Organisation Behaviour

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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....