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Abhishek answered on Sep 18 2021
MGTP102— MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
MANAGEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE APPLE-ORANGE COMPANY, SOUTHEASTERN US
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Report 3
a) Background, History and Growth of the Organisation 3
b) Purpose of the Organisation— The Apple-Orange Company 3
c) Structure of the Organisation 4
d) Culture of the Organisation 5
e) Two Management Issues 6
Managerial Communication 6
Human Resource (HR) Management Related Issues 6
f) Recommendations for the Identified Problem Areas 7
Recommendation 1 7
Recommendation 2 8
Recommendation 3 8
g) Conclusion 8
References 9
Introduction to the Report
In the report, that is to be presented here is aimed to illustrate in details about the South-Eastern United States-based The Apple Orange Company. The background of the company, the history and growth of the organisation, the principal purpose or aim of the organisation, the bureaucratic structure of the organisation, cultural values of the organisation, the management concerns that are not problematic for the organisation. Finally, after the identification of the significant management areas, some recommendations will be provided to the management so that the sites of the problem might be sorted soon.
a) Background, History and Growth of the Organisation
The South-Eastern United States-based, Apple Orange Company is at present by Old John Graves, whose father and uncle incorporated the company some fifty years ago. The Apple-Orange Company grows and markets apples and oranges for the last fifty years. Due to improved harvesting and marketing strategies, the company has been quite successful in its particular area. At present, besides Old John Graves, he is assisted by his son Carl who has returned from Vietnam. Hence, it is a sort of family business and the company has no official or formal policies and procedures.
However, they have a plan to develop some sets of legal rules for the organisation and structure that will be imperative to be adhered by the employees, including the bureaucratic bodies. Nevertheless, at present, the controlling position is still occupied and maintained by old John and is efficiently assisted by his son Carl. Hence, there are several staffs such as managers, field workers and even some agricultural scientists, whose primary purpose in the organisation is to look after the quality of the produced apples and oranges.
If something is found wrong or below grade, then it is the official obligations of those agricultural scientists to discern some new strategies. When the company started, in the initial years, only Old John's father and Uncle had to do all the activities including production, harvesting, marketing and even quality checking of their own. However, in this long span of fifty years, the organisation has enormously intensified its operation and marketing abilities. This is the result of hardworking of John's father and uncle and now of John and Carl.
b) Purpose of the Organisation— The Apple-Orange Company
As the name implies, the organisation Apple-Orange is associated with the harvest, development and marketing of Apple and oranges, especially in the market of South-Eastern United States. The company, with the assistance of some workers and managers, grow and harvest apples and oranges in their land that is favourable for harvesting such products. After this, the quality checking Agricultural scientists are aimed to investigate in details about the quality of the harvested oranges and apples. In this stage of quality checking, it is also attempted seriously to improve the varieties grown and even to increase the crop yield. Finally, on these agricultural scientists assure that the qualities of the apples and oranges are not at all degraded and contains reasonable health concerns it is forwarded for marketing in the market. The marketing issues are carried out by some of the trustworthy wholesalers and the fruit distributors in the South-Eastern United States region.
Finally, after going through all these stages, it is distributed in the market for the commoners. Hence, from the stages of operation, aforesaid, it is clear that the company cares more about the health factors of the aboriginal and less for their profit (Yoo & Lee, 2018). It can also be said that, though the organisation The Apple-Orange Company can procure some profits from the market, however, the cause of the society is also served because of such altruistic attempts (Ksiezak, 2016). Therefore, it can be asserted that the name of The Apple-Orange Company can be enlisted under the category of non-profitable organisation, as the turnovers that are achieved by this organisation...