Please use the following Case Study to answer questions below:

Organizational Behaviour centers around the study of Human Resource principles and ever changing employee needs which affect the overall behaviour of organizations. For the purpose of this project, you will need to combine Organizational Behaviour theory and textbook concepts, with real-life examples.

After several years of working in managerial ranks within the retail industry, you and 4 friends (who also have similar backgrounds) have decided to open up a small retail venture.

As you are all equally invested, ownership of the new project is divided equally amongst each partner (5 partners each owning a 20% share).

The venture requires hiring a staff of 15 employees with 3 managers and 12 non managers. There is a Finance team (1 manager, 3 subordinates), a Marketing team (1 manager , 3 subordinates), and a Sales Force team (1 manager, 6 subordinates).

Question 1:

Two common quotes are as follows:

Employee recognition may be motivational for the moment, but it doesnt have any staying power. Why? Because employees cant take recognition to Roots or the Bay!.

Performance cant be measured, so any effort to link pay with performance is a fantasy. Differences in performance are often caused by the system, which means the organization ends up rewarding the circumstances. Its the same thing as rewarding the weather forecaster for a pleasant day.

Considering the business is relatively new, describe five different bases (other than productivity) for you can compensate employees. Based on your knowledge and experience, do you think productivity is the most effective?

Question 2:

Considering the size of the venture and the various teams, how might the concept of job redesign be effectively used within this business?

Question 3:

What can management do to improve employees perceptions that their jobs are interesting and challenging? Support your answer with examples from other companies if possible.

Question 4:

Assuming after 3 years the venture is a success and growing steadily, you decide that expanding the number of branches might be a good idea. What changes to the employee structure might you make? Why?