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1. INTRODUCTION
The case study deals with employees’ relationship with managers and
how it affects the work culture in an organization. The low level of
manager’s attitude creates a negative impact on the employees’
performance and satisfaction level.
This case in particular deals with a bank X in Malaysia’s commercial
banking industry. They recruited Simon as the general manager of the
DSS unit, Simon showed high levels of energy and determination and
had qualities like punctuality and dedication which reflected in high
performance. But along with that, he had a habit of taking credit of
others work and claiming awards offered by top management without
acknowledging his team. He used to criticize and pin point the small
mistakes made by his subordinates. All these things accumulated to
cause dissatisfaction and distrust against him amongst the team.
Simon’s subordinate Alex was a well-educated man who preferred a
conflict-free environment. Simon’s negative attitude annoyed Alex
and caused dissatisfaction with his job which led to conflicts between
them.
The case further goes on to discover through the interviews about
the impact of manager’s negative attitude on employees’ satisfaction
level.
It explores the resistance to change in the organization and probes
why it should be implemented to resolve organizational behaviour
problems at individual, group and organizational level.
2.0 Background and Evaluation
The manager dissatisfaction with employee created several problems
within the organization: