The Slade Plating Department
The Slade Plating
Department
Pablo Puyol Torres
Introduction
The Slade Company was a small manufacturer of metal products designed for industrial application.
The company was located in Michigan and employs 500 people.
The plating department of Slade had formed certain informal team in which some employees had dishonest behaviors.
1. Describe the working conditions of the
Department. What are the main problems?
38 people working in the department
Short term volume fluctuations Peak of work
Working conditions in the plating room varied considerably:
A part of the department was constantly awash, alternately with col water, streaming acid, or a caustic soda. Workers wore knees boots, long rubber aprons, and rubber gloves.
The remainder of the room was dry, relatively odourless and with stable temperature and humidity.
Pay in the department was low for the central Michigan area.
The compensation of the Plating Department was depending on the degree on skill
The working hours of the plating department were long.
1. Describe the working conditions of the
Department. What are the main problems?
Dishonesty:
Some of the employees were punching the time cards of a number of their co-workers who were leaving early.
They did so to make more “overtime” salary
There were manly two groups:
Sarto’s group
Clark’s group
Exclusion:
The other problem is that there were some people that were not members of the informal groups and were excluded.
2. How would you describe the culture of the Sarto group?
They follow a leader
The group look for high standards of quality and inventiveness
They act like a big family.
Feeling of “common property” among the group
Flexibility:
“Each worker organized his or her own work Schedule so as to make optimal use of equipment, materials, and time.
3. What impact has it had on the effectiveness of the group?
The group is very effective because they
Department
Pablo Puyol Torres
Introduction
The Slade Company was a small manufacturer of metal products designed for industrial application.
The company was located in Michigan and employs 500 people.
The plating department of Slade had formed certain informal team in which some employees had dishonest behaviors.
1. Describe the working conditions of the
Department. What are the main problems?
38 people working in the department
Short term volume fluctuations Peak of work
Working conditions in the plating room varied considerably:
A part of the department was constantly awash, alternately with col water, streaming acid, or a caustic soda. Workers wore knees boots, long rubber aprons, and rubber gloves.
The remainder of the room was dry, relatively odourless and with stable temperature and humidity.
Pay in the department was low for the central Michigan area.
The compensation of the Plating Department was depending on the degree on skill
The working hours of the plating department were long.
1. Describe the working conditions of the
Department. What are the main problems?
Dishonesty:
Some of the employees were punching the time cards of a number of their co-workers who were leaving early.
They did so to make more “overtime” salary
There were manly two groups:
Sarto’s group
Clark’s group
Exclusion:
The other problem is that there were some people that were not members of the informal groups and were excluded.
2. How would you describe the culture of the Sarto group?
They follow a leader
The group look for high standards of quality and inventiveness
They act like a big family.
Feeling of “common property” among the group
Flexibility:
“Each worker organized his or her own work Schedule so as to make optimal use of equipment, materials, and time.
3. What impact has it had on the effectiveness of the group?
The group is very effective because they