For this activity, you will 1) read through the different management theories in Ch. 4 and then 2) research a company to try to determine the approach to management they advocate or ascribe to. To do this, visit their company website and read about their history and their mission statement. You may also want to look up their organizational chart (you can google this) as well as read reviews about them on Glassdoor. You may find that the management style they advocate and their employee’s experiences may differ. After your investigation please reflect on the following questions in complete sentences. Please be detailed and thourough in your responses.
Questions:
1. Briefly describe the company you chose:
2. From what you can tell, which management style(s) from our text (Ch. 4) does this company advocate? Please provide reasons to support your ideas:
3. Are there any discrepancies between what the company advocates from what employees experience? If no, explain why:
TO ACCESS CHAPTER 4 & read the material please sign onto VitalSource & use the username: password: THE BOOK THAT YOU NEED TO READ for Chapter 4 IS CALLED Organizational Communication by Michael W. Kramer; Ryan S. Bisel