Amazon Contingency Theory Case Study
Amazon.com There are a vast variety of people that are currently employed with Amazon. As a company leading in innovation it is a necessity that there are people employed with Amazon that are going to enhance the moral of the company. From current and previous employees that’s have worked or still works for Amazon feel that it is essential to have workers that have the companies best interest at heart. Employees that enjoy coming to work emit a greater output than those coming to work merely off of satisfaction of receiving a pay check. Many current employees enjoy the fast pace work environment that Amazon offers as well as the many opportunities that Amazon extends to their employees such as building data bases and creating new software. One repetitive pro to that many current employees said that there is to working at Amazon.com is that it’s one of the leading tech companies with new technologies which makes it a daily learning experience and a fun place to work. Many cons to working at Amazon.com we see are moving up the corporate ladder. Many employees feel that there are a lot of upper level management issues and a lack of career growth due to the fact that management makes most promotion decisions based on heresy rather than on direct observations and employee knowledge. Another con employees of Amazon face is that working at Amazon.com can potentially become a 24/7 job resulting in you working at home as well as in the office interfering with employees personal and family life. Which goes back to the Contingency Theory question what kind of people are employed, not necessarily meaning what race or gender. Rather what kind of mindset and work ethics does and employee posses working at a corporation like Amazon. Based on the reviews that’s should be a employee with great moral, willing to be team member working in large quantities of groups, and willing to put for all the effort need to make sure Amazon stays in the position as one of the top leaders in
References: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Amazon-com-Reviews-E6036.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_structure http://usingapple.com/2011/06/funny-organizational-chart-for-apple-facebook-google-amazon-microsoft-oracle/