Elektra Products Case Study
Case Analysis: Elektra Products, Inc.
Problem/Issue Analysis:
This case details the change in the Elektra Products, Inc. company into an employee involved and empowered organization. It discusses how Martin Griffin and the rest of the department heads deal with the implementation of the empowerment campaign. Primarily, majority of the company employees upon hearing of the plan have shown disinterest and skepticism to the idea. The negative response towards Griffin’s speech supports such and is due to everyone’s low morale, loss of trust towards the company and bad communication from the system. However, the central issue in this case is why the task of assigning problem-solving teams within the company employees, specifically the team of Barbara Russell, to come up with ideas for empowerment failed to be effective for the organization. The strong objection of the department heads proves the weak arguments they have presented. In addition, the abrupt exit of Martin Griffin halfway through the team presentations was a factor as to why the objections were strongly placed upon Russell’s team. Generally, the ideas that the team of Barbara Russell presented lacked refinement since many factors involved were not taken into consideration.
This case aims to provide a successful plan of action towards involvement and empowerment of the company employees and to establish a harmonious relationship with one another in the process.
Analysis/Evaluation of Alternative Actions: The stakeholders in this case are: Management or department heads – they are the people who have vested interest in profit thereby restructuring the company into an empowered and involved community to successfully address the cruel situations the company is facing. Martin Griffin spearheaded the task of implementation assigning several teams to come up with ideas. Barbara Russell being the manufacturing head were one of the teams. Company employees – they are the workers distributed into
Problem/Issue Analysis:
This case details the change in the Elektra Products, Inc. company into an employee involved and empowered organization. It discusses how Martin Griffin and the rest of the department heads deal with the implementation of the empowerment campaign. Primarily, majority of the company employees upon hearing of the plan have shown disinterest and skepticism to the idea. The negative response towards Griffin’s speech supports such and is due to everyone’s low morale, loss of trust towards the company and bad communication from the system. However, the central issue in this case is why the task of assigning problem-solving teams within the company employees, specifically the team of Barbara Russell, to come up with ideas for empowerment failed to be effective for the organization. The strong objection of the department heads proves the weak arguments they have presented. In addition, the abrupt exit of Martin Griffin halfway through the team presentations was a factor as to why the objections were strongly placed upon Russell’s team. Generally, the ideas that the team of Barbara Russell presented lacked refinement since many factors involved were not taken into consideration.
This case aims to provide a successful plan of action towards involvement and empowerment of the company employees and to establish a harmonious relationship with one another in the process.
Analysis/Evaluation of Alternative Actions: The stakeholders in this case are: Management or department heads – they are the people who have vested interest in profit thereby restructuring the company into an empowered and involved community to successfully address the cruel situations the company is facing. Martin Griffin spearheaded the task of implementation assigning several teams to come up with ideas. Barbara Russell being the manufacturing head were one of the teams. Company employees – they are the workers distributed into