Nature of the Problem: The purpose of this document is to briefly analyze why burrs and rough spots suddenly began to appear on the side panel components of an automotive company. Three out of four production lines at an automotive plant had defects in the panel parts produced. Additionally, an analysis of how the panel problem is related to organizational subculture, organizational policies, and job stress. Although there are several implications on various issues related to organizational culture, organizational politics and job stress are important because they determine how the human capital within an organization will demonstrate the ability to cope with work for the organization , thus determining the success of the organization. “To illustrate, studies have shown that job stress arises from the interaction between the worker and workplace conditions, i.e., culture (Vigoda, 2002).” “Similarly, there are studies conducted that have found organizational policies to have a negative effect on psychological problems such as job stress (Ferris, Russ, & Fandt, 1989).” Therefore, an organization's most valued asset is its employees. Analysis and Evaluation: In attempting to address quality control irregularities and burrs on several defective panels, senior management discovered several poor management decisions and employee relations issues. To remain competitive in the automotive industry, the company must make some important decisions. Your decision to support one of your supervisors' decision to discipline an employee could result in a potential strike. However, the decision not to support your supervisor could potentially avoid a strike and paint a positive image in the company. Basically, m... half the paper... d to evaluate this problem. My analysis did not include the new alloy of material change in the Zenith sheets as this information was not discovered until careful analysis of the issue by the management team in part two. The management team discovered that a substantial change had occurred in the Zenith sheets which was the root cause of the problem. As stated by the author, this was a very disconcerting situation. Works Cited Ferris, GR, Russ, GS and Fandt, PM (1989), Politics in Organizations. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.Robbins, S. and Judge, T. (2008), Organizational Behavior. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Vigoda, E. (2002), Stress-related consequences of workplace politics: The relationships between politics, job distress, and aggressive behavior in organizations. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 23: 571–591. doi: 10.1002/work.160.