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Develop a statement of the problem facing the company
Celeritas Inc. is experiencing organizational inefficiency and ineffectiveness evidenced by disengaged employees, poor leadership, lack of communication, a weak culture and an inappropriate organizational design.
Organizational Inefficiency ineffectiveness
1. Missed sale targets
2. Revenue decline
3. Lost of Competitiveness
Disengaged Employees
1. High employee turnover
2. Low Morale across company
3. Lack of cooperation among divisions
4. Resistance to Change
5. Lack of Ownership
Poor Leadership
1. CEO as key decision maker
2. No buy in from executives
3. Inconsistent decision making and follow through
4. Confusion about company goals and priorities
5. Poor coordination among business functions and units
Lack of Communication and Trust
1. Lack of trust and communication among senior executives
2. Antagonism amongst top executives
Organizational Structure
1. Mechanistic structure (define)
2. Top heavy
3. Not appropriate for a technological industry
CHALLENGES
Team Building and Group Dynamics – Encourage Teams
Leadership (Mullins) – Emotional Intelligence
Organization Structure – Mechanistic to Organic
Communication - Interpersonal Relationships
Conflict
THEORIES
Leadership – Mullins
Communication RW Griffin
Change Management - Prosci’s ADKAR (Aware, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement)
Barriers to Strategy Implementation – Kaplan and Norton
OUTCOMES
Team Work –Cohesiveness amongst staff
Strategic leadership to guide company
Leaner structure, conducive for technological industry
Communication – Respect, Social interaction,
Based on the problems identified, state the alternative solutions that may be available to the company. Indicate the advantages and disadvantages of each of the options....