The Slade Plating Department

There are many different negative issues that plague the Slade Plating Department, involving potential breach of policy and also the socialization methodology that varied distinctly between the different work groups. In some areas of production, there was a very high level of affiliation between group members, while in others there were obvious exclusionary tactics that continued to disrupt social attitudes and sometimes the quality of work. The business is operating in a top-down, vertical hierarchy with many different layers of supervision and other management. In a typical business, a more horizontal structure is usually required in order to gain total work group commitment and satisfy motivational goals for productivity. However, at Slade Plating, this structure brings forward a