National Academy of Management Studies ISO 9001: 2008 certified first international B – School
Course: Graduate Diploma In Management
Sub.: - Perspective Management
Course Code: 02 MARKS: 80
Subject Code: GD10 20 Marks For Presentation
1. Solve Any Four Cases.
2. All Cases Carries Equal Marks
NO. – 1
THEORY AND POLICY ENCOUNTER POWER AND
MOTIVATION AT CONSOLIDATED AUTOMOBILE
On Tuesday morning at 6.00 a.m. two young automobile assembly – line workers, disgruntled over failing to get their supervisor transferred, shut off the electric power supply to an auto-assembly line and closed it down at Consolidated Automobile Manufactures, Inc.
The electric power supply area, containing transformers, and other high-voltage electrical equipment, was positioned near the center of the plant in a 6 – by – 7 foot area. Enclosing this area was a 10-foot-high chain-link fence with a (protective cage) around the facility and provided a measure of security.
The two assembly – line workers, William Strong and Larry Kane, gained access to the electric power supply area by scaling the fence. One inside, they halted the assembly line by opening the switches and cutting off the electrical power.
Strong and Kane, who worked as spot welders, had taken matters into their hands when the union’s grievance procedure had not worked fast enough to satisfy them. Co-workers, idled by the dramatic protest and the motionless assembly line, grouped themselves around the fenced area, shouting encouragement to the two men inside. In
response, Strong and Kane were chanting, “When you cut the power you’ve got the power.” They were in the process of becoming folk heroes to