Case Study Analysis: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Running head: NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY
Case Study Analysis: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Heather Jennings
BOM 3302 Introduction to Case Study Analysis
Case Study Analysis: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority All organizations strive for a highly skilled, loyal, and motivated workforce. “To tap into the potential of the workforce, organizations need to learn to value their employees, helping balance employees ' personal needs and lives with work, and treating them as partners and an integral part of the business” (Wheeler, n.d.). Organizations that show value in and motivate employees also have more success in recruiting and retaining employees than organizations that employ the old paradigms of command and control. This case study analysis will focus on the organizational strategies of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) including motivational processes and skills development initiatives. This analysis identifies the outcomes of NDA’s motivational processes and skills development initiatives outlined in the successes, failures, and unexpected challenges of each.
History
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a government entity established in 2005 under the Energy Act of 2004 by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) to clear and decontaminate public nuclear sites safely. NDA headquarters are at Herdus House in West Cumbria, UK. NDA operates out of offices in London, Warrington, Thurso, and Harwell (About Us, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, n.d.). NDA “determines the overall strategy and priorities for managing decommissioning” and contracts with licensed operators called Site License Companies (SLCs) to operate and manage nuclear sites in the UK. The SLCs also subcontract to companies that provide specialist services (The Times 100, Developing a Motivated Workforce, n.d. p. 113). NDA employs more than 300 people (Our People, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, n.d.) and operates with an annual budget of just under
Case Study Analysis: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Heather Jennings
BOM 3302 Introduction to Case Study Analysis
Case Study Analysis: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority All organizations strive for a highly skilled, loyal, and motivated workforce. “To tap into the potential of the workforce, organizations need to learn to value their employees, helping balance employees ' personal needs and lives with work, and treating them as partners and an integral part of the business” (Wheeler, n.d.). Organizations that show value in and motivate employees also have more success in recruiting and retaining employees than organizations that employ the old paradigms of command and control. This case study analysis will focus on the organizational strategies of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) including motivational processes and skills development initiatives. This analysis identifies the outcomes of NDA’s motivational processes and skills development initiatives outlined in the successes, failures, and unexpected challenges of each.
History
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a government entity established in 2005 under the Energy Act of 2004 by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) to clear and decontaminate public nuclear sites safely. NDA headquarters are at Herdus House in West Cumbria, UK. NDA operates out of offices in London, Warrington, Thurso, and Harwell (About Us, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, n.d.). NDA “determines the overall strategy and priorities for managing decommissioning” and contracts with licensed operators called Site License Companies (SLCs) to operate and manage nuclear sites in the UK. The SLCs also subcontract to companies that provide specialist services (The Times 100, Developing a Motivated Workforce, n.d. p. 113). NDA employs more than 300 people (Our People, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, n.d.) and operates with an annual budget of just under
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