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Luthra Institute Of Management

Assignment On :- Difficult Transitions

Submitted To :- Assistant Professor Riddhish Joshi

Subject :- Organizational Behaviour

Submitted By:- Thakur Kaushal Kumar Malik (113)

Shah Gnanesh Rakesh (97)
Class :- MBA (B1)
Summary:- Difficult Transitions

Tony has been working with two companies that are different in various
aspects. First, unlike Reece, who allows managers to exercise considerable
freedom and autonomy, O’Grady has a bureaucracy structure. Second is how
employees treat one another. In Reece, teamwork is essential that it somehow
motivates other employees. Conversely, Tony is uncomfortable working at
O’Grady. Thus, affects his behavior towards the company. Hence, sometimes
it may reflect an individual’s work behavior and output. That is why getting
along with people in the corporate world is relevant, either it can help the
company or ruin them. Third is communication wherein with an open one like
in Reece, it is easier to access information and updates needed by anyone.

In this scenario, two options are available. First, Tony may leave and
opt to find another company. Advantages would be achieving personal goals
and expectations just like at Reece and further grow in that certain company.
In contrast, finding a new company will not be easy though his credentials
may suffice the standards. Given that Tony has been accepted, he does not
know if that certain company is the same with Reece. Hence, he may end up
working with a company comparable to O’Grady. Second, if he continues at
O’Grady he needs to adjust to its environment and culture. Here, Tony will
learn how to work in a different environment where his interpersonal relations
are developed. Thus, if he manages to succeed, he may persuade his leaders
to try changing the system into a decentralized one. This way, he can
encourage them to work as a team while individually exercising liberty which
may result to a friendly workplace. The downside is that it may be hard to
pursue top managers or leaders of the company and also the other employees.
However, Tony can practice his managerial skills in trying to get them involved
in restructuring their company’s culture. With the aforementioned
statements, the second option can be an ideal place for Tony because with
this setting, not only he but all of them might get motivated.
 Solution of Case study: Questions and Answers

1. Identify several concepts and characteristics from

the field of organizational behavior that this case
illustrates?
Ans: The concepts and characteristics are-
• Individual differences:
Every individual in the world is different from others. This idea is supported
by science. Each person is different from all others, probably in million
ways, just as each person DNA profile is different. The idea of individual
difference comes originally from psychology. From the day of birth,
each person is unique, and individual experiences after birth tend to make
people even more different.
• Perception:
People perceptions are also differ when they see an object. Two people can
differently present a same object. And this is occurring for their experiences.
A person always organizes and interprets what he sees according to his
lifetime of experience and accumulated value. Employees also see work
differently for differ in their personalities, needs, demographics factors, past
experiences and social surrounding.
• Motivated behavior:
An employee has so many needs inside him. So, they want to fulfill those
needs. That's why; they had to perform well in the organization. Some
motivations are needed to enrich the quality of work. A path toward
increased need fulfillment is the better way of enriches the quality of work.
• Desire for involvement:
Every employee is actively seeking opportunities at work to involve in
decision-making problems. They hunger for the chance to share what they
know and to learn from the experience. So, organization should provide
them a chance to express their opinions, ideas and suggestion for decision-
making problem.
 • Value of the person:
An employee wants to be treated separately from other factor of production
(land, capital, labor).They refuse to accept the old idea that they are simply
treated as economic tools because they are best creation of almighty Allah.
For this reason, they want to be treated with carrying respect, dignity and
other things from their employers and society.

The nature of organization

There are three assumptions as to nature of organization.
• Social Systems:
Organizations are social systems and governed by social and psychological
laws. They have social roles and status. Their behavior influenced by their
group's individual drives. Organization environment in a social system is
dynamic. All parts of the system are interdependent.
• Mutual interest:
In order to develop the organization behavior mutually of interest
organizations and people is necessary. Organizations need people
and people in tern need organizations. People satisfy their needs through
organization and organization accomplish their goal through people.
• Ethics:
In order to attract and retain valuable employees in an era in which good
workers are constantly required away, ethical treatment is necessary. To
succeed, organization must treat employees in an ethical fashion.
Every Company is required to establish codes of ethics, publicized
statements of ethical values, provided ethics training, rewarded employees
for not a be ethical behavior, publicized positive role models, and set up
internal procedures to handle misconduct.
2 . What advice can you give Tony? How would this advice
be supported or tempered by behavioral concepts and
processes?
Ans: Although all people have some characteristics in common, the
composite of our individual characteristics makes us unique. We react in
individual ways to common messages. We want to be our own person. With the
growing emphasis on behavioral aspects in management, new attention has
been focused on understanding humans as dynamic beings with constantly
changing needs and desires. As a result, business has adopted policies and
practices that are more people oriented than thing oriented. Although it is often
difficult to implement, the newer philosophy could perhaps be phrased like
this: "The right person for the job" is a temporary solution because people
change; rather "the right job for the person" is no doubt a more viable policy.
Employees to be motivated by:

1. Physiological needs. The needs related to food, shelter, and protection from
the elements.

2. Security and safety needs. The needs to be free from physical

danger and to be secure in the feeling that physiological needs can be met.

3. Social needs. The needs to be loved, to be accepted, and to belong.

4. Ego needs. The needs such as those to be heard, to be appreciated,

to be wanted. These needs deal with status.
5. Self-actualizing needs. The needs to achieve one`s fullest potential
through professional, philanthropic, political, educational, and artistic
channels .As people satisfy needs at the first level, they are then motivated by
those at the second level. As second-level needs are satisfied, those at the third
level prevail, and so on.
3. Is it possible to find an "ideal" place to work? Explain.
Ans: For many Americans, looking for a job means finding an employer who
will hire you and pay a decent salary - few take the time to ensure the company
is a good fit over the long haul. "Many people do more research when they buy
an air conditioner than when taking a job," said Alan Johnson, managing
director of Johnson Associates, a compensation consultancy in New York.
"When you buy an air conditioner, you read Consumer Reports, you talk to
people," he said. But "people take jobs almost on whims "Before you can
determine whether a workplace matches your ideal, you'll need to know what
that ideal is. Some people want a lot of freedom to make their own mistakes.
Others don't want to work long hours, said Tag Goulet, chief executive of
FabJob.com, a publisher of career guides. "People have to make up their own
list. Usually a good starting point is what didn't they like at their previous job.
"It is always essential to attire the component when interviewing for a work.
People have a tendency to see a person who a person who's dressed properly
as a far more skilled prospect. You don't must make oneself stand out
whenever, but outfit for the aspect regardless if you're just decreasing away
from a continue or program. Have questions in place prior to your interviewer.
You will often occasions be questioned if there are actually inquiries. Don't
restrict yourself by only applying for a single label because so many jobs
could possibly have multiple titles. Research on the web to find very similar
brands to do the job titles that complement what you will be looking for. This
will allow you to sign up for more work available. However the organization
could allow staff members to dress casually, it pays to offer on your own within
a skilled approach.