For this final project, each group will read the comprehensive case, Case #$4$: Boundaryless Organizations, on page $642$ of the text. Your task is to read the chosen case and work within your group discussion space, with your teammates, to answer four questions. Each team member must participate in small group discussion in order to receive credit for the final project.

Questions:

Identify some of the problems likely to occur in a boundary$-$less organization like Newskool Grooves. What are the advantages of boundary$-$less organizations?

Consider some of the cultural issues that will affect a company operating in such different parts of the world and whose employees may not be representative of the national cultures of each country. Are the conflicts you observe a function of the different types of work people have to perform?

Based on what you know about motivation and personality, what types of people are likely to be satisfied in each area of the company? Use concepts from job characteristics theory and the emerging social relationships perspective on work to describe what might need to change to increase employee satisfaction in all areas.

What types of human resources practices need to be implemented in this sort of organization? What principles of selection and hiring are likely to be effective? Which Big Five traits and abilities might Newskool supervisors want to use for selection?