During the last few decades due to globalization and international trade firms and organization have expanded their networks and have become more mature. To expand beyond the home country firms have to consider on the strengths that helped them to be successful domestically. These strengths include the competitiveness of their brands, skills in marketing, innovative products and procedures, and ability to manage their supply chains as well as capability to manage change at functional level.
Employee motivation in a PCBA contract manufacturing industry -- an example of Plexus
Today many organizations are going through change due to globalization and ever changing technology. Organizations have to cope with these changes by broadening their networks, introducing new systems at work place, hiring new staff or other many such type of changes. These changes influence workplace atmospheres as well as existing employees and they feel it difficult to cope with the changes. Current paper is a case study of Plexus Company a part of the PCB contract company. Plexus organization went through change as its widened its network and as a result workplace atmosphere was affected. The researcher explored the change affect in the company at operational level by exploring the factors of trust, communication and employee morale in the change management. For this purpose a survey was conducted with the 200 employees at two different departments of Plexus followed by interviews with four directors. The results of the study revealed that employee morale, their trust in management and communication methods adopted by mangers have positive correlations with employee's willingness to accept change.
The study tested three hypotheses. Based on previous literature it was hypothesized that: 1) there is a linear correlation between communication methods applied and employee morale; 2) Employee satisfaction with managerial communication will be positively associated with employees' affective commitment to organizational change. Overall survey and interview results support hypotheses 1 and 2. The results from survey show that communication methods adopted by management have great influence on employee morale. The interview results also support the notion.
The original premise of this project was that leadership and communication styles determined the state of organizational morale. Although the research indicated that this was generally true, there were some unexpected revelations that revealed the relationship among change management, communication, and morale to be somewhat more complex than and not nearly as linear as was first surmised. The interviews described that they used appreciation and public rewards to boost employees' morale.
Table of Contents
Employee motivation in a PCBA contract manufacturing industry -- an example of Plexus
Chapter I-Introduction
Background of the Study
Problem Statement
Organization Chart
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions and Hypothesis
Chapter II Literature Review (5000)
Introduction
Outcomes of Change Initiatives
Motivation
Theory X and theory Y
Systems Theory
Change Management
The Role of Leadership
Behavior which is considered detrimental to the unit's functioning
The behaviors that contribute to optimal team functioning within a larger systems environment
Impact of the Economic Environment on Employee Motivation and Engagement
Theoretical Framework-Seeking Change Management Strategies
Communication
Communication Styles and the Impact on Organizational Health
Mental Models, Culture and Change
Trust, Leadership and Change
Morale
Chapter III-Methodology (2500)
Research Design
Strengths and weaknesses of the case study method
Research Instrument
Sample
Confidentiality & Ethical Considerations
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Interview Data
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