ASSIGNMENT 1
THE SLADE PLATING DEPARTMENT

Introduction
The Slade Company was a small but prosperous manufacturer of metal products designed for industrial application. It was located in central Michigan with 500 employees. The plating department of Slade had formed certain informal team in which some employees had dishonest behaviours.
The case describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture. The dishonest behaviour that the employees of the plating department are engaged in has no negative effects on the desired output of the department. As a result, the Slade management should not be consumed with addressing this issue and consider it a low priority. However, Ralph Porter must consider why employees are forced to fulfil their basic needs outside procedure and address the flaws of a department policy that rewards attendance and discourages productivity.
In this assignment, we will discuss Slade’s external environment, central problem, alternatives, analysis, and finally give some recommendation.

Case Context * Possible dishonesty in the Plating Dept. workers are arriving late or leaving early. Employees developed a “punch-out” system where certain people w/in the dept are responsible for covering for these people by punching them in and out to make it look like they worked the full day.

* Regardless of “punch-out” system the Plating Dept. had a strong reputation for high performance

* Ralph Porter is the new hired production manager; had already received reports about the “punch-out system”, but has not taken any action yet. His challenge is to determine what action to take if any in light of these reports.

Analysis of Alternatives WHAT ARE ALL THE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS?
List them below. | WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD BE