Cadbury's Organisation: A Report on Managing People

This report analyzes Cadbury's approach to managing people within the organization. It begins with an overview of the case study, focusing on Cadbury's background and products. The report then explores the role of induction and training programs in improving employee performance and organizational productivity, while also addressing the challenges associated with the training process. A key section compares and contrasts different management and leadership styles, including autocratic, democratic, directive, and authoritative approaches. The report also examines Cadbury's organizational structure, discussing both flat and hierarchical structures. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the importance of effective strategies for managing employees to achieve better outcomes. The report references several academic sources to support its analysis.

Managing People in
Organisation

Cover content
• Introduction
• Overview of the case study
• Role of induction and training programmes
• Challenges of Training process
• Comparison between management and leadership styles
• Organisational structure
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Managing people in organisation refers to make an appropriate strategy
to manage overall staff members in order to allocating desired tasks
to them for achieving better outcomes regularly. It include the
criteria of making more effective as well as efficient plan of action
to manage employees for achieving goals or objectives of business.

Overview of the case study
The given report is based on a British multinational confectionery
known as Cadbury which was established by John Cadbury in the
years around 1824. It is considered as second largest brand in
confectionery industry and become famous due to its several
products such as Dairy Milk chocolate, the Creme Egg, Roses
selection box and many more.

Role of induction and training
programmes
In case of Cadbury, they can conduct training or induction programes for
achiving several bensfits hwihc are exaplined further -
➔ Improve performance of employees
➔ Increase organisational productivity

Challenges of Training process
Employee Resistances – This include views or opinions of staff members
aginst conceot of training or schedule of the same which is not
suitable for them.
Language Barrier – This can be exaplined about language and way of
teaching of the trainer which may or may not be suitable for
employees thwn whole activity remain ineffective.

Comparison between management
and leadership styles
Leadership Styles
Autocratic leadership – In this type of leadership styles, leaders take overall
decisions by themselves and rarely take or consider suggestions of their
sub- ordinates.
Democratic leadership – This can be described as style of working with
democracy and leaders will always involve their co- workers to take
recommendations for making further accurate decisions for welfare of
business.

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Management styles
Directive management – This can be described as an effective
management style which is used by managers having main objective
of gaining compliance from staff members.
Authoritative management – The authoritative management style is
utilised for attaining long term decision in order to make people more
capable to understand guidelines and perform properly.

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Basis Management styles Leadership styles
Focus The management
styles are basically
used to manage
people and other
activities of a n
organisation in order to
achieve set gaols or
targets successfully.
Managers prefers
these approaches in
terms of providing
proper direction to
employees for
completing desired
objectives.
In case of leadership
styles , they are
preferred by leaders in
order to motivate staff
members to wards
correct pathway of
working which render
help to develop their
efficiencies which is
profitable for their own
career as well as for
organisation in context
of attaining growth of
business successfully.

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Creati
ng an
Agend
a
In context of manage
styles, these are
basically utilised to set
an accurate amount of
budget along with
making more effective
as well as efficient
plan of action for with
setting steps in proper
sequence through
allocating overall
resources and tasks to
employees.
Leadership styles are
helpful in setting a
developed vision and
strategies for achieving
the same. It is used to
set high profitable
objectives but maintain
reasonable standards
as per strengths of
employees so that
desired targets can be
attained in an
appropriate manner.

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Motiv
e
Management
approaches are
favourable for
controlling wastage of
resources, possibilities
of occurring threats
and problems solving.
Moreover, it will
become possible by
thoroughly observe
analyse, monitor and
organise things in
proper way.
In case of leadership
models, these are
suitable for motivating,
mentoring and
inspiring sub-
ordinates form own
way of working and
making decisions by
generating effective
ideas so that it will
influence co- workers
to follow instructions
immediately and
appropriately.

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Res
ults
The managers
focus
predictability and
achieve
outcomes
according to
applied budgets
and fulfil targets
properly.
In terms of
leaders, they
produce change
and implement
something
unique to
developed
growth
opportunities for
success.