Shawshank Prison Case Study

Executive summary

The main purpose of this project is to analyze the problems, which affects Shaw shank prison. The main problems with the organization are as follows:

Leadership style of the warden was very dominating and disregards of any kind of justification and explanation of prisoners under Shaw shank imprisonment.

Organization culture of the Shaw shank prison was fearful and dreadful.

Lack of positive communication between prisons and guards

Our main recommendation to rectify these problems is as given below: -

• Warden should follow the good leadership style. He should listen to prison regarding the problems they are facing. Take appropriate steps with their feedback on important decision. This style will help in preventing uncertain

All guards must have to follow his instructions as well as the prisoners. But, Norton was totally acted opposite to good leader. He was typical hypocrite. He believes in severe brutal punishments. He doesn’t listen to any explanation and allowed his guards to beat prisoners usually with no good reason. He was doing illegal things in imprisonment and instill inside out program for his own benefits by forcefully taking work by the prisoners. When tommy came to meet Norton to tell the truth of Andy’s wife murder he ordered to Hadley to shot the tommy

POWER is the key ability to influence others. INFLUENCE is the impact on an individual’s action on the attitude, values, beliefs and behavior of others.

In Shaw shank prison, warden was misusing his power. He was talking Cheap labor by forcefully influence the prisoners to work for the constructing project for which they can underbid the local contractors. He skimmed money from those projects for his own benefits. He takes bribe from the other contractor’s. He steals the extra money, which he skims off through buying expensive equipment’s. He forces Andy into the criminal activities.

Legitimate is a power of position in an organization. It is being like a Team leader or a Manager of an organization. This power comes when an individual recognize the authority of the employees.. When a person appoint as supervisor then all employees come under him have to listen and work according to them.

Warden was using power of position for his own benefits. He punished Andy to serve in a whole for a month when Andy refused to work for laundering money scheme and his financial issues. He ordered guard Hadley to shot Tommy dead, when Tommy was trying to prove Andy’s