WLAC MGM001 ESSAY ASSIGNMENT #3- CASE STUDY
In order to receive full credit for this assignment, you must follow the instructions below.1. Read the Case study below: The Henderson Hardware Challenge.2. Refer to Chapter 11 lessons to assist you with answering the following questions.3. Answer the following questions:A. Based on what you learned back in Chapter 10, is this a mechanistic or an organic organization? Explain.B. Based on Douglas McGregorâs Theory X and Theory Y philosophy (see Chapter 2), which theory does Anne subscribe to in her attitude toward employees? Explain.C. here are really two issues in this case. What are they?D. When Cynthia was complaining about equity,what question could Anne have asked to help determine Cynthiaâs real issue in the case? What would the answer have told her?3. Type your answers and post underthe appropriate question. Be sure to conduct a spelling and grammar check before posting and type in full sentences.âGIVE ME A BREAKâ âWhere is Cynthia?â Vinny asked Anne, the supervisor of the graphic arts department. âSheâs supposed to be working with me on this new layout.â âIâm right here,â Cynthia called out while walking down the hall to Vinnyâs office. âWhere have you been? Iâve been looking for you for five minutes, and you were nowhere to be found,â Vinny said. âOh, I just went outside for a breath of fresh air,â Cynthia said. âYou went outside?â Anne questioned. âWere you feeling ill?â âNo,â Cynthia said, âIâm fine. I just wanted to stretch my legs and take some deep breaths.â âYour coffee break was over an hour ago,â Anne said. âYouâre not supposed to just leave the building any time you feel like it. Youâre supposed to be working. Leaving the grounds could be considered walking out on your job; you could be dismissed.â âWell,â Cynthia said, âBert went to the smoking room for a cigarette, and I got back before he did. I donât see the problem.â âBert is supposed to go to the smoking room to smoke; thatâs the rule,â Anne said. âBut you left your desk to go outside during working hours; thatâs the problem.â âIf Bert can leave his desk to smoke, why canât I leave my desk to walk outside?â Cynthia asked.âYouâre not supposed to leave the building during working hours unless youâre on an assignment, attending a conference, or something like thatâsomething work-related,â Anne said. âYou canât gooutside just because you feel like it.â âIâm sorry,â Cynthia said. âItâs just that itâs so nice outside; itâs boring to walk around inside or sit in the womenâs lounge.â âI think weâre having a communication problem here, Cynthia,â Anne said. âLetâs go into my office for a minute to straighten this out.â After the two women entered Anneâs office and sat down, Anne began to sort out what Cynthia was saying to be sure she understood what was going on. After Cynthia had finished talking, Anneparaphrased what Cynthia had said. âLet me make sure Iâve got this straight, Cynthia. Youâre telling me that several times each day you leave your desk to walk around to stretch your legs. You donât have a medical problem; you just want to take some breaks from your work. Have I got this right?â Anne asked.âYes, thatâs correct,â Cynthia said. âYou get a coffee break in the morning and one in the afternoon, each fifteen minutes long,â Anne pointed out. âDonât you find this to be enough time to stretch your legs?â âOh, no,â Cynthia said. âI just go into the lounge to drink my coffee with the others.â âWell, Cynthia, youâre either going to have to give up your coffee or your walking or learn to do the two at once. When youâre not on an official break, youâre expected to work, not walk around. Is that clear?â âThatâs not fair,â Cynthia said. âIf the others can get up to go to the smoking room, I should be allowed to get up and walk around for a few minutes. Anything else would be discrimination.â âCynthia, if everyone took a break whenever they wanted, weâd have people roaming the building all day, and no work would get done,â Anne said. âItâs just not reasonable.â