Treadway Tire Case Study

INTRODUCTION:

According to Skinner and Beckham (2008), high turnover rate along with severe dissatisfaction about the job appear around the line foremen in the company named Treadway Tire. Investigation shows that several reasons lead current situation. Ashley wall, who worked in the human resource department there, make many efforts about find the basic reason and ways to solve these two issues.

Background:

Shley wall, who worked in the human resource department there, found this problem in the company first. Their cost for raw manufacturing material is increasing all the time for produce a tire because of the oil price increasing.

Problem:

According to the investigation result, the foremen position is lack of human resource for several reasons. One reason is that this position needs to coordinate the management and the union well and it is not easy to realize. The other reason is lack of promotion opportunity.

Opportunity:

If high turnover rate from the foremen decreased, the manufacturing cost would be decreased as well and Treadway Tire’s company will be more productive and increased profit. With more work forces, the dissatisfaction will be not that severe.

Recommendations:

According to Goodwin, L. (1969), goals will help with increasing the job satisfaction. Set goals suitable and reachable with good work environment will help with lower the turnover rate for foremen. Base on Galup, S. D., klein, G., & Jiang, J. J. (2008), good benefit, high pay and also nice management can help attract and keep foremen work and stay at their position.

REFERENCES:

Galup, S. D., Klein, G., & Jiang, J. J. (2008). The impacts of job characteristics on is employee satisfaction: A comparison between permanent and temporary employees. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 48(4), 58-68. Retrieved from EBSCOhost database.

Goodwin, L. (1969). Occupational goals and satisfactions of the American work force. Personnel Psychology, 22(3), 313-325. Retrieved from EBSCOhost database.

Skinner, W., & Beckham, H. (2008). The treadway tire company: job dissatisfaction and high turnover at the lima tire plant. HBS NO. 082-189. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.