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Share a 1-2 paragraph high-level summary of Milestone 1. In addition, discuss the following:

  • Have your individual views that you shared in Milestone One changed over the past few weeks?
  • Share an experience or observation from your current or previous workplace that relates.


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Jackson 1 Traci Jackson Final Project Milestone One Southern New Hampshire University 5/29/2018 Jackson 2 Introduction From the case study, the GM Company is described as a firm faced with reluctance in raising issues as a result of poor communication (The GM Culture Crisis, n.d). Messages from employees and junior managers do not reach the senior managers on time. Nevertheless, some leaders who have got crucial information are irresponsible and take no action to inform top management for action to take place. The firm is portrayed as an organization with a poor communication culture system and slow in acting towards solving the crisis. For instance, taking too long to act on the ignition switch crisis. This is an indication of a dysfunctional organization culture despite its achievements in the global environment. The GM Company has several strengths and weaknesses. Some of the strengths include having leaders who accept and acknowledge the failures of the company and ready to take action. Mary Barra accepts the failures and is ready to move on to implement the best possible strategies to overcome similar challenges in the future. Some of the weaknesses include the existence of a poor functional culture as well as leadership. The communication platforms are also not taken seriously, thus leading to delayed decisions. This is a weakness that has led to the existing problem in the scenario. Organizational Modeling The custodial model is employed in the GM organization. This model is characterized by passive cooperation whereby the employees and other junior managers do not participate in the initiation of action plans to counter prevailing challenges. They only rely on the top management to initiate and respond to issues. Employees are just concerned with job security Jackson 3 and production. The model relies on economic resources which is well elaborated from the case study. Other models employed in other industries include the supportive, autocratic, and collegial models. In the Autocratic model, authority is the managerial orientation unlike in custodial whereby financial resources are the managerial orientation. Nevertheless, in autocratic, employees’ psychological results rely on the manager (Barjis, p.21). What about the supportive model? The orientation is support and relies heavily on the leadership style. In this model, employees receive support from their leaders to accomplish various tasks. In the collegial model, teamwork is the orientation to management. Employees depend on teamwork to meet the objectives of the organization as well as making decisions. There is more focus on the social organization of the employees. For the model to work out effectively, an employee’s self-discipline is essential. With discipline, it is easy to work in teams with minimal conflicts. Different companies make use of different organizational models due to factors such as environmental factors, size, strategy, and age. When it comes to environmental factors, culture plays a very big role. How do the locals conduct themselves? If the people working in the firm like working in teams, then it will be effective if the firm will bring in a model that supports teamwork. Nevertheless, the objectives of the organization will determine the kind of model to adopt. Every firm will select a model that best suits its number of employees. A model that they can employ with much ease. The current impact of culture on organizational models is very high. GM Company is trying to bring in a supportive model. First of all, it is good to understand that culture is an industry’s way of doing things. Most industries have employed the use of technologies which were not used in the past model. Culture has interfered with communication, both negatively Jackson 4 and positively as far as the organizational models are concerned. For instance, reducing the gap between the senior managers, junior managers, and the employees. Organizational models accommodate all these individuals and information communication technologies have reduced the distance between them. Ideas can now be shared very fast just through the click of a button. On the other side, social work has been reduced with these new cultures. People no longer come together to discuss issues like they used to do in organizational meetings. They depend on online platforms which are not as reliable as face to face communication. The past models emphasized on teamwork while the current ones are majorly based on specialization. GM was not operating according to its model due to the communication breakdown. Upward communication was broken down since it is evident from the scenario that it took long for Barra to know that GM was in a crisis. Being a multinational company, GM needs to develop a model which will encourage more consumers. To do so, they need to improve the quality of their products by addressing issues on time. The best model for this firm would be the supportive model. If leaders start supporting the employees, then problems will be identified in time and addressed before escalating to new levels. The supportive model makes employees feel recognized and it supports all communication lines: horizontal, downward, and vertical. With the changes initiated with Barra, GM will be able to operate to its model. Motivational models have not shifted as much as the organizational models have. This is because motivational models just have the same objectives which include increasing effort among the employees. On the other hand, organizational models focus on several unique objectives which lead to them changing every time to meet them. They thereby drastically shift. Jackson 5 Works Cited Barjis, Joseph. Enterprise and Organizational Modeling and Simulation: 11th International Workshop, Eomas 2015, Held at Caise 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, June 8-9, 2015: Selected Papers. , 2015. Print. “The GM Culture Crisis: What Leaders Must Learn from This Culture Case Study.” Switch & Shift, 4 Aug. 2017, switchandshift.com/the-gm-culture-crisis Discussion Rubric: Undergraduate Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance. Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments Students are required to post one initial post and to follow up with at least two response posts for each discussion board assignment. For your initial post (1), you must do the following:  Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.  In Module One, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.  In Modules Two through Eight, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.  Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussion boards from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate (make sure you are using proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular resources). For your response posts (2), you must do the following:  Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread.  In Module One, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.  In Modules Two through Eight, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.  Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating that “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each discussion prompt. Rubric Critical Elements Comprehension Exemplary Develops an initial post with an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detail (100%) Timeliness Engagement Writing (Mechanics) Provides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detail (100%) Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citations (100%) Proficient Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea using adequate organization and detail (85%) Submits initial post on time (100%) Provides relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (85%) Writes posts that are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citations (85%) Needs Improvement Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea but with some gaps in organization and detail (55%) Submits initial post one day late (55%) Provides somewhat relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (55%) Writes posts that are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citations (55%) Not Evident Does not develop an initial post with an organized point of view or idea (0%) Value 40 Submits initial post two or more days late (0%) Provides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail (0%) Writes posts that others are not able to understand and does not use proper citation methods where applicable (0%) 10 Total 30 20 100%
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Running Head: GM ANALYSIS SUMMARY

GM analysis summary
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GM ANALYSIS SUMMARY

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GM analysis summary

a) Summary of milestone one
In the GM Company, poor communication and effective response to issues by management
and employees have brought about weakness in the company’s growth. The reluctance of the
management to deal with issues as they happen makes the organization have a dysfunctional
system of operating. A new boss is appointed to change this culture of awaiting the management
to deal with issues. The model in place is a custodial model which has passive cooperation between
employees and management whereby employees care about maintaining their jobs and their
productivity. In changing this cult...


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