role like motivating employees,
negotiating salaries and encouraging the innovation and creativity (Sloane-White, 2018). The
first line manager takes an initiative when they actively participate in modeling the policies and
work ethics in the organization.
Informational roles
It includes the receiving and spending of an organization. As a trainer, mentor, or an
administrator. Top manger must have the awareness that the personal opinions will reflect the
working of the organization.
Middle managers must skillfully find out what message from upper management should
be mutual with others, how it should be understood, and how it should be represented. Likewise,
they must measure the value of info they acquire from first-line managers and employer in order

to determine what to fore to top management. If sent information tends to be false or fiddling,
then the director will be aspect as a non-dependable source and his or her opinions enumerated.
The cognition role for first-line managers is chiefly one of diffusing what they have been
granted and serving the employees to perceive how their own lend further structure goals. They
have a obligation to see that the employees realize what they want to be flourishing in their jobs.
Decision-making roles
Entire working of the organization is depended upon the decision-making. It is very
important role in an organization. One wrong decision can spoil the business working or one
right decision takes the organization at the top (Gloor and et.al., 2018). All mangers inside the
organization are bound to take the decision for the organization. Managers at different level
makes the different decision. There are four primary types of management decision roles which
are discussed under.
Entrepreneur – these are the mostly top level managers. They find out the economic
opportunities, and brings changes and makes the product decision.
Disturbance handler - Top and middle managers will respond to agitation (unexpected
events) in the structure—whether internal or external. They will determine what disciplinary
actions should be taken to resolve the trouble.
Resource allocator – All levels in an organization needs the proper allocation of the
resources. Manager at these helps in proper and effective utilization of the resources.
Negotiator - Depending on the outcome on the system, most discussion is done by top
and middle-level managers. Top managers will tackle negotiations that impact the total
organization, such as Federal contracts or commerce agreements. Middle-level managers
negotiate most pay and hiring decisions.
Leadership
following are the roles of the leadership-
The analyzer
Leaders must know data and be assured adequate to logically, rationally convey thought
to the array (Mushtaq,and et.al. 2017). In the role of the Analyzer, leaders must be able to show
the skeptic and have a captious, plan of action in eye toward the future.
The structuralizer

In order to put a plan in place and make the clear sense leader needs to be straight
forward. In this role leader provides the framework and process to make company.
The socializer
In this role leader must have ability to connect and engage with their teams. They have to
create the atmosphere of mutual accountability and collaboration (Role of a Leader, 2018).
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above study, Kellogg’s has been addressed as per having adequate
determination of business strength and efficiency to perform duties. Report has influences of
various internal and external analysis on the operations which had been performed by the
professionals as per completing various operations. Further, there had been analysis on various
theories, models, techniques and concepts which were used to evaluate business efficiencies.
Segmentation and various operational units in Kellogg’s will be determined and analysed as per
improving productivity, work efficiency and market value of entity in the capital markets.

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