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Dailey will need to ask himself these questions in regard to structure and what type is effective at each location in order to make changes at Green River.
Aberdeen's is very effective, using participatory style of management (team approach) with shared decision-making power, which empowers the employees, and increases job satisfaction, job performance and overall employee morale. Production is high. There is a culture of high morale and unity. The employees are committed to working as a team toward a common goal to meet the objectives and the mission of the Aberdeen plant.
However Green River's is not effective, as employees have reported low motivation, low job satisfaction and low overall moral. Instead, there is a culture of low morale and suspicion ? a culture that lacks unity and cohesiveness, a culture that promotes low employee motivation and low productivity.
Will the same structure used at Aberdeen work for Green River? Why or why not?
Yes, but it will look slightly different. The differences must be considered between the two. First, Aberdeen had only a single customer, while Green River had over 100 and distributed its products worldwide. Second, the Aberdeen facility employed only 100 people, while Green River had 1,150. Third, Aberdeen produced basically a single product, while Green River had several product lines. Fourth, Aberdeen had been a new start-up five years ago. While the first of the several Green River plants was begun in 1948. (Clawson, 2005) Dailey was supervising the s ...