October 12, 2013
MGT/311
Change Management
The company was founded by Dr. Riordan, a professor of chemistry he started Riordan plastics, Inc in 1991. Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics, medical supplies, stents, automotive parts, appliance manufacture 's parts, airplane parts, and beverage containers manufacturer. Riordan has 500 employees with a projected annual earnings of $46 million and a fortune of 1000 enterprises with revenues of $1 billion. Riordan Manufacturing has 4 worldwide locations Albany Georgia, Pontiac Michigan, Hangzhou China, and the company headquarters in San Jose. In the following paragraphs we will be describing formal and informal power structures, the effective organization structures, effects on employee behavior, the characteristics of employee behavior, potential sources, and a evaluation of Riordan Manufacturing.
Formal and Informal Power Structures
Riordan Manufacturing is formed by a formal and informal power structures. Riordan, formal power structure was established in the corporation to recognized the organizational chart and legitimate power which correspond to the formal authority that controls organizational resources in the corporation. Riordan informal power is divided into individual departments, each department is led and managed by an employee who has more knowledge than others in that department. The power and political structure of Riordan Manufacturing influence their employees behavior by collaborating and involving certain levels of hierarchy requiring employees to influence their power and political structure with others in the organization to accomplish goals or desired effects and behaviors.
Effective Organizational Structure
According to "Riordan Tracking And Order System" (Copyright 2003, 2004, 2006 © by Apollo Group, Inc.). "The head office of Riordan Manufacturer 's is in San Jose, California and it has employed more than five hundred
References: Riordan Tracking and Order System. (Copyright 2003, 2004, 2006 © by Apollo Group, Inc.). Retrieved from http://uswaya01.tripod.com/Riordan/home.htm§