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Case ReviewSituation AnalysisFrom our analysis, we were able to discover causes to the previous stated problems in the Parma plant. The causes of the problems appeared to be 1)Lack of Communication2)Conflict3) ailing Decision Making4)Organizational Change5)Job DesignCommunication is the process of sending and receiving messages with attached meanings. It appeared the new Shop Chairman did communicate efficaciously with Bill Marsh, Bob Lintz, or the salaried employees. The employees faced rumors of being closed, but specific plant closing details were not communicated to the employees. Conflict is whenever disagreements exist in a social situation over issues of substance or whenever emotional antagonisms create frictions between individuals or groups. The enormous list of demands, from the reigning Shop Chairman, was believed to ware created individual differences, conflict, tension, and threatened the openness of management and union leadership, even the openness of Bob Lintz and the hourly employees. Decision-making is the process of choosing a course of action for dealing with a problem or opportunity.Different management styles of the previous Shop Chairman and the reigning Shop Chairman were different. The former Shop Chairman utilized a teamwork approached. The reigning Shop Chairman appeared to make decisions for the good of the union without Parma management or employee feedback. Organizational Change is a group of people working in concert to achieve change. GM placed demands on Parma to change the organization as quickly and cost effectively as possible. GM promoted the reduction of salaried employees, expulsion of management layers, reduction of major benefits and bonus. Job Design is the process of defining job tasks and the work arrangements to accomplish them.