management

1. A case study on
“ I don’t make
Decisions “
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2. Introduction
Character
sketch
Case
Analysis
Question-1 Question-2 Question-3 Question-4 Conclusion
Flow of contents

3. 1. Introduction
The Case study is based on:
 Decision making
 Leadership Style
 Employee Empowerment
 Power of Team Planning
 Rational Analysis

4. 2. Character Sketch of Mr. Raghunath
 A 50 year old Manager in Chemical refinery
plant.
 Honest and wise man
Has a creative management style
Empowered his subordinates to make decisions
 Knows how to get the job done

5. 3. Case Analysis
 The given case is mostly conversation
between a plant manager and an author
who teaches OB (Organizational Behavior).
 The inquisitive author is Interested to
know about the decision making process in
the Plant.
 So the author goes to the factory and
pays a visit to the Manager and some of his
employees.

6. What is the secrecy behind the effectiveness of Mr.
Raghunath’s Subordinates Development style?
Secrecy behind Mr. Raghunath’s
Subordinate development style:
 He has the right leadership mindset of
empowering the subordinates to make
decisions
Positive Criticism among the
subordinates to take the right decision.
 Allows a competitive spirit to flow in
the organisation by promoting leaders
among them to permanent positions in
the headquarter.
4. Question-1

7. Was Mr. Raghunath Abrogating his Decision making
responsibilities? Explain.
No, Raghunath didn’t evade his
responsibilities as a plant manager.
He had an unique subordinate
empowerment model that allowed
positive criticism among the
subordinates.
He was always present at the weekly
employee/ staff meeting and reported
the happenings of the meeting to the
headquarters on regular basis.
5. Question-2

8. Would You work for Raghunath and why?
Yes, each of us would definitely like to
work for Mr. Raghunath. The mean
reasons are:
Flexibility to work according to the
requirements as long as it is beneficial
to the organization.
 Zero interference in the Decision
making process from Mr. Raghunath
except some positive criticism from
other subordinate collegues.
6. Question-3

9. Would You want Mr. Raghunath working for you as a
subordinate?
Yes, we would like to have Raghunath as a subordinate. The Reasons are:
As he had made the subordinate empowerment model, he would rightly
criticize other subordinates in case any wrong decision is being taken and
make sure the right decision is taken for the betterment of the company
As a subordinate he can perform better considering his valuable experience
in the plant.
7. Question-4

10.  A good manager is someone who
has a problem solving ability and
knows how to extract the best the
out of his employees.
 A manager should adjust the
decision-making process to the fit
into the organization’s culture &
values.
A manager should be creative in
finding novel solutions to the
problems.
7. Conclusion