Case study: Organizational Culture Salman the new factory manager noticed Maryam did not wear safety glasses while performing her tasks in the lab. Salman is a very strict manager and he has a zero tolerance policy when comes to safety compliance. He normally will call the non-compliance employee to his office and give strong warning to strictly follow the safety rules. Later, Salman called Maryam and he could see that Maryam looks so worried. Instead of showing anger and disappointment, he started by explaining why he is so strict about safety. He shared key concepts of safety compliance with her. Maryam apologized and promised that she will follow the safety rules from then on. However, she actually really did not mean what she promised and just wanted that conversation to be over. A few weeks later, she completely ignored the safety rules and went on with her usual ways of not complying to the safety rules. She thinks that nothing will happen whether she follows the rules or not as she has been working in the company for 7 years. Upon learning about Maryam’s behavior, Salman became frustrated. He needs to do something, as he knows that eventually, non-compliance to safety policies will lead to disaster. Discuss two (2) possible ways for Salman to promote the safety rules compliance to all his employees. Support your answers with examples for each point

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Case study: Organizational Culture

Salman the new factory manager noticed Maryam did not wear safety glasses while

performing her tasks in the lab. Salman is a very strict manager and he has a zero tolerance

policy when comes to safety compliance. He normally will call the non-compliance employee to

his office and give strong warning to strictly follow the safety rules.

Later, Salman called Maryam and he could see that Maryam looks so worried. Instead of

showing anger and disappointment, he started by explaining why he is so strict about safety. He

shared key concepts of safety compliance with her. Maryam apologized and promised that she

will follow the safety rules from then on. However, she actually really did not mean what she

promised and just wanted that conversation to be over.

A few weeks later, she completely ignored the safety rules and went on with her usual

ways of not complying to the safety rules. She thinks that nothing will happen whether she follows

the rules or not as she has been working in the company for 7 years. Upon learning about

Maryam’s behavior, Salman became frustrated. He needs to do something, as he knows that

eventually, non-compliance to safety policies will lead to disaster.

Discuss two (2) possible ways for Salman to promote the safety rules compliance to all his employees. Support your answers with examples for each point

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