Conduct an analysis of Ford Car Company Ford Motor Company is one of the leading American automobile manufacturers founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in 1903. According to the Global auto market statistics (2019), it is the world’s third-best automobile manufacturer by sales. To better understand the performance of Ford, it is imperative to understand the organizational behaviour of the company. This study will focus on the macro-organizational concepts of the company. Specifically, it will analyze its behaviour in the market, strategies regarding employee’s management and leadership and their impact on the overall performance of the organization. Question a) Types of Influence Tactics used As one of the top industry brands, Ford’s organizational behaviour revolved around its leadership, culture and structural hierarchy. A mix of various influence tactics was also adopted by the management of Ford to dominate the market and assert its authority. These tactics include assertiveness, ingratiation, self-promotion, exchange, upward appeals and coalitions. Looking first at assertiveness, Ford leadership was tied around the Ford family, which controlled forty per cent of the company shares. The founder, Henry Ford’s…

 SABIC Petrochemical Manufacturing Company Introduction In mid-October 2020, the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) signed a formative agreement with Russia’s ESN Group for a possible investment in a methanol plant in Russia. The deal is one of the many that the giant company signed when President Putin of Russia visited Saudi Arabia in 2019. In the treaty, SABIC expressed the intention of building and operating a 2 million tones per annum capacity methanol plant in the Amur region of Russia (Gnana, 2019). The agreement is in line with SABIC’s ambitious objective of expanding its petrochemical business in the international market. SABIC seeks to get new investment opportunities, diversify operations, and enhance its standing in the global petrochemical market. Currently, SABIC is Saudi Arabia’s largest petrochemical firm, and one of the largest in the world. The company is involved in different businesses, among them manufacturing of metals, plastics, Agri-nutrients, and specialties. It is publicly listed and is headquartered in Saudi Arabia’s city of Riyadh. 70% of SABIC’s shares are held by the government, with just 30% being traded on the Saudi…

Microchip Technology Company Microchip Technology Company is located in the United States and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, United States. Its address is 2355 West Chandler Blvd (Baker, 1998). It is one of the largest business to business firms in the automobile industry, supplying its electronic products mainly to Toyota Motors, among others. Its products aids in the production of motor vehicles in the world. Microchip Technology company is a publicly-listed corporation based in the United States. It deals in the manufacturing of built-in infotainment systems, microcontroller, mixed-signal, Serial EEPROM devices, Flash-IP integrated circuits, radiofrequency, among other things (Baker, 1998). The company was founded in 1978and has supplied most of the automobile companies in the world. Sikanen et al. (2010) point out that Microchip Technology is the major supplier of Toyota Motors, which is the world’s most profitable automobile firm in the world. Further, it supplies the built-in infotainment systems to BMW, Honda, General Motors, and Telsa Inc. It is a major supplier in microcontrollers to automobile companies, and this makes it a business to a business firm. In this case,…

Travelers Company Company Introduction Travelers Company is the name of my new company that am planning to start. The company will be located at Valdebebas near Barajas airport, Madrid in Spain. My company will specialize in offering transportation services to all the eligible customers residing within the Madrid city. Last month, I was privileged to attend a match that was being played at the Santiago Bernabeu. The game involved Real Madrid Football Club and Sevilla Football Club. After the match, I realized that many fans who come to watch the game do not have a reliable means of transport. Also, some citizens do not have transport means to take them to the Barajas airport and other parts of the country. Therefore, lack of a reliable means of transport at Valdebebas was a business gap that I spotted after the match. Launching a company by the name Travelers Company will meet the transportation services of many citizens. The aim of the company is to offer transportation services for the fans who attended football games at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The company…

7 Perks of Hiring a Professional Painting Company   The importance of having a good paint job done on your home or commercial space cannot be understated. As a resident in Mechanicsburg, PA, a good paint job coupled with strategic renovations can up the value of your property. As a business, an excellent paint job can work as a free billboard and bring in tons of customers. Keeping this in mind, it’s vital that you hire professional painters in Mechanicsburg, PA, to do your paintwork.   Several companies in the region provide this service, but we are the crème de la crème. We are the professional painting industry-leader in the state of Pennsylvania, and we just opened a new location in Mechanicsburg. Here are the 7 perks of hiring a professional painting company.   You get outstanding results   Yes, it’s true – anyone can paint. Despite this, you need someone with expertise and experience in painting to deliver outstanding results. You don’t want your home or commercial paintwork to look amateurish, do you?   Painters in Mechanicsburg, PA, who…

Panera Bread Company Introduction             The North Americans sandwich chain Panera Bread started as a cookie shop called a cookie Jar downtown Boston in 1981. The founder Ron Shaich joined hands with a French bakery, Au Bon Pain, to form a restraint in 1985. Ever since, the business grew to form a company that owns, operates and franchises retail bakery-cafes. Panera Company operates in three sections, Company Bakery Café Operations, Franchise Operations, Fresh Dough, and other Product operations. The company offers daily baking supplies, including rolls, muffins, bagels, scones, and sweet goods, pasta dishes, roasted coffees, tossed salad, and cafe beverages. Moreover, the company also offers fresh tuna, dough, and cream cheese. The company has a chain store of bakery-café fast-casual restaurants with over two thousand locations. Their headquarter is in St Louis, The top competitors of Panera Bread company include Starbucks, Restaurants Brands International, Au Bon Pain, Dine Brands Global and Zoes Kitchen, How Panera created its niche in the market The company noticed that people wanted specialness and an end of commoditization. It was a trend that was…

Nike company history Discussion Based on the company history, Nike has been the top in the industry it operates in. The video reveals that the company has been leading and also profitable as a result of exploiting its workers negatively. The company has been paying very low wages to its workers, and the conditions they are living in are very poor. Their basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter are not met, yet the workers are made to work for more than 15 hours a day (“Nike Sweatshops: Behind the Swoosh”, 2020). Despite them working hard, their standard of living is very poor.  Their children are also not able to go to school since the money that the parents get cant cater for their education.  Since this is a company that operates globally, there is a need for it to operate within the set code of ethics whereby a company is required to contributes towards the welfare of the society. For example, in the case of case, it does not comply with this the environment that the workers are…

Case Study on stigma approach in a company Introduction The case study was major to advocate the stigma approach as the implementation of the company. The thought of the program was to restructure the company and make it run with efficiency. Over the years, the company invested in quality consideration that let the company be in a good position. The aim of the case study was to provide the beginning of six sigma projects. There was the consideration of the start until the time it was advanced, which influences how other issues were handled. The issue changes and subjects how given elements were completed. The case is limelight to some of the considerations leading organizations need to recognize as the case contains the details on how the six-sigma approach has been tested to a successful business consideration. Relevance The organization makes over $15 billion years after the application of the six stigma approach. Also, the sales were about 30%, from the products that were developed in the past year, an indication that the strategy was working best for the organization.…

Deloitte company Slide 1 Deloitte is one of the socially conscious multinational companies today. The professional consulting company has committed its efforts to causing positive societal changes and promoting a sustainable environment for the present and future generations. The company provides innovative financial and strategic solutions to various non-profit and governmental organizations. The company encourages the employees to contribute to society, which has created a positive image of the company and its associates. The positive societal consideration has not only worked for society but for the company as well. Deloitte’s Mission and Vision shows its commitment to providing quality and excellent services. The company has been operational since 1845 but is approach has retained a clear and firm vision and mission. The same statements reflect its future position.   Slide 2 The company’s mission is “to help our clients and our people excel. We are one of the world’s leading business advisory organizations” (“Vision, Values, and strategy,” 2017). This single statement comes with immense weight, which shows that the company prioritizes its clients. The statement also shows that the company…

case study of the Apple Company Introduction Apple is an American multinational company that designs develops and sells electronics, online services, and computer software. The company’s products include iPhone smartphone, iPad tablet, and the Mac personal computer[1]. The company was founded by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in the year 1976 and got incorporated as Apple Computer Inc. in January 1977, and its computer sales proliferated.  This paper develops a case study of the Apple Company and the management report analyzing the company[2]. The Apple Company was established by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a small company that manufactures personal computers. Wayne, however, sold his share one year later for $800 a new investor by the name Mike Markkula became part of the company and helped the company with business expenses needed for its expansion[3]. The company’s revenues were growing at a reasonable rate and doubling after every four months for the first four years. The company kept growing and hence introduced the new versions of computers in 1977 and 1980[4]. It went public, and its shares…