Contents
1. Toyota Motor Corporation
1.1 Historical Background
1.2 Organizational Structure and Key Players
2. Learning and Reinforcement Concepts
3. Motivation
4. Leadership theories and concepts
5. Influence of power and politics on an organization
6. Strategies for improving organizational communication and work performance
Conclusions
References
1. Toyota Motor Corporation
1.1 Historical Background
Toyota Motor Corporation, or Toyota in short, is a Japanese automaker. It is the world's second largest automaker behind General Motors [http://www.hino.co.jp/e/pressrelease/press.htmhl]; however it ranks first in net worth, revenue and profit. It is also the only car manufacturer to appear in the top 10 of the BrandZ ranking. The company was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as a spinoff from his father (Sakichi Toyoda)'s company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. In 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product Type A engine and its first passenger car (the Toyota AA) in 1936. It is headquartered in Toyota, Aichi and Bunkyo Tokyo, Japan. It also provides financial services through its division Toyota Financial Services and also creates robots besides automobiles. The company along with the original Toyota Industries form bulk of the Toyota Group. Toyota owns and operates Toyota, Lexus, Scion, has a majority shareholding in Daihatsu Motors [http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/about_toyota/overview/index.html], and has minority shareholdings in Fuji Heavy Industri ...