Principals Of Management
August 30th 2013
Chapter One – Case for Critical Analysis 1. It is possible for the top management to change Elektra Products into a new kind of organization. They should have taken the time to listen to their employee’s suggestions about the company with open minds. Instead of completely shooting down the team’s ideas, top management should have been open to the ideas or perhaps suggested some small changes to the ideas they didn’t agree with. Also, although Martin Griffin had an emergency that caused him to leave the meeting, he should have apologized, explained that he had an emergency then reschedule the meeting so he could hear the ideas as well. He would make his employees happier which would motivate them to work harder since they’ll be in an environment they feel comfortable in. 2. Barbra could have avoided the problems her team faced in the meeting by planning ahead. She is a loyal employee who has been with the company for some time now. She should have anticipated their rebuttals and should have had a defense prepared. 3. If I were Barbra Russell, I would take what top management said into consideration. I would use their arguments to tweak the report to make it better then present it to top management again. I wouldn’t let their arguments throw our idea away. If Martin Griffin was enthusiastic, I’d try to have another meeting where I pitch the teams idea and make sure he’s present to hear the entire