Executive Summary
A discussion and analysis of the organizational behavior similarities and differences between American telecommunications giants Verizon Communications, Inc. and AT&T, Inc. requires a system of uniform elements in order to offset the differences. Both these companies have evolved through mergers and acquisitions as well as both have experienced major reorganizations. Both the companies have product offerings which are similar in the areas of wireless and wireline telephone service. Focusing on motivation, communication, power bases, and culture offers insight into the complexities of organizational behavior within Verizon and AT&T, and demonstrates the resulting differences in culture despite the common industry and the similarities in structural design.
Although Verizon and AT&T have
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He has been working in Verizon for the past 12 years. He holds an undergraduate degree in B-Tech from IITK and a master’s degree in Business Administration from TAPMI.
He exhibits a charming personality helping him gain customer confidence with a good sense of judgmental skills and refined leadership qualities which can be seen via his ability to lead the technical communications team of Verizon. He showcases high levels of conscientiousness and openness with some degree of extraversion. He is more of a transformational leader with hard decision making ability. He is absolute rational in nature and has a great control over his expressions and is seen as a personality who knows the art of work delegation.(showcases high internal locus of control)
Shyam : He is the Chief Technical Offer of AT&T and leading a team of 6 members. He has been working for AT&T for the past 10 years. Having the same educational qualification as Ram from the same institute, they are old friends who got the opportunity to work together after the
Organizational culture could almost be considered the roots of a company. The way a company’s employees think, the way the customers feel, and the company’s decisions are made are all based around the culture that the company has laid for itself. An employee’s values, thoughts, and actions should reflect those stated in the company’s mission. Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, while both attempting to create a culture that is comfortable and pleasing to their
You would not buy a home, car or other large purchases without researching what product offered you the most for your money. The same is true when investing in a company. Investors do avid research on multiple companies to find what company matches the investors' criteria. In this paper Team C will research both AT&T and Verizon's financial documents. Team C will compare selected ratios, cash flow and make recommendations how both companies can manage cash flow for the future.
This text critically examines organizational behavior in Pluto Telecommunications through analysis of the relationship among the job design, motivation, structural form and the work culture. The Managing Director of Pluto Telecommunication came to understanding that the three departments within the organization: Sales, Marketing and Customer Service do not communicate with each other which have a direct negative impact on the company’s performance. Further investigations show that the three departments are different in term of what motivates the employees, the time span for achieving the goals, culture established within the departments and the structural forms within the departments. The organizational dilemma is how to balance out
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In this CRA, the problem was about which company I should recommend my friend to go with. The answer I got was that if he sends more than 550 text he should go to Verizon, but if he sends less than 550 to go with AT&T.
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Which phone plan is better Verizon or AT&T? There’s not only one right answer depending what kind of person are you. If you are one of the people who likes to text a lot. The plan which fits you best would be Verizon because even if you $70 for activation fee a fee which you will only pay once and for each text you send ¢10. If you are a person who doesn’t text a lot you should go with AT&T because when you pay the one time activation fee of $15 but for each text you will pay ¢20 per text. In conclusion if you are planning to send more than 550 text messages you should choose Verizon’s offer but if you are planning to send less than 550 text messages you should choose AT&T. If you are planning to send 550 text messages you should choose
The company ranks among the top position at training its employees since 2012. It is also ranked among the top telecommunication companies in America. This paper will look at how Verizon’s organisation structure and culture play a role in making sure they remain top of the telecommunication industry and attain their main goal to focus on shareholder value (Sbeit, 2008).
You would not buy a home, car or other large purchases without researching what product offered you the most for your money. The same is true when investing in a company. Investors do avid research on multiple companies to find what company matches the investors' criteria. In this paper Team C will research both AT&T and Verizon's financial documents. Team C will compare selected ratios, cash flow and make recommendations how both companies can manage cash flow for the future.
He was a good manager but not a leader as he was exceptional planner and controller but was unable to have a good relationship with the team members. All of us never felt motivated by him to work.
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Another thing that SAMSUNG has to understand the variety of cultures is their aim of the sustainability (see appendix F). Its sustainability well represents that SAMSUNG is one of the company that really consider the other cultures, societies, people and customs and so on.