An autocratic management style was common practice in the plants. ... He paid a total of $3.8 million in severance packages to reorganize the management team. ... He dressed in khaki pants and a polo shirt, which was extremely casual to the previous company management style, in his first meeting with top executives. ... The new management team aimed to unify the practices in all facilities. ... First of all, the Simmons' top management team experienced the first phase of GGOL. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Classical approaches to organizational management and early organizational theories were designed to  predict  and  control  behavior in organizations. ... Despite of the principle of administration, there are universal principles of management that can also maximize efficiency in organizations. ...

• Word Count: 3355
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate