Case study

Question 1. which of Fayol’s 14 universal principles of management in table 2.1 are evident in C.F Martins case? explain your reasoning for each principle selection.

the first principle that is evident in C.F Martin cases is:
Division of labor.
The Guitar company had division of labor, in the sense that it had employees that were specialized in making guitar strings and those that were making guitars. employee know there responsibilities and exceptions.

Authority:
He gave commands to his employees. He managed to employees that he thought were talented to go and fix problems that were lacking in other departments without them resisting the orders.

Initiative:
After the training he come up with the core values that were going to help the company move from a traditional hierarchical to that of which employees were involved in the decision making.

Question 2.
What would Mary Parker Follet probably about Chris Martin management style?
Mary Parker Follets would describe Chris Martin management style as moving from a top to down management to that of teamwork. Chris changed his management style of ordering employees what to do and juggling them from departments to other to that of assigning work. He also made the work environment conducive and encouraged teamwork.

Question 3.
Is Chris Martin a Theory X or a Theory Y manager.
Theory Y:
He is took pride in his company and wanted the company to move forward. As a result he decided to take a course to help him to come up with core values of managing his company as well as improving his employee welfare. He did so because he believed in his employee dedication to hard work.

Question 4.
Is C.F Martin a closed or open system?

C.F Martin is an open system. The company hired people from different industries such as a gentleman from bethlehem steel to formalize their quality