CASE FOR ANALYSIS: Bayer's Major Changes in One Plant
1. What type of change(s) occurred at Bayer?
a. the type of of proprietorship, recent is ownership...it said in the note that the plant had changed 3 times the ownerships then it change to corporate management where there were functional department managers including the HR department..
b. the management facility at the facility was top down rather than collaborative and reactive instead of proactive
c. more benefits and salary had given to employees
2. What type of employee resistance to change did Bayer have to address?
is the involvement of employees about the issues on the plant. It is said in the note that the process was the managers listened to what everyone had to say, treated us equals, and really valued our opinions..
3. What are the positive and negative lessons learned from how change was handled by Bayer?
Positive lessons
a. good communication to everyone where employees are involved... their needs and wants were heard.
b. there is a proactive change among them.. they are pessimistic rather than optimistic
c. employees are functional rather than stagnant... indeed the company has given to them a T-shirts and coffee mugs
Negative lessons.
a. the management system is changed to team work rather than leadership.
b. it became complicated rather a simple one.. ideas of the employees are appreciated and valued
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