Cadbury

This document discusses theories of motivation and how they relate to Cadbury's chocolate factory in the UK. It explains that under Mayo's theory, satisfying employees' individual needs motivates them to work. At Cadbury, workers were divided into teams with different functions, allowing them to feel like part of the company and improving effectiveness. However, problems within teams or poor communication could reduce motivation. Cadbury also took a paternalistic approach to management and divided production across multiple factories to meet market demands. Overall, Cadbury's factory organization aligned with Mayo and Maslow's theories by giving workers a sense of belonging and involvement in decision making.

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An essential part of leadership is to influence the people you manage so they do what

you want them to do. The influence of a leader will depend on a variety of factors
including their personality and of those around them. Motivation refers to the forces
within or beyond a person that arouse and sustain their commitment to a course of
action(Boddy D. ,Paton S. 2011). Motivation includes different theories which are
Taylor,Mayo,Maslow and Herzberg. So,based on the employees’ needs,Cadbury
chocolate factory relate to the theories of Mayo and Maslow.

This essay will show the relationship between theories of motivation and Cadbury
chocolate factory. A review of Mayo suggests that a business aims to get the largest
number of production must make sure that employees individual’s needs are
satisfied,then that the workers will be motivated to work. Management must also work
and communicate with informal work groups,making sure that their fit in with the goals of
the business. One way to do this is to allow such groups to be part of decision making.

Workers are likely to be more committed to tasks that have had some say in(Hall D.
,Jones R. ,Raffo C. , Anderton A. , Chambers I. , Gray D. 2008). There is an example of
theses ideas being used in business. Cadbury’s chocolate factory in UK,opened in
1831,was designed to distributed workers in teams work. There many labours in each
team,what’s more,each team has different functions. One team decide taste and the
market demand. One team should be responsible for produce and another one should
be responsible for sales and so.

It makes cadbury’s workers get together where they feel they are the part of the
company. Therefore,workers plays a greater effectiveness of the work for their company.
However,a team may be influenced negatively by one worker. For example,if a worker
makes a problem when the production of chocolate is in the process,it will influence all
members of this team. Also,the communication problem between workers and
management,it can cause estrangement between them. And workers and management
share the same goals will lead workers lose the motive power to work.

In the management section,Cadbury use the form of paternalistic. In addition,to

complete the package of the product, there need many varieties of container. Therefore,
there are many container-producing factories to make the cock of the chocolate. There
are many levels in a factory. The management level can decide the product quantity and
the sales department. The economic level can decide to mark the position and
economical condition of the company(Cadbury chocolate factory 2010). Another theory
relates to Cadbury’s chocolate factory have an impact on the
The strategic management of an organization’s human resource has been recognized
as one of the keys to business success. This particular strategy generally involved the
optimization of the employees’ potentials mainly through training and performance
assessment. This organizational strategy has been integrated in several businesses
mainly to improve profitability, establish stronger customer relations as well as
achieve considerable business expansion. Strategic human resource management
(SHRM) has indeed been applied to fulfill various important business goals and plans.
Hence, major companies including Cadbury Schweppes, have been developing and
applying various means on how to strategically manage one of their essential assets.

Cadbury Schweppes is one of the major global players in the food manufacturing
sector, specifically confectionery and beverage products. About two hundred
countries worldwide are enjoying the company’s world-renowned quality products
and brands. The company has been able to expand successfully in different foreign
countries mainly through its dedication to quality production as well as effective
management and marketing practices. In order to progress further, the company still
aims to continue on producing quality brands and products, meeting the needs of its
shareholders and operating towards optimum performance. Cadbury Schweppes
knows that its achievement to operate globally is attributable to its workforce. Thus,
the company has been employing different strategies in order to strategically
improve its human resources towards continuous global success.

This study then analyzes how the company applies strategic human resource
management it its operations. In particular, focus was centered on the assessment of
the company’s strategies for maximizing the potentials, assessing the performance
and enhancing the skills of its workforce. This research was conducted mainly to
determine the relation of Cadbury Schweppes’ global success to its SHRM practices.
1. Division of work:The work is divided into small tasks or units instead of assigning the whole work
to one person ie in Amul each worker has their own tasks . One is given the task of taking milk
from the cow .The milk is given to the transporting workers to deliver it to the factory . milk is
taken for pasteurisation ,making cheese, chocolates etc.
2. few persons have power to take decision and they have obligation to complete the task on time i.e
authority and responsibility
3. all the workers are service motive since amul is a co-operative sector .They have a common goal
4. all the employees are fairly paid ie remuneration of process
5. scalar chain is used here.
6. gang plank is used in case of emergency
7. orderly arrangement of employees is there ie principle of order
8. They are treated kindly treated ie principle of equity
9. all he suggestions are welcomed ie initiative
10. Since amul is a co-operative society .Its welfare is to protect the employees,they have a union. ie
espirit de corp