Office Space describes an exaggerated view of the organizational behaviors of a large company. At Initech, such behaviors are abusive, ineffective, and unhealthy practices that ultimately lead to the collapse of the organization. The ideal organization would enable employees to achieve job satisfaction through the use of employee input and autonomy, feedback, well-defined organizational roles, clear goals, and effective team structures in the workplace. Initech showed a number of organizational problems. The management problem in question concerns leadership ability and frequent duplication of effort, resulting in low productivity. In the film it is evident that the company promotes the “Culture of Hierarchy”. Current managers have focused much of their time and energy on relatively minor issues, such as the brand of stapler used in the office, as well as ensuring that every employee uses the new cover design on reports. The bottom line comes first, as illustrated by an office printer that always malfunctions but is never repaired or replaced. Initech was not interested in defining overarching corporate goals or engaging in new strategies such as teamwork that could potentially improve satisfaction and productivity. Staff are dissatisfied and often show low self-esteem and a lack of motivation. Administrators focus more on internal control and the structured, formalized work environment rather than on office efficiency. As defined by Competing Values Framework theory, “Hierarchy culture is a culture that has an internal focus and values stability and control over flexibility (Kinick and Kreitner 2013).” Initech hired an external consulting firm whose only concern seemed to be to eliminate barriers and… middle of paper… pace” describes the organizational behaviors of one company, Initech. The employee elimination was conducted without examining the roles of all employees in the company. The company should have defined employee roles and goals in order to create results and accountability. Bill Lumbergh does not allow his employees to use diversity of ideas and therefore they were dissatisfied with their tasks and goals because they lacked autonomy in their work. During the plan, Peter would provide feedback to his friends and foster the right motivation to get them on the same page. The importance of group roles, structure and norms is an essential part of managing an organization. The ideal organization should promote effective organizational behaviors to have a positive impact on its employees instead of the collapse of the entire organization.
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