Individuals in Organizations
Introduction and Background
FMC Corporation was originally a Chicago-based corporation, now in Philadelphia, PA, which deals in Industrial Chemicals, Performance Chemicals, Precious Metals, Defense Systems, and Machinery and Equipment. (Clawson, 2005) FMC Corporation started with insecticide pumps, in 1883 and opened their first export department in 1929. As of 2007, they have 89 facilities around the world.
Green River and Aberdeen are two facilities that are part of the FMC Corporation. Each enjoys the freedom in how they run their facilities and have operating values and systems, because of FMC's corporate image and objectives. The Green River facility is much larger in size, has more products and has about 12 times the number of employees than the Aberdeen facility. Green River is an experienced company that has been around for approximately 59 years and is one of several plants, while Aberdeen is a single plant and has only been operating for approximately 5 years. The Aberdeen site produces only one product and its only customer is the United States Government's Defense Division, namely the Navy. They produce surface-ship missile launching canisters. Green River distributes, mostly chemicals, globally and has many products and customers. Aberdeen is not unionized, while Green River has the United Steel Workers of America. The productivity in Aberdeen is growing and the costs have continually gone down. (Clawson, 2005)
Organizational Behavior Analysis
Management is planning, organizing, leading and controlling aspects of an organization to increase effectiveness. (George & Jones, 2005) To be a successful manager, you must u ...