Us versus Them: Bridging the Fault Line between Salaried and Hourly Employees

Name: Us versus Them: Bridging the Fault Line between Salaried and Hourly Employees (English version)
SKU: UVAS0382

Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, Pranav;

Product #:UVAS0382

Supplier:Darden Business School

Discipline:General Management

Details:Case (PDF) • 4 pages • 2022-07-20 (Rev: 2022-12-20)

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Strategy Problem solving Crisis management Decision making and problem solving Business management Leadership and managing people Management

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Blake Cody is a consultant who has been brought in to optimize and increase efficiency at a manufacturing plant mired in a market slump. He identifies divisions between two groups of employees—salaried (permanent) and hourly (temporary)—as a central challenge. Are misaligned values, incentives, and work practices at the root of the problem? Resolving the tensions could lead to significant improvements for the plant and the firm, but the divisions run deep. What solutions can Cody propose?