Shenzhen Filtroil: Finding Balance

Managing People & Organisations
Assignment: Shenzhen Filtroil: Finding Balance

Word count: 4817

November 2010
Content

Executive Summary 3

Introduction & Methodology of Research 4

Part I. External and Internal Environment Analysis 6

PEST Analysis 6

Porter’s Five Forces 9

SWOT 11

Part II. Analysis of the Organizational Structure And Culture 13

Organisational Structure and Culture 13
Management and Leadership 18
Conclusion and Suggestions 21

Bibliography & References 22

Appendix 1 24
Appendix 2 25
Appendix 3 26
Appendix 4 27
Appendix 5 28
Executive Summary

Main Idea of the research is to analyze the conflict situation within Shenzhen Filtroil and to offer appropriate recommendations for the successful future management of the company and its employee team.

Analytical Tools and Techniques used in the following research:
The first part of the analysis includes three different theoretical tools to examine the external and internal environment of the company: PEST analysis, a Porter’s five forces analysis, and a SWOT. All have been used to categorize and summarize the findings in the analyses. The findings gave both positive and negative answers in terms of our research question: In what way Shenzhen Filtroil could improve the situation and solve the conflict among shareholders?
The second part of the analysis consists of several theoretical models which helps to determine the present company structure and culture, as well as to make a conclusion on the behaviour and leadership patterns of the company’s management.

Main Conclusions and Recommendations of the analysis are: • The company should focus the business on the main product that would be manufactured in China and therefore to save good relations between shareholders. • Shenzhen Filtroil should completely retreat from the factory in Dongwan and use it

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