Theme 3

Question 1

Do car companies have centralised or decentralised organisations?

Answer 1

Combination of both depending on the department. E.g they may use centralised in finance and HR and decentralise sales and marketing.

Question 2

Do car companies have tall or flat structures?

Answer 2

• larger and more complex companies tend to have tall structures. This is because a tall structure allows for more control.
• smaller organisations tend to have flat structures.

Question 3

Relating Herzberg and car industry

Answer 3

Herzberg - employees will be motivated by fair compensation and opportunities for growth and development ( hygiene factors and motivator’s)

Question 4

Relating mayo and car industry

Answer 4

Human relations theory.
- promoting a workplace culture that values employee engagement, collaboration, communication in order to improve motivation and satisfaction

Question 5

Relating Maslow to the car industry

Answer 5

Used to understand different features and aspects of cars can appeal to the desires of car buyers

Question 6

Taylor and the car industry

Answer 6

• enables faster and more efficient production of cars.
  -Henry Ford, allowed him to mass produce cars at a much lower cost to make them more affordable for the general public.

Question 7

Financial motivators in car industry

Answer 7

Powerful tool for motivating employees.
Need to be used in a fair and transparent way to avoid creating a competitive workplace.

Question 8

Non financial motivators in car industry

Answer 8

• recognition and praise
• career advancement opportunities
• employee empowerment
• work-life balance.

Question 9

Leadership styles in car industry

Answer 9

Autocratic - may be used by CEO
Paternalistic - manager who is concerned about their employees welfare.
Democratic - team leader who involves team members
Laissez-faire - manager who trusts their employees.