Mba520 Week 2
...of organizational culture, leadership styles, and conflict
management styles on job satisfaction and performance. While directive leadership and
controlling the information flow had a negative impact on the performance at Good Sports,
changing the leadership style to participative and achievement oriented styles has a
positive response on the performance and motivation aspect of the organization. Style of
leadership and how the work is performed in an organization also impacts the resistance to
change in policies and procedures. The website Changing Minds stated that, "People are less
competitive and more collaborative when they are working on joint goals. When people make
decisions together, the social commitment to one another is greater and thus increases their
commitment to the decision. Several people deciding together make better decisions than one
person alone."
Leading Change
Good Sports, based in Coral Springs, Florida manufactures fitness equipment such as treadmills, bikes, steppers, and rowers. A former NBA basket ball player Jason Poole founded the company and CEO Marvin Wallace led the company forward by investing in sales, production, and the research and development (R&D) departments. Good Sports supplies equipment to hospitals, clubs, hotels, and residential houses.
Organizational Structure and Culture
The organizational structure at Good Sports, resembles a functional structure, a kind of departmentalization. A functional structure organizes employees around a specific area of expertise. According to McShane & Von Glinow Ch. 15, (2005). "A functional structure organizes employees around specific knowledge or other resources. Employees with marketing expertise are grouped into a marketing unit, those with production skills are located in manufacturing, engineers are found in product development, and so on." The...
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