CASE STUDY

Instructions: This assignment requires that you demonstrate a sound understanding of the concepts and principles included in this class. Read the case presented below and complete the assignment presented at the end. Proofread your work before submitting. You can submit multiple times. I will grade your last submission considering the quality and sufficiency of answers given, your demonstration of understanding of the concepts included, and the extent to which you satisfy the questions asked.

MOTORS AND MORE INC.

You are hired as the HR director for the fictitious Motors and More, Inc. This business$-$to$-$business sales company manufactures small motors and accessories for industrial and home products. The industry is highly competitive and the company follows a prospector strategy.

A prospector strategy takes advantage of new markets and products. Organizational emphasis is on growth, innovation, and new product development. A prospector wants to be first to the market. To respond to competitive and rapidly changing markets, prospectors have flexible, flat, and decentralized organizational structures.

Motors and More is headquartered in a small southern town of $28,000$ people, with a low unemployment rate of $3\mathrm{.}1\%.$ This