Strawmill Foods Inc. is currently experiencing a level of dysfunction that has created hostility in the workplace, affecting the company’s people, human processes, and culture. Some positive attributes do exist, but the dysfunctional aspects have dominated the company’s approach to diversity initiatives. By conducting a thorough analysis of these factors, you, as the I/OP consultant, will gain a comprehensive understanding of Strawmill Foods Inc.’s strengths and weaknesses, enabling informed decision making for future strategic initiatives.
Supporting Materials
The following resources support your work on the project:
Resource: Project Two Milestones Job Satisfaction and Benchmarks
In this document, you will find employee job satisfaction and performance survey results, as well as industry benchmarks.
Resource: Project Two Organizational Documentation
In this document, you will find the client’s mission and vision statements and the organizational chart.
Directions
Review the supporting materials to determine the organization’s positive attributes and symptoms of dysfunction regarding the people, human processes, and culture.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
People: Positive Attributes: Determine the positive attributes regarding the current state of the people within the company. Include the following:
Support your ideas on the positive attributes regarding the people within the company using data from the supporting materials.
Describe how the industry benchmarks provide evidence in favor of the positive attributes.
People: Symptoms of Dysfunction: Determine the symptoms of dysfunction regarding the current state of the people within the company. Include the following:
Support your ideas on the symptoms of dysfunction regarding the people within the company using data from the supporting materials.
Describe how the industry benchmarks provide evidence in favor of the symptoms of dysfunction.
Human Processes: Positive Attributes: Determine the positive attributes regarding the current state of the company’s human processes. Include the following:
Support your ideas on the positive attributes regarding the company’s human processes using data from the supporting materials.
Describe how the industry benchmarks provide evidence in favor of the positive attributes.
Human Processes: Symptoms of Dysfunction: Determine the symptoms of dysfunction regarding the current state of the company’s human processes. Include the following:
Support your ideas on the symptoms of dysfunction regarding the company’s human processes using data from the supporting materials.
Describe how the industry benchmarks provide evidence in favor of the symptoms of dysfunction.
Culture: Positive Attributes: Determine the positive attributes regarding the current state of the company’s culture. Include the following:
Support your ideas on the positive attributes regarding the company’s culture using data from the supporting materials.
Describe how the industry benchmarks provide evidence in favor of the positive attributes.
Culture: Symptoms of Dysfunction: Determine the symptoms of dysfunction regarding the current state of the company’s culture. Include the following:
Support your ideas on the symptoms of dysfunction regarding the company’s culture using data from the supporting materials.
Describe how the industry benchmarks provide evidence in favor of the symptoms of dysfunction.
What to Submit
Submit your milestone as a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
