Organizational Behavior Analysis: Ford, Monsanto, and Originals Copy

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of organizational behavior, examining the interplay between business structure, culture, and individual behavior. The report delves into case studies of Ford, Monsanto, and Originals Copy Centers, highlighting how these organizations adapted their structures and leadership styles to improve performance and foster innovation. It explores the evolution of leadership from autocratic to democratic and laissez-faire approaches, and analyzes the impact of these changes on employee involvement and decision-making processes. The report also investigates the factors influencing individual behavior at work, such as skills, personality, and perception, and how these elements contribute to overall organizational success. The study also compares the nature of managerial authority and functions of management within the case studies and the ways in which they influence employee behavior. Overall, the report offers valuable insights into the dynamics of organizational behavior and its implications for business performance.

Organization Behavior
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
a....................................................................................................................................................4
b....................................................................................................................................................5
c....................................................................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
a....................................................................................................................................................7
b....................................................................................................................................................8
c....................................................................................................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
a..................................................................................................................................................10
b..................................................................................................................................................11
c..................................................................................................................................................12
TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................12
a..................................................................................................................................................12
b..................................................................................................................................................13
c..................................................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
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REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
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INTRODUCTION
Organizational behavior reflects personnel and team activities along with the actions that
they perform activity business enterprise. Also, it can be stated that there are different
organizational theories that suggests the effectual ways which helps the business to ascertain
rapid change within it. Moreover, it can be considered as the effective way among business
enterprise and individual behavior to accomplish desired results. In this context, individual
behaviour needs to be evaluated so that it influences job structure, interpersonal skills,
performance management etc (Arnison and Miller, 2009). Thus, there are two theories i.e.
internal and external perspectives of the way in which organizational behavior can be viewed by
organizations. Report also involves different problems that affects the work which is related to
individual behavior while working within team. Hence, it is essential for them to play a crucial
role and develop creative ideas so that team goals can be attained. Study analyses three different
case studies such as Ford, Monsanto and Originals Copy Centers that presents the way
organization formulates the team working ways.
TASK 1
a.
Here, firm needs to identify the interrelationship among business structure and culture so
that business goals can be attained effectively. Through identifying the change within enterprise
culture it also influences the structure of firm. The organizational structure can remain constant
however; its culture may get changed time to time. For instance, if the management of business
alters its structure that how will the workforce are going to assigned roles and responsibilities in
the similar structure. It can be assessed that in the early time, Ford Company was facing several
problems regarding recession and thus top management were facing problem just not because of
recession but due to prevailing car competition in international market (Blomme and
Bornebroek-Te Lintelo, 2012). Moreover, it is crucial for the firm to change their strategy which
is involved and adopting the tactics of their competitors and obtaining proper priority so that best
development needs can be attained. Further, Ford Company also adopts traditional
manufacturing approach to produce car but later business adopts effective structure such as new
car development method. Furthermore, organization adopts a consecutive 5 years process in
order to launch a new auto-mobile in market. It is crucial for the top management to undertake
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appropriate steps and interact with each other to obtain success. Further, firm adopts new product
development approach in order to attain varied innovative ideas from labor that helps in
changing the organizational culture along with assisting the firm to adopt a strong stake in new
car development.
Herein, Monsanto chemical and nylon Company, executives undertake actions but later
abilities of employees are enhanced so that they can participate in decision making regarding
hiring, purchasing raw materials, job assignments and production etc. Moreover, business
reduces the layer of management from seven to four for running its functions smoothly. Business
focuses upon organizing workers into groups of around 10-12 individuals and thus help them to
carry out the operations efficiently. They also alters the business culture and structure so that
operations could be carried out appropriately. Due to change in the business structure, personnel
are working effectively which destroys the layer of management (Brunsman, DeVore and
Houston, 2011).
b.
Organizational structure and culture possess the effective interrelationship that possess
direct influence upon the business performance so that all such functions and operations are
interconnected so that best results can be attained. In the Ford company it involves group based
structure and culture that directs its employees to work in an effective manner in regard to attain
best decisions so that innovative car design can be made. Therefore, it is significant for the
management of business to build the best structure and culture in firm and thus, it assists the
workforce to work accordingly as per the style so that eliminating traditional style of activities to
new car development would achieve the particular outcomes. However, it helps the team to get
flourished with varied innovative ideas so that results can be attained. Here, workers provided
different ideas which helped in bringing changes such as decreasing the parts within the door
panel of car i.e. from 8 to 2 so that it could handled easier. Also, firm make sure that all the nuts
and bolts need to be of similar size and shape so that it could be eliminated as per the need for
varied wrenches (Chou and Pearson, 2012). Furthermore, the organizational structure
incorporates different levels of hierarchy in business so that it helps in identifying the levels of
stages. Further, workers working within groups also provides crucial information as they were
involved in decision making to attain welfare of firm. However, because of such changes it
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assists firm to improve the performance of firm and thus build advanced car by providing
innovative recommendations so that results can be attained.
Furthermore, Monsanto incorporates decentralized structure that assesses that decision
making power undertakes within the hands of personnel of groups. However, the main problem
was faced in regard to selection, purchase of raw material, assigning jobs etc. Hence, Monsanto
undertake group tactic so that they can control the costs and non profitable activities and also
different jobs were destroyed for the same purpose. It helps the firm to minimize its cost of
operations and thus, desired goals and objectives can be achieved (Coninck and et. al., 2008).
Further, it also influences the performance of firm by filling the empty post and also provides
requires opportunity for moving forward to self management concept within teams. Hence,
bringing such alteration within the business structure it assists firm to achieve desired results in
more efficient manner.
c.
There are various ranges of activities and ways that influence the individual behavior at
work in Ford and Monsanto. It assesses that the individual behavior within business assesses that
appropriate activities needs to be carried out by workers that directly affects the performance of
business as well as individual. Also, it is crucial for Ford and Monsanto to identify the behavior
of their workforce along with evaluating and measuring their performance. Further, each and
every employee who is working in Ford are given with equal opportunities at the time of
departing from traditional approach to new car development. On other side, Monsanto's workers
are carrying out their operations within team and also enable to make crucial decision that are
related to hiring, production, job assignment, purchasing etc (Cun, 2012). Further, it also assists
firm to decrease the layer of management from 7-4 and organize the employees within groups of
10-12 in regard to execute the activities effectively. However, it assists the teams to perform
varied operations which were previously executed by the management.
Further, it involves different factors that showcases that the firm possess effective culture
and structure that encompasses business to earn high profits. It includes different factors such as
skills, abilities, perception, attitude and personality features which directly affects the behavior
of workers upon their performance as well firm. It involves various factors such as-
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 Skills and abilities- It assesses that the skills and ability of individuals assists in carrying
out the task effectively so that best results can be attained. Thus, Ford allows individuals
to carry out the operations effectively. Also, it influences individual behavior and
performance that affects the skills and ability so that success can be attained (Ferres,
Connell and Travaglione, 2009). Personality- It is another ability within the employees at Ford and Monsanto and thus it
affects the personality of personnel. Also, individual personality can be changes by
adopting effective activities such as learning, training and development. It also helps in
enhancing the performance of firm.
 Perception- In such type of ability, individual behavior is affected within enterprise.
Also, the change within different factors assesses that change within different factors
affects the perception of individual and thus cut down the management layers. Also, it
provides best working conditions to employees so that team work can be accomplished
(Golembiewski, 2010).
TASK 2
a.
It involves various leadership styles undertaken by Ford and Monsanto before and after
the change within the team based working so that it influences the business performance. As per
the case, Ford Company adopts autocratic leadership style and does not involves workers in
decision making. However, they need to follow the decisions made by the top management i.e.
up-down hierarchy. Later, after introducing certain changes within firm it undertakes democratic
leadership style and helps management to involve workers in decision making process. It can be
assessed that at the early time, business undertakes autocratic leadership style which assesses that
all the decisions need to be attained by the top management. Moreover, they does not involve
employees in decision making process and directs them the efforts to attain the desired goals
(Griffin and Moorhead, 2013). Further, it helps in comparing the effectiveness of leadership
styles before and after so that they can pay attention to different approaches so that it assists
leaders to mold their behavior and adopt different actions so that success can be attained. In
present, Ford requires to adopt democratic leadership style and thus involves workers in decision
making process to attain success.
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On contrary to this, Monsanto adopt autocratic leadership style that influences firm to
change in the teams so that crucial decisions are taken by the top management and laid to the
subordinates. Later, business adopts laissez faire leadership style after changing the business
performance to team based working so that every personnel can work as per their own desire.
Further, through implementing such leadership style within firm which aids in working
independently so that objectives can be attained effectively. However, such change within firm
involves team based structure so that effective approach can be adopted to encourage workers
and attain desired results. Hence, through undertaking laissez faire leadership style affects firm
to provide options to individuals in regard to work as per their desire. Also, it helps individual to
take their own decision and implements the stated aims and objectives so that results can be
attained (Hossan, Dixon and Brown, 2013).
b.
It can be assessed that through carrying out comparison between the nature of managerial
authority and function of management within Ford which adopts participative theory that
motivates workers to participate within every activity so that best results can be attained.
Through involving every individual it helps in enhancing the knowledge of individual personnel
so that success can be attained. Furthermore, Ford needs to encourages its leaders that they
should motivate workers to participate individual in decision making and provide innovative
suggestions so that traditional approach can be overcome by introducing new car development.
Further, business also undertakes effective team approach so that each and every individual helps
in overcoming issues and attain success. The managerial authority at Ford undertakes departure
approach from traditional method of activities and bring new car development. Therefore, it
requires individual employee to provide innovative suggestions so that development in car can
be made effectively and attain goals (Inamori, Analoui and Kakabadse, 2012).
Further, the nature of managerial authority and the functions of management within
Monsanto adopts decision theory approach so that leaders are able to make crucial decision about
their job role. Hence, it is the best way through which problems can be overcome regarding
hiring, purchasing, assigning job and production etc. Also, it is the best way through which team
assists in performing different functions which were earlier carried out by management. Hence, it
assists firm to undertake team approach so that effective team approach is adopted to carry out
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effective turnaround change. Moreover, it also helps in providing equal opportunity to the team
so that they can enhance their performance and attain business targets. Also, the decision theory
approach is the best suitable in which management involves all its employees within decision
making process so that they can overcome the issues and thus attain desired success (Iqbal,
2011).
Moreover, managerial authority within Original Copy Centers Inc. assesses that firm
needs to undertake effective team based working so that they can motivate the employees within
decision making process and enhance results. Further, business also focuses upon providing
varied facilities to its employees in regard to attain satisfaction and achieve success. Within cited
firm management executives undertake crucial method so that employees provide better
suggestions in order to prove the slogan of firm i.e. “I am Original”. Henceforth, all such efforts
encourages team to participate in business process and attain crucial decision such as to work for
extra hours in regard to achieve business objectives. Thus, it helps in improving brand image of
firm in market so that they can deliver fast copy service so that growth and success can be
attained (Jackson and Carter, 2009).
c.
It is significant for varied organizations to adopt effectual approaches to management that
have been used by businesses and assist management to cooperate with the employees so that set
targets can be achieved efficiently. Also, it can be stated that Ford Company executives are
required to undertake effective human behavior approach so that managers of firm are able to
provide best chance to workers so that they can share crucial information among each other and
thus carry out effective performance so that success can be attained. Further, management
decides to move out from traditional approach to new car development. Hence, business
distinguishes between the investigation team into different sub groups so that they can make
crucial decision in order to provide different work to individuals (Jogulu, 2010).
Furthermore, Monsanto also undertakes best decision theory approach in regard to help
management in regard to involve its workers within decision making so that they can overcome
the problems in an efficient way. Also, the leader undertakes best leadership style so that they
can provide alternative solution to different workers in relation to participate in decision making
and thus carry out their performance effectively. Hence, by adopting effective team approach it
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assists in carrying out a rapid growth in order to provide best team performance and enhance the
business performance (Miller and Rice, 2013). Also, it is significant to implement effective
approach so that firm can involve its employees within decision making and obtain crucial ideas
so that issues can be avoided effectively.
Also, Originals Copy Centers adopts effective contingency management approach in
order to motivate employees and enhance their performance as well. It can be assesses that there
is no one particular approach so that different external factors can be controlled. While, firm
helps in providing different facilities to employees so that they can encourage workers to work
hard and thus attain desired success (Miner, 2012). Hence, the efforts of cited firm is to
encourage workers so that they can bring innovative ideas and thus bring best outcomes.
TASK 3
a.
Original Copy Centers undertakes effective leadership style i.e. laissez faire leadership
style in order to assists workers to implement their own independent ideas and decision so that
desired success can be attained. Further, the management of firm undertakes such leadership
style in order to become successful and thus it also influences the motivation of employees.
Moreover, it is significant for enterprise to motivate their workers and implements the leadership
style so that it affects them and also provide different facilities so that best objectives can be
attained. Moreover, laissez faire leadership style helps workers to follow their own rules and
policies in order to achieve particular targets (Moore, 2007). Hence, such type of leadership style
helps employees to improve their performance so that they are able to utilize all the resources
and thus set targets can be attained in an effective way. Further, cited enterprise is required to
face a period of change because of recession in the economy and thus they are losing their
customer base. Hence, it is essential for firm to change their leadership style from laissez faire to
autocratic and thus enhance the performance of firm. Thus, at the time of alteration of leadership
style it influences firm to obtain competitive edge over rivals. Also, firm needs to implement
effective strategy so that they can be attain best results.
Moreover, through bringing change within the leadership style it influences the firm to
decrease their customer base. All this occurs because of decreasing encouragement of workers
and thus they are not able to satisfy the needs of consumers. Original Copy Centers is required to
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undertake effective leadership style so that it helps them to encourage employees and thus attain
best results. Further, at the time of economic slowdown in the country, firm faces serious issues
in the firm of clients leaving the firm so that performance of business decreases (Moorehead and
Griffin, 2011).
b.
Here, it can be stated that Herzberg motivation theory could be applied at Original Copy
Centers in regard to assess two different factors such as Hygiene and Motivation. However, the
hygiene factors involves job factors that play a crucial role for the motivation of employees.
Further, all these factors does not lead to positive satisfaction for long term growth and also they
are not available within firm in order to create dissatisfaction among workers which affects the
firm to attain success. For example, it involves pay, fringe benefits, status, job security and
physical working conditions etc. Furthermore, cited business provides varied advantages such as
locker rooms facility, game room, library, exercise room, using company's personal computers
by workers and so on. Hence, all such facilities helps employees in regard to satisfy their
requirements at Original Copy Centers and thus attain crucial goals. While, motivational factors
involves within Herzberg theory helps in providing positive satisfaction (Newstrom, 2012).
However, all such factors assists in providing business different types of job in regard to satisfy
individuals. Also, the motivational factors includes recognition, responsibility and effectiveness
of work so that sense of accomplishment can be attained. Hence, all such factors assists in
encouraging workers at cited firm and thus attract clients to attain desired success and growth.
Business also helps in providing training to its workforce through preparing proper working
schedules and thus motivate to attain desired success.
Furthermore, Vroom's Expectancy theory has also been implemented within Original
Copy Centers so that they can encourage workers to motivate them and attain success. Hence, it
is the best way that helps in encouraging employees to measure the performance so that OCC can
achieve desired success. Further, adopting different performance management system assists
workers to be encouraged so that long term goals can be attained in an effective way. Later,
implementing stated theory assists Original Copy Centers to compare the firm's actual
performance of workers with expected. Therefore, on this specific basis, leaders of business
provides rewards to their workers and encourage them to achieve goals. Also, providing them
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proper training session to employees so that it helps in enhancing their skills and abilities so that
objectives can be attained (Phillips and Gully, 2011).
c.
It can be assessed that within Ford it undertakes Herzberg theory as it helps in adopting
different motivational factors so that it encourages workers so that set targets can be attained.
Further, it also assists in overcoming dissatisfaction among employees through undertaking
different factors such as pay, fringe benefits, physical working conditions etc, and thus bring
positive results within firm. Further, the managers of cited firm undertakes such theory in regard
to implement effective strategy so that satisfaction can be enhanced. Also, business focuses upon
improving team work so that desired objectives can be attained. While, firm plans to leave
traditional approach of management to new car development so that they can launch innovative
car in market and attract customers from around the world (Rice, 2013).
Furthermore, Monsanto managers also undertakes Herzberg theory of motivation and
thus successfully challenge traditional beliefs so that workers are able to play crucial role in
regard to follow orders. Also, Monsanto aims to encourage its workers and involve them in
decision making process so that different problems can be overcome such as hiring, production,
purchasing and job assignment etc. Moreover, implemented theory assists employees to get
encourage and empowered so that they are able to fill the vacant post effectively. Such theory
assists in managing the team and thus desired results can be attained in the form of success
(Schyns and Schilling, 2011).
On the other hand, Original Copy Centers undertakes such motivational theory so that
they can obtain effective growth and promotion in regard to bring desired results. Further, it is
significant for firm to deliver excellent beliefs so that they can enhance their satisfaction and thus
positive results can be attained (Gonos and Gallo, 2013).
TASK 4
a.
It assesses that there are two different types of group found within the firm i.e. formal and
informal. Formal group is considered as the type that is formed within business in order to
accomplish the objectives of firm. On the other hand, informal group is developed that helps
people to share information regarding common interest, values and religion. Hence, in regard to
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