Organizational Behavior: A Presentation on OK! Magazine's Challenges

This group presentation analyzes the organizational behavior of OK! Magazine, a British weekly magazine. The presentation addresses challenges faced by the magazine, including employee demotivation and increased workload due to cost-cutting measures. It applies various organizational behavior theories, such as Theory X and Y, Tuckman's Model, Belbin's Team Inventory, and Hofstede's cultural dimensions, to understand the issues and propose solutions. The presentation examines the impact of management decisions on employee morale, production levels, and the need for effective leadership. It also emphasizes the importance of considering cultural backgrounds for better team collaboration and performance. The presentation concludes with recommendations for management, including the use of Tuckman's model, Belbin’s theory, participative leadership, and respect for subordinates' cultures. References to academic sources and the OK! Magazine website are included.

Presented by:
Gabriel MRC/23667/HND
Victoria
MRC/23667/HND
Waqqar MRC/23667/HND
Gabriel Mancebo
MRC/23667/HND
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
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GROUP PRESENTATION

TABLE OF CONTAINS
Introduction……………………………………………………………………….Page 3
Magazine Introduction………………………………………………………….Page 4
Theory ‘X’ and ‘Y’.….…………………………………………………………….Page 6
Hofstede’s cultural dimension………………………………………………….Page
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………….Page 1
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INTRODUCTIONPage 3
We are going to represent ‘TASK 4’ scenario applying
different theories and practice for approaching the
team and motivate the employees with a small
amount of money and resources for pay raise,
bonuses, benefits or promotion. Our group choose
the magazine ‘OK’ as an organization for this
scenario. At the end we will give our conclusion.

MAGAZINE INTRODUCTION
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OK! Magazine is a British weekly magazine specialized in royal and
celebrity news. The cost of this magazine is relative cheap, only £1
in the market, and their first published issue was in April 1993.

OK! Magazine management as consequence of their competitive
magazine price, £1, they have to downsized the cost of their
resources and downsized their employees successfully. OK!
Magazine wants to keep their competitive price at all cost.
As consequence, their workload increased 30%, but the moral and
demotivation of the lower level staffs could affect their production
in the future. At same time OK! Magazine editors have lost their
bonusses and benefits. Most od their editors are demotivated and
most of their editors are searching for other jobs as result.
HR managers need to motivated the employees to stay work with
them and keep their performance.
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THEORY ‘X’ AND ‘Y’
Theory ‘X’ = LOWER LEVEL STAFF
The lower level employees, those who printing the magazine, most probably
are demotivated because they’ll have to work double and afraid of losing
their job or for other future downsized reduction. ‘OK’ management will
have to make sure that production level continue increasing and same time
staff feel comfortable and accept the management decisions.
Theory ‘Y’ = UPPER LEVEL STAFF
The upper level staff will feel that they need to change the company,
because the lost their benefits and bonuses due the downsized reduction
and probably the might think that they’ll have to work more hours and
under pressure with limit tools.
‘Y’‘X’

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Theory ‘X’ STAFF Theory ‘Y’ MAGAZINE EDITORS
• Monitoring lower level of staff, but
same time give them decisions
making about production and
workplace.
• Allow them to work in group with
other staff of their choice.
• Let staff to innovate ideas for
reduce the cost of production and
company cost.
• Give discount vouchers within
other retail shop for their
performance.
• Implement learning program to
become future manager or team
leader upon performance.
• Offer young staff free studies in
this sector or management.
• Allow magazine editors to work
from home or have extra days off,
so the can spend time with their
families.
• Give magazine editor extra time
for those especial editions a week,
could be one day or few hours
extra, to finish the magazine
edition with high standard
finishing.
• Offer magazine editor more tools
for edition and research. Cost will
be minimize.
• Offer free holidays weekend
somewhere around UK, once in a
month for good performance and
good magazine edition.

APPLICATION OF TUCKMAN’S MODEL THEORY

Page 8 APLICATION OF HOFSTEDE’S
 The departmental heads
of OK must consider the
cultural background of
their subordinates. This
would ensure better
collaboration within
team and higher
performances.
Cultural
intelligence
among
departmental
heads
Better
collaboration
Higher
departmental
performance
in OK

APPLICATION OF BELBIN’S TEAM
INVENTORY THEORY

CONCLUSION
 The management must use Tuchman's model.
 The managers must use Belbin’s theory while delegating
responsibilities.
 Managers of OK must encourage subordinates to participate in
strategy forming
 Participative leadership should be used
 Managers must respect culture of subordinates

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 Ok.co.uk. 2018. Celebrity News, TV Shows & Photos | OK! Magazine.
[online] Available at: https://www.ok.co.uk/ [Accessed 7 Mar. 2018].
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