Exxon Mobil
Intro
In the following essay, we will cover ExxonMobil’s principles of organization to determine how they arrange employees and jobs so that work can be accomplished and goals can be met. ExxonMobil’s multiple geographic markets and departments demand diverse leadership styles depending upon the situation, task, and group. Finally, we’ll examine how ExxonMobil adapts and adjusts when encounter a paradigm shift.
In terms of organizational structure, ExxonMobil has developed a global business organized around different important markets. In a large organization such as ExxonMobil, decisions have to be made pertaining to the delegation of a variety of tasks, so procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. The culture is one that agrees on the assumptions, values, and norms of organization members and their behaviors. Members of an organization, such as Exxon soon come to sense the particular culture of their organization. Culture is really difficult to express specifically, but everyone knows. “Taking on the world’s toughest energy challenges” encapsules Exxon’s culture. From here, you can have a taste how ambitious Exxon is. In fact, this could be why Exxon has been dominant for so long. Leadership is an ambiguous term; it is defined differently depending on cultural beliefs, organizational culture, generations and personal beliefs. To become an effective and efficient leader, it is important to take all of this into consideration. Rex W. Tillerson, is ExxonMobil’s CEO managing of one of the world’s largest energy companies. Under Tillerson’s leadership, ExxonMobil has been successfully and its stock has done well on the S&P 500. In a recent development, ExxonMobil had seen a paradigm shift from being uninterested in alternative energy to announcing a $600 million investment to develop next-generation bio-fuels from algae which sends a strong signal to the investment and technology community that alternative energy is seen in a
In the following essay, we will cover ExxonMobil’s principles of organization to determine how they arrange employees and jobs so that work can be accomplished and goals can be met. ExxonMobil’s multiple geographic markets and departments demand diverse leadership styles depending upon the situation, task, and group. Finally, we’ll examine how ExxonMobil adapts and adjusts when encounter a paradigm shift.
In terms of organizational structure, ExxonMobil has developed a global business organized around different important markets. In a large organization such as ExxonMobil, decisions have to be made pertaining to the delegation of a variety of tasks, so procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. The culture is one that agrees on the assumptions, values, and norms of organization members and their behaviors. Members of an organization, such as Exxon soon come to sense the particular culture of their organization. Culture is really difficult to express specifically, but everyone knows. “Taking on the world’s toughest energy challenges” encapsules Exxon’s culture. From here, you can have a taste how ambitious Exxon is. In fact, this could be why Exxon has been dominant for so long. Leadership is an ambiguous term; it is defined differently depending on cultural beliefs, organizational culture, generations and personal beliefs. To become an effective and efficient leader, it is important to take all of this into consideration. Rex W. Tillerson, is ExxonMobil’s CEO managing of one of the world’s largest energy companies. Under Tillerson’s leadership, ExxonMobil has been successfully and its stock has done well on the S&P 500. In a recent development, ExxonMobil had seen a paradigm shift from being uninterested in alternative energy to announcing a $600 million investment to develop next-generation bio-fuels from algae which sends a strong signal to the investment and technology community that alternative energy is seen in a