MNG03217 - Managing People In Sport Organization Report

Managing People in Sport Organizations
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Contents
About Case study............................................................................................................. 2
Literature review............................................................................................................. 3
Organizational Commitment............................................................................................ 4
Occupational Stress....................................................................................................... 4
MASLOW Theory of Motivation...................................................................................... 5
Job Characteristics Theory.............................................................................................. 6
Application of the theories on the Case study..........................................................................9
Recommendations.......................................................................................................... 11
Conclusion................................................................................................................... 12
References................................................................................................................... 14
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About Case study
This report is based on the critical analysis of the case study of Sportec covering the concept of
organizational behavior. Sportec is the company that manufactures the performance apparels for
the sports teams and athletes. In year 1984, the Sportec Company was established in the south of
the England And it was founded by Steve Jobson (Team, 2017). The company was popular for
the production of the performance vests and company also make use of the latest GPS
technology in their products which was the USP of the Sportec company. The Sportec company
is the family owned business and in year 2002, Steve worked as the retailer to retailer salesman
to become familiar with the products and proceedings of the business. At the age of 16, Phil was
used to accompany his father in the business trips. Phil Jobson was at the age of 26, when Steve
handed over their business to his son. Presently, Phil is the chairman of the Sportec company.
Steve Jobson put great efforts to make the Sportec a global brand and now that the company is
earning sales more than US$250 million. Moreover, the Company set up its 85 distribution
centers in all over the world and its subsidiaries in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Africa and
Germany. In the year of 2013, Steve was awarded by the Angelina university as the Honorary
degree of the doctor of business administration(Morrow, 2010).
In this case study, the problem found was related to the labor turnover and the behavior of the
employees of the organization. Employee Resignation is increasing day by day because of the
improper working environment, conflicts and politics. Improper working environment refers to
the unusual working conditions for the working women like employee-employer conflicts, late
hours of work, less time for rest and lunch etc. Phil Jobson appointed Rosemary, a management
consultant, for the recruitment of the new employees. However, Sportec, is facing the difficulties
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of the high turnover rate and hiring new employees. The employees are leaving the organization
because of the negative organizational behavior of the team in-charge as well as the chairman of
Sportec. The Sportec Company employs 5000 workers every year and the rate of employee
turnover is high. This report outlines the theories related to the organizational behavior and also
some of the recommendations given in this report(Delta, 2006).
Literature review
The literature review of the report is the one of the best way to explain the theoretical concepts of
the organizational behavior and the situations of the organizations. The review of the literature
basically includes the different viewpoints of the scholars and researchers. A well structured
literature is characterized by the number of ideas and the relevant research done by the
researchers and the research gap in the related topic(Randolph, et al., 1981).
In this report, the review of the literature is done under the categories, namely, organizational
commitment, occupational stress, and the role of motivation and the behavior and culture.
According to the Mcshane and Travaglione(2003), the organizational behavior is the concept of
the attitudes and behavior of the employees within the organization and it is a study of the
activities that people are doing in the working environment. It is very important to review the
management and organization relationship just to know the point of view of the employees. The
positive and good behavior of employees in the organization will help to manage the conflicts
also. This will help to improve the relationships and performance of the employees(Lawler,
2013).
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