Introduction Tradeway Tire Company is one of the largest tire manufacturing company in the North America. It is the major supplier of tires to the original equipment manufacturer. Lima tire plant is one of the several tire plants operated by the Tradeway tire company in Ohio (Skinner & Beckham, 2008). Background Lima plant had 50 line foremen and they were supervised by the 13 general supervisors. Foremen were primarily employed in 4 main areas: Production, Maintenance, Material control, and Quality assurance. Most employees at Lima were working in a 12 hour shift (Skinner & Beckham, 2008). Problem In 2007, 23 of 50 line foremen left the job because of job dissatisfaction. There were several factors affecting the job performance of these
line foremen. Those were educational background, skill set, strenuous relationship between line foremen and other groups, daily challenges such as constant juggling with the personal, administrative and resource issues, lack of role clarity, rigid production target, conflicting and ambiguous guidance from the management, dissatisfaction about the violation of the union contract, unfair disciplinary action, lack of formal training, unreasonable responsibilities, usage of demotivating motivational theory and many more (Skinner & Beckham, 2008). Opportunities For any worker safety needs, growth needs and social needs are very important needs. If these three needs are satisfied then it can reduce the dissatisfaction. Recommendation Tradeway should use the MBO principle to develop clear roles and shared goals in the organization. It also improves the coordination and communication. Recruitment process should involve evaluation of the foremen's ability to handle personal, resources, and administrative issues. Motivational techniques such as employee recognition program should be implemented to motivate the employees. Conclusion By using the above mentioned recommendation, Lima plant will witness the hike in the satisfaction level. The strenuous relationship among the line foremen and management, union will improve. This will result in less turnover and increased productivity. References How to Reduce Employee Turnover. (n.d.). Retrieved January 13, 2016, from http://guides.wsj.com/management/recruiting-hiring-and-firing/how-to-reduce-employee-turnover/ McLeod, S. (2007, September 17). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Retrieved January 13, 2016, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Skinner, W., & Beckham, H. (2008, June). The Treadway Tire Company: Job dissatisfaction and high turnover at the Lima tire plant. Boston, MA; Harvard Business School
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