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A 4 page paper that begins with a scenario of a fire house provided by the student. These firefighters are causing accidents. The question is how did communication break down. The writer argues it is a breakdown in culture, in communicating the vision, in not punishing reckless behavior and suggests these issues be communicated to employees along with a new incentive program for safety. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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country adopt what they (BCFD) have designed are involved in multiple accidents and in near-death experiences, none of which would be the case if these workers followed the rules. Two
fire engines collided trying to beat each other to the fire, injuring several fire fighters. Two firemen nearly died by disobeying the captains order to vacate the building. They wanted
to stay in there long enough for their helmets to melt because thats the sign of a real firefighter. Two patients were killed because firefighters were driving recklessly. What
we have here is a group of firefighters who are more interested in being macho than in saving lives. The novice fighters are trying to prove that they are not
care bears so they speed. They are violating the safety regulations and that means they are putting not only themselves at risk but they are putting the public at risk.
There is a breakdown in the organizational culture of this firehouse. The Chief has lost control. The members of the team are not acting as a team and they
are being completely disrespectful to their commanders. There is not so much a breakdown in communication as there is a breakdown in culture. Remember, the organizational culture is about what
things get done and how, it is the personality of the organization. This firehouse has lapsed into a culture based on competition rather than collaboration, of disunity rather than unity
of purpose. Schneider identified four types of organizational culture in organizations, one of which is competition (Schulz 2001). Typically, this type of culture emerges from an authoritarian leadership style but
in this case, it has emerged among the employees themselves. The leader does not seem to be acting in an authoritarian manner. However, organizational culture experts say that if the
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