Cole R. Kingsley

Professor Gray

MGT 448

4/20/15

Internet Connection #10:

Questions:

1.) Organization A refers to the place where I currently work at which is a family owned restaurant called The Outskirts located in Macomb, IL. Here, the primary job of employees is to follow the orders that come from the three bosses. They want everything to be done a certain way and if it’s not they may get frustrated. This is similar to Organization B, the place where my girlfriend worked at over the summer. She told me that at Famous Footwear, orders came from the top (managers) whether it was to stock more shoes or put a specific shoe on sale. Most employees there, just like at The Outskirts, were forced to abide by certain rules if they wished to maintain their jobs. Additionally, individuals in both organizations that didn’t rock the boat often got rewarded more. Although some organizations encourage new ideas and thinking outside the box, these two organizations seem to enjoy everyone doing what they are told with little confrontation or feedback. I like to refer to these organizations kind of like machines that don’t entirely care about their workers.

2.) A climate that supports innovation may have more productivity than a climate that does not. This is because if an organization encourages new ideas, the employees of that organization will be more willing to contribute and speak their mind about certain aspects. A perfect example of this is Google. There, everyone is encourged to speak their mind and think outside the box, thus, that kind of enviornment is fun to work in and is arguably one of the best corporations to work for. Contrary, if a company does not support innovation it would be difficult and unexciting to work in that climate. I could see individuals not wanting to work hard and give 100% because they know that they expressing their