Great Wall Motor Company Case Study

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Base on the study case that we choose, we think the leadership development approach adopted by the Great Wall Motor Company was necessary. In addition, we had found that the Great Wall Company was using the Bureaucracy Leadership by Max Weber (1864-1920) from the company was launched until now. Because of base on the study case we could found that the characteristic of the Bureaucracy. Base on the study case the reason we could found that the Great Wall Motor was using the Bureaucracy leadership was because in the study case got not goal or other just related to leader and rule. So from the study case we could found that the leadership of the Great Wall Motor was associated with the red tape and endless rules.
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Use machinery instead of manual labor to complete production operations, such as factory mechanized production lines, mechanization in agricultural production, mechanized construction in engineering operations, etc. Mechanistic refers to measures or means of direct use of electricity or other power in the production process to drive or manipulate machinery and equipment in place of manual labor. Mechanistic is an important way to improve labor productivity and reduce physical labor. Initiate strict and tight management, bureaucracy tends to work like other gears and gears machine, each machine has the same function. He may sound like a dystopia, see the organization work like a machine, but it is a big advantage because it allows the management to focus on coordinating work and success. This method works best in conventional environments. Blatantly, bureaucratic organization of order and stability of the combination, the company relentlessly towards the established strategic …show more content…

Top-level managers in bureaucratic organizational structures exercise a great deal of control over organizational strategy decisions, which is ideal for business owners with a command and control style. With a lot of management, the boundaries of the bureaucracy are very strong. Orders and expectations are clear and well communicated. Power does not spread; but concentrated among employees. The job description is specific and detailed. Over time, the bureaucratic system has developed rules to maintain its structure. Management can monitor the results applicable to standards services and products as well as quality control.
Bureaucratic leadership is one of the oldest forms of leadership. Basically it is emphasizes in procedures and historical methods regardless of their usefulness in changing environments. Bureaucratic leaders attempt to solve problems by adding layers of control, and their power comes from controlling the flow of information.
This is the main reason why bureaucratic leadership development approach cannot be replicated in other company such as Google company. In the year 2014, Google (GOOG) claimed the topmost position on Glassdoor’s yearly list of the 50 best places to work, over and above also in the Fortune magazine’s annual list of the 100 best enterprises to work for. This was the 5th stint Fortune entitled Google to the list. Google offers some of the best employee perks, opportunities for

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