Question

the current management planning practices of Motorola interfere with or prohibit the organizational ability to optimally function

Answer 1

The current management planning practices of Motorola rather interfere with Organizational ability to optimally function. In good 1980’s period, Motorola was a leader in the cellular phones market, reckoned especially for the invention of cellular network. However, owing to lack of clarity in its Vision statement, the Management was left directionless and hence could not actually guide the employees to work upon certain particular areas to achieve the goals of the Company, thereby making the employees clueless about the events of the Company itself. Owing to the other issues such as problem of appropriate communication network within the Organization, poor planning, etc., all contributed to the further downfall of Motorola to the extent that there was a marked fall in the overall inventions that Motorola initially came up with. It further impeded its own growth by collaborating with Apple Company to regain its market share but instead landed up sharing its own invented technologies with Apple thereby making the latter grab a bigger market share in the Industry and making the competition further intense for Motorola. However, the turning point for Motorola was witnessed only when a Galvin family member took it over as the CEO with a definite vision, thereby bringing some hopes of revival to the Company. Finally, the Six Sigma Quality management process, also ensured that the Company progresses in the line of full throttle and growth with consistency.