ASSIGNMENT: SR CASE

Assignment: SR Case



Table of contents

Introduction3

Effect of autocratic leadership on performance and motivation3

Atkinson's model of the flexible firm4

Types of flexible resource choice4

Effectiveness of flexible model5

Comparison of UK and Brazil using Hofstede's cultural dimension6

The issue of absenteeism8

Change In Management Style8

Integration Of The Employees With Strategic Goals8

Changing Working Conditions9

Developing An Attendance Policy9

Inclusion Of The Absenteeism Policy Into Behavioural Reward9

Informal development approaches10

Conversations10

Connections10

On The Job Learning11

Team Work11

E-Learning12

A Collaborative Work Environment12

Negative influence on the organization13

Conclusion14

References15

Assignment: SR Case

Introduction

The paper discuses the case of SR which is a successful home improvement store based in Portsmouth, UK. It identifies the human resource problems that the company may face due to the rigid policies following the expansion plan.

Effect of autocratic leadership on performance and motivation

The business owners establish the autocratic leadership style to ensure that they have full control and authority over the business operations and employees. Autocratic leadership style does not rely on several people to make a decision in any business situation. But the business owners can assess the company under current economic decision to form the critical business decisions. Other businesses in the economic environment may require the professional relationships which an employee directly with the business owner. The business owner often becomes the face of an organization in an autocratic leadership environment. Autocratic leadership usually creates a stressful work environment; the employees may complain less about the competing business functions to the outcome and more about avoiding punishment from managers and leaders. Employees also face strict rules and regulations and for operating outside the company's guidelines (Weil, 257). The business owners who use autocratic leadership style actually increase their employee turnover as individuals becomes disenchanted when working in a complicated business environment which provides them less benefits and demand more. Their performance and motivation are two significant factors which face a negative effect directly. As in the case with SR, reducing training, benefits, salary deductions and extra working hours may create fatigue and can cerate resentment among the employees. When employees see that their work is not acknowledged to the extent that it should, they no more have the desire to work hard, thus performing less than optimum (Weil, 240).

Atkinson's model of the flexible firm

Atkinson (1984) suggested a model for future employment schemes; it involves splitting the existing organizational hierarchies in such a way that the different groups of employees could be radically divided into various sections and groups and performs tasks. The main cause of this divided according to Atkinson (1984) is that "the company came under pressure in encouraging them to seek more flexible ways in personnel matters. They put a premium for the possibility of formation of the working group, which could quickly, easily and cheaply meet an unexpected change, which can be quickly gained by the expansion of activities in which the time corresponds exactly to the needs of business and where labour costs can be kept low (Weil,550).

Types of flexible resource choice

Functional flexibility- it is related to the capability of employees to handle the tasks and move between the ...