National College of Ireland: Managing the Organization Report Analysis

This report analyzes a scenario where an organization, specifically an Irish Agritech company named MagGrow, is facing an employee strike. The report is divided into two parts: a decision tree and an essay. The decision tree outlines various reasons behind the strike, such as low wages, communication issues, and team conflict, and proposes managerial responses. The essay delves into positive, negative, and neutral decisions that management can take to resolve the situation, supported by relevant theories and research. Positive decisions include involving a trade union and initiating an employee-oriented company culture. Negative decisions involve downsizing and taking legal action against employees. Neutral decisions focus on collective bargaining. The report references several academic sources to support its arguments, providing a comprehensive analysis of the situation and potential solutions.

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MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION
NAME
INSTITUTE NAME

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Table of Contents
Part 1 – Decision Tree.....................................................................................................................2
Part 2 – Essay...................................................................................................................................3
Positive Decisions........................................................................................................................3
Negative Decisions......................................................................................................................4
Neutral Decisions.........................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Part 1 – Decision Tree
The situation stated in the module determines that the company is facing employee strike, there
can be a number of reasons behind this, and however, evaluation of a decision in this scenario is
important. Therefore, the decision-making tree has been outlined below in understanding the
situation clearly. The connecting blocks determine what should be the measure of the manager in
case of the determined issue.
Resolved
communication
issues
Employee
Strike
Communic
ation
Issues
Low Wages
Team
Conflict
Resolution
Employee
knowledge
programs
Pitching
incentive
plans
Involve a
Trade
union
Building Cross-
Functional
Communication
Pitching
incentive
plans
Adopt a
grievance
procedure
Remove
Communica
tion barrier
Direct
Communication
with the manager
Communication
models and
frameworks
Financial
Plans
Monitoring and
assessment
period
Resolved
Strike
Improved work
conditions
Satisfied
Stakeholders
Improved
financial
performance

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It can be said in the research that the decisions outlined above in different situations can be
resolved by the management following the procedures adequately. However, the decisions are
required to be supported following different theories to shape the essay in the next stage.
Part 2 – Essay
Positive Decisions
Connecting with Trade Union – As it is defined in the situation, it will be appropriate for the
management of MagGrow (an Irish Agritech company) to involve a trade union in this situation
to resolve the issues that have affected the motivational level of employees. Normally when a
conflict loom, companies look for adopting a unilateral decision in promoting the negotiation
between the firms and follow dispute resolution strategies in the short term. When a company
engages a trade union with conflict resolution, it will look for any possible link for negotiation in
demonstrating the interest of building the report and exploring options for the firm (Bendell,
2017). It will help the company to improve the chances of discovering the trade-offs in satisfying
the employers and employees. It will also improve the chances for the firm to discover new
options in resolving this strike situation by affecting the situation negatively. The union will talk
out the terms with the employees suiting the demand of both the parties and will come of
collaborative terms (Becker et al., 2016).
Initiative an employee-oriented company culture – in a strike situation, it is found that
employees are either unsatisfied from the services/perks given to them by the company.
Alternatively, it might also because the employers are being neglected towards the perks offered
to them. In any situation, it can be said that if the company is able to plan an employee-oriented
program, it will be able to work on an employee-centered culture to inspire the employees to

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unite them for the benefit of the company. It will help the management to prevent the threat of a
strike (Blackman et al., 2016 ). Meanwhile, it will be able to increase its culture cooperation’s,
collaborate its operations, improve its communication, and adopt an efficient decision-making
strategy in resolving this type of problem. It will help the company to take new initiatives in
creating a business like operations to increase job satisfaction, especially for the employees who
are only working for a paycheck (Joyce & Paquin, 2016).
Negative Decisions
Downsizing – it has been found that an issue in professional setting arrive when a particular
group of employee starts conflicting about any issue or concern. The set of employees are
supposed to be taken into confidence and talk about negotiating pointers. However, in case they
don’t agree to accept the taken decision, the management should look forward to terminating the
employees as they are affecting the integrity of the company and its operations (Blackman et al.,
2016 ). Though this decision can develop serious results, for example, though it can influence the
operations of the firm negatively, affect the motivational level of other employees, and if not
handled properly, it can trigger an intense situation for the management to control and resume
the normal operations of the firm. Hence, this decision should only be taken in a very intense
situation and with a proper strategy. If not, it will further damage the processes of the firm
(Dulek & Campbell, 2015).
Take Legal Action against the employees – as it is also defined in the decision tree that the
policy of firm should entail an anti-strike agreement with the company as it will prevent the firm
to make sure that they avoid any situation associated with this. In any case, if the company does
not have this policy, it will be beneficial for the firm to look forward to negative the terms with
the trade union with this policy so that they can negotiate their terms accordingly (Joyce &

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Paquin, 2016). However, it is important for the firm to make sure that these policies are designed
following the employment laws as it will further influence the operations of the firm and will
give an upper hand to employees in fighting the case against the company. On the other hand, it
is essential for the firm to make sure that they have succeeded to fulfill the contractual
commitment towards the employees so that the strike can be resolved smoothly (Bendell, 2017).
Neutral Decisions
Work on collective bargaining – It is important for the manager to also consider options
associated with collective bargaining. In a negative situation, it is found that if it dooms down,
the threat of a strike increases, and it will become difficult for the management to bring the other
parties of negotiation back to the table. With collective bargaining, managers will be able to
follow up with a high level of negotiation between the employees and the management to enable
the employees in organizing the negotiation details that the results can be in favor of the firm. It
is evident that following the neutral decision, the firm will be able to work on a balanced
approach, and will reduce the damage towards the company. It will also help the company to
resolve this strike situation efficiently (Becker et al., 2016).

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Blackman, A., Moscardo, G. & Gray, D., 2016. Challenges for the theory and practice of
business coaching: A systematic review of empirical evidence. Human Resource Development
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Dulek, R. & Campbell, K., 2015. On the dark side of strategic communication. International
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Joyce, A. & Paquin, R., 2016. The triple-layered business model canvas: A tool to design more
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