Organization and Management Module

Running head : ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT MODULE

Introduction

Globalization has contributed to the standardization of products and internationalization of working practices , as companies strive to deliver products of the same standard and quality HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Johan_Norberg " \o "Johan Norberg (Norberg , 2001 . In the automotive industry , this has seen car manufacturers demanding that their suppliers be able to deliver vehicle parts to them anywhere in the world which conform to predetermined standards . Consequently , suppliers have standardized production processes in their various plants to ensure that all products meet clients

' requirements . This has included not just industrial practices but HR and management as well

Engineering Products automotive components division has adopted strategies aimed at conforming to its clients ' wishes . It has introduced changes in the way various plants operate and relate to one another . A number of these changes have had far reaching effects on the manner in which plants were previously structured and managed . There has been a major shift in the power dynamics of the firm and employees were affected in different ways by the cultural changes put in place

Impact of Cultural changes

Standardization of production methods throughout the firm meant that local innovations were dropped in favor of a single process . Some of these innovations may have been developed over time and have taken into consideration the local conditions that impacted on the performance outcomes of the firm . By standardizing processes , the comparative advantage introduced by adopting the innovation is lost and the new process...