...Jack Lawler, a management trainer and consultant, was contacted by Richard Bowman, the industrial relations officer at B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation, in hopes of conducting a “motivation course” and improving morale within the plant. Lawler agreed to meet with Bowman and the company president, B.R. Richardson, to assess and diagnosis the lamination plant. Lawler found several problems that became evident after evaluating the plant. Motivation and morale were just two factors within the plant that needed to be changed. Lawler found that after visiting the plant, that this would be a much larger undertaking then what he had been originally led to believe. When Lawler visited B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation, he went through the initial steps in the OD process, entering and contracting. “They involve defining in a preliminary manner the organization’s problems or opportunities for development and establishing a collaborative relationship between the OD practitioner and members of the client system about how to work on these issues” (Cummings & Worley, 2009, p. 75). When arriving at the plant, Lawler first met with Richardson and Bowman to discuss the plant and share their thoughts and feelings. Lawler was then taken on a tour of the plant before leaving, and promised to write them a letter about the next steps that should be taken. When entering the plant, we believe that Lawler executed many of the proper steps. He sat down with the two gentlemen...
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...B.R. Richardson Case Study Keith Gucwa Lynn Hempey Kristin Massicot Kristen Ray McDaniel College Abstract Papoose Laminators, a division of B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation was the subject of an organizational development case study for Professor Jack Lawler and his students at a local university. Lawler was asked by Papoose Laminators to provide training as they initiated the entering stage of organizational development. They later moved into the contracting stage as they decided to complete an organizational diagnosis. Poor morale, safety concerns and poorly managed human resources issues were the focus of research data that were organized with the aid of McKinsey’s 7S Model. Once Lawler and his graduate students were able to frame the copious amount of information into a useable model, they would present the information and make suggestions for improved work processes to company President, Ben Richardson and Richard Bowman, the Industrial Relations Manager. Lawler was able to create an effective learning experience for his students and present a cost efficient solution to B.R. Richardson. B.R. Richardson Case Study Harold S. Geneen once said, “Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” (Dickerson, 2012). B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation was a small lumber company located in Papoose, Oregon with low morale, serious safety issues, and an authoritative manager. Recognizing the need for an intervention...
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...Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110 602. SUPPORT MATERIAL YEAR 2012-13 SUPPORT MATERIAL CLASS X – Social Science Chief Patron Shri Avinash Dikshit Commissioner KVS, New Delhi Patron Shri J.M Rawat Deputy Commissioner KVS, Jaipur Region Guidance Sh.K.R Choyal Assistant Commissioner KVS, Jaipur Region Sh. Dr. R.K Agarwal Assistant Commissioner KVS, Jaipur Region Convener Ms. Urmil Meena Principal, K.V. No. 1, Alwar Prepared By Mrs. P. Dixit Principal K. V. No. 4, Jaipur Mr. Anil Kumar Daila TGT (S.ST.) K. V. No. 1, Alwar Mrs. Veena Michael TGT (S.St.) K. V. No. 5, Jaipur Mr. D.C. Garg TGT (S.St.) K. V. Zawar Mines Mr. Manoj Singh TGT (S.St.) K. V. No. 1, Alwar Mrs. Sunila Thapar TGT (S.St.) K. V. Phulera Reviewed by Shri U.R Meghwal Convener Principal K.V Bhilwara Shri M.M. Sharma PGT (History) K.V Nasirabad Shri...
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