Case Study: The Shake-UP in GM’s Hierarchy POINT OF VIEW The case will be studied from the point of view of a third party consultant. CASE CONTEXT Robert Stempel became CEO of General Motors in August 1990. Unfortunately‚ this decade began with an economic recession‚ which inevitably took a toll on the automotive industry. General Motors experienced big losses during this period. Members of the board and investors sought Stempel’s leadership‚ along with his handpicked team of executives‚ to recover
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ERG Theory The ERG Theory is a motivational theory derived from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This theory was established in order to better serve employees of different organizations. Maslow’s Hierarchy was seen as not sufficient enough because of the idea that individuals could not go back and forth through the different needs. Different people are motivated differently and that is why the ERG theory was developed (Huitt‚ 2001). Motivation can be different for everyone‚ and in order to understand
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Motivation Theory Introduction In this competitive market it is easy to replicate products‚ but cannot replicate motivated employees. The important factor to achieve success in the business is that the manager should have the ability to understand and motivate their employees. Since every individual employee is different from others so it can be challenging to understand each employee’s need and to apply the right motivational theory. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow’s theory is focused
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The Maltz Hierarchy of Sexual Interaction is an attempt to offer both men and women‚ regardless of sexual orientation‚ a progressive framework for understanding and evaluating sexual behavior. Because it describes conditions for optimum sexual interaction‚ it can help individuals grow and evolve as sexual beings‚ channeling their sexual energy toward more deeply fulfilling interpersonal experiences. An example for each level of hierarchy... Level +1: Role Fulfillment -- The first level on the
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Theories of Creativity and Quality Theories of Creativity and Quality Theories of creativity are vast. Several psychological theories on the process of creativity are chronicled. Some theorists explain creativity as intrinsic creative motivations‚ which individuals create a project for the sake of creating (Wibell‚ 2011). Other theorists convey the brain controls levels of creativity‚ and mental illness has an impact on creative process. Further‚ many believe the humanistic theory of creativity
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Dr. Ng‚ The question was about the form and function of social hierarchies in Roman society‚ and so I wanted to emphasize the freedmen status in view of Claudius the Emperor. He cared about the freedmen because the Senate was not care about him‚ and moreover‚ he was not expected to be an emperor due to lack of some good virtues and merits of being an emperor. Because of this‚ he was not considered as a perfect emperor like Augustus that he was the greatest one in the Roman Empire. Yet‚ Claudius
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Question 1: The Management Research hierarchy for Ramada Management Dilemma: * Increasing customer satisfaction Management Question: * How do we increase customer satisfaction? Research Questions: * What can management do to increase customer satisfaction? * How do we modify the training and hiring process in order to attract the best people and generate a low employee turnover? * How can Ramada attract employees who will display the correct attitude‚ motivation and service
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Theory X and Theory Y represent two sets of assumptions about human nature and human behavior that are relevant to the practice of management. Theory X represents a negative view of human nature that assumes individuals generally dislike work‚ are irresponsible‚ and require close supervision to do their jobs. Theory Y denotes a positive view of human nature and assumes individuals are generally industrious‚ creative‚ and able to assume responsibility and exercise self-control in their jobs. One would
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Assignment One: Strategic planning‚ learning theory‚ and training needs analysis Strayer University ASSIGNMENT ONE Identify the five phases of the training process model (TPM); explain fully the process that goes on in each of the phases. The five phases of the training process model are as follows; 1. Analysis Phase – In the analysis phase‚ companies determine where there are performance gaps and how they will address those gaps. They must determine whether the performance
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Disruption of Hierarchy is when there is a disturbance or a problem that unbalances a ranked organization of people. Making it so the people who held one position no longer hold the same position. The Civil war showed this in an amazing way‚ completely chopping off the bottom tier of the tower where the slaves use to rest. For this reason‚ I think the Civil War was a revolution‚ but it did not last long. Even though the slaves had removed themselves from slavery and are now free there are many setbacks
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