Introduction
As organizational behavior plays an important role in managing an organization, so it is necessary to discuss some issues about organizational behavior. This essay will introduce General Mills, Inc. briefly and summarize the problem of General Mills, Inc. This essay will also show the discovery in academic literature about the problem. The aim of this essay is to analyze the problem relevant to academic literature and illustrate the main aspects of the problem. Through this essay, readers will find that academic thinking is useful in understanding problems and changing things.
Overview of General Mills, Inc.
General Mills, Inc. is a fortune 500 corporation,mainly engaged in food production business. General Mills, Inc. is also a historical American company since 1866, headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The main brands include Häagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker, Green Giant, Jus-Rol, Nature Valley, Old El Paso. The fundamental goal of General Mills is to innovate people’s lives healthier, easier and richer (Sanger 2006).
Summary of the organizational problem
This essay is going to discuss the motivation problem in General Mills Inc. There are two main problems about motivation in this organization. The first problem is that employees are not satisfied with their jobs. Another problem is that manager stimulates employees in the wrong way. For instance, manager only uses bonus to motivate employees. This essay will research more on these two aspects. There are two examples respectively about job satisfaction and stimulating employees.
The first example is my personal experience in General Mills. To be precise, I have got the part-time job in Häagen-Dazs store. Before starting work, I have attended the induction training. The induction training includes the history of General Mills, the development process of Häagen-Dazs, and the requirement of servicing customers. The