Case Name :      Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant

Authors :           C. Wickham Skinner, Heather Beckham

Source :             HBS Brief Cases

Case ID :            2189

Discipline :        Organizational Behavior

Case Length :    12 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

Treadway Tire’s plant in Lima, Ohio must confront strong job dissatisfaction and high turnover among its line foremen. The foremen are caught in the middle of an adversarial relationship between the union and management, and they must cope with the needs and interests of both. They also perceive limited opportunity for career advancement. Solving the problem requires rethinking the philosophy that guides workforce management and changing the Treadway culture that has grown up around that philosophy. Facing mounting pressure to reduce costs and increase productivity, director of human resources Ashley Wall must work quickly to analyze the root causes of the problem and provide an action plan to reduce turnover of the line foreman segment.