Case Analysis : Office Space

Peter got so angry. Brothers, though. Not enemies, not friends, but brothers-able to live in the same house” (Card 32). Before Ender left to battle school Peter was a type of person that got really angry and would fight a lot physically with Ender, just like a bully. This text shows and reveals Peters and Enders relationship they had with each other and how they were with each other. Ender reveals that Peter was a bully to him and was dangerous to him, however he loved him very much just like real brothers. In the text when Ender says, “brothers-able to live in the same house, it is kind of ironic because in the next chapter Graff comes and takes Ender away from his home and Peter to battle school. From this point on, this is where Peter’s character and attitude totally shifts into a strategic mindset and Peter becomes more independent, peaceful and unaggressive which was unusual coming from him. Valentine starts to notice this change in Peter and gets very skeptical on why he's become this person when Ender left. “Still, it was good. Peter never fought anymore. Never bullied. Got along well with everybody. It was a new Peter. Everyone believed it. Father and Mother said it, so often it made Valentine want to scream at them” (Card

1.3. In order to estimate the peso discount rate, assume that the International Fisher Effect (IFE) holds. Groupe Ariel's Euro hurdle rate for a project of this type was 8%. Assume that inflation rates are expected to be 7% in Mexico and 3% in France.

only care about their personal desires. Their interest to improve can result in lower productivity

Peter changes a lot during the whole story. At the start of the book peter is a reckless boy that is always getting into trouble and never listens to the directions. Peter and his class are doing and plant project where they have to bring in ingredients for the plant to grow. Peter got something things that were rather different from everyone else.“I brought in cat litter (used), soda and a little bit of maple syrup.” (26) He brought this in even though Mr. Terupt told them not to bring in something that would stink up the classroom. Peter did not obey the rules Mr. Terupt had given them. Peter always

Employees are the most important asset of an organization and organization has the responsibility to keep happy, motivated and satisfied so that their interest does not diminish in work. Moreover, when employees are kept happy and satisfied then their productivity rises as they feel that the company has given them the importance.

On Wednesday, at approximately 8:24AM, I, Officer Larry Thomas (206), responded to the Central Building Room 413-4A , in reference to a code blue medical call.

The Richland Area Office would like to refer Mr. Casey Campbell to Mr. Birt Dowling for a psychological evaluation. Would it be possible to arrange for a morning appointment with Mr. Dowling? Mr. Campbell is available to meet with Mr. Dowling on any Monday morning in July after the week of July 3,

For example, employees are highly encouraged to outpace each other in their sales figure to win the awards (“Pacesetter”, “Customer Service All Star”, etc.). That intense pressure sometimes leads to using all means possible to surpass a colleague, it can even imply backstabbing. Furthermore, if some employees want to be more honest with their off-the-clock work, they are labeled as ‘weak’ and are pressured to do whatever it takes to increase their SPH.

In the past, the booming economy had allowed for year to year increase in their sales because people had larger discretionary incomes. But due to the recession, smaller independent retailers had to markdown their items in order to stay in business because designer outlet stores are getting more traffic; so will Harry Rosen follow in suit? Or in order to maintain the integrity of the quality products they offer, will they continue their higher pricing and settle for a lower market share?

Unreasonable deadlines or extreme time pressure, sometimes management can give employees numerous works in the morning and want it back by the end of the day. You can get so overwhelm because of the time pressure you become stress and can make mistake that can cause the company.

“Office Space” is a comedy movie of a man who desperately hates his job and his boss. The movie begins with Peter Gibbon’s daily life story at Initech. At work, Peter has to deal with his indifferent boss, Bill Lumbergh, who doesn’t want to listen to his employee’s feedbacks. Lumbergh seems to be an ignorant and arrogant man who dictates his employee and doesn’t want to be blamed at all. Moreover, Lumbergh asks his employee to come to work on weekend. The atmosphere in the office is getting more intense after Lumbergh announced that Initech is bringing in consultants to increase the efficiency of the company. Peter was very frustrated with everything in the office and he felt that his life even more miserable with each passing day at work.

Cross-functional teams are vital in many businesses, because it increases productivity, enhances communication between departments, and leads to overall success in a company. Boldflash is a company that has fallen behind on this front, and is thus struggling to keep up with its competitors. Roger Cahill, the new vice president of the Mobile Division, is faced with the challenge of finding a way to restructure the departments in his division in order to increase productivity and improve the product development process.

2.   Mean service time = travel time + repair time = 1 + 1.5 = 2.5 hours

The literature review, explain the theories which are related to the case study’s problems in order to the motivation and satisfy employees’ needs. There are three important theories include; organizational motivation justice, Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory, and expectancy theory.

According to Herzberg, the factors leading to job satisfaction are distinctly different from those that lead to job-dissatisfaction. Therefore, the managers who seek to eliminate factors that create job-dissatisfaction can bring about peace at the workplace but cannot motivate the employees. These factors are termed as hygiene factors comprising administration, supervision, working conditions, salary and wages etc. While absence of hygiene factors will lead to dissatisfaction, mere presence of these factors will not satisfy (i.e. motivate) the employees. In order to motivate the employees, managers must resort to ‘motivators’ (those factors that motivate the employees towards better performance) such as recognition, challenging assignment, responsibility, opportunities for growth and self-fulfillment etc.