Causes of Struggle in Thrive Consultancy: Enquiry Report

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A report on an enquiry into the possible causes of the struggle in Thrive Consultancy

Table of Contents
Executive summary.....................................................................................................................................3
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4
Literature review.........................................................................................................................................5
Methods and results.....................................................................................................................................8
Recommendations and conclusions...........................................................................................................12
References.................................................................................................................................................14
Table 1. Level of concern among the employees.......................................................................................10
Figure 1. Graphic visualization of the themes...........................................................................................11

Executive summary
This report as a result of the research conducted on behalf of Thrive Consultancy in order to
establish the cause of the struggles the company has been undergoing.
The chief data collection method was through the semi-structured interview method where
structured questions were asked but additional information was gathered through asking of extra
questions and encouraging the respondents to speak widely of their experiences and their true
feelings regarding the underlying issues under investigation.
The research found out that the chief reason for the low employ morale being experienced in the
company is the funding cuts which resulted in the unavailability of coffee in the office. Majority
of the employees found this particularly unbearable as they were so used to the coffee to run
through their day at the work place. All the employees interviewed had a thing or more to say
about the unavailability of the coffee. This goes in a long way in explaining how important the
coffee was to the day to day activities of the employees.
The report suggested that the company find a way of addressing the underlying coffee issue by
either setting aside funds to cater for the coffee or engaging the employees in an active
discussion regarding the issue in order to come up with an amicable solution to the issue that will
get all the employees on board.

Introduction
Thrive consultancy is a consultancy company which offers services in three main areas namely;
Human Resource consulting, Strategic planning, and Advertising/Marketing consulting. The
company has been in operation for the last fifteen years and employs about 50 staff. The
company advises other companies on human resource consulting practices like HR solutions,
policy renewal and development, KPI development, training, career and leadership development,
employee relations and communications. They also offer strategic planning workshops to help
companies adapt to changes in globalisation, technology, and markets. Lastly, they offer
advertising/marketing consultancy regarding how a company is perceived by clients, branding,
marketing, advertising, and social media presence.
The company is however undergoing a turbulent period due to workers morale and performance
being very low. This results in a lot of staff absences. It was suspected that this is due to the
policy change and funding cuts in the company. This research was conducted to establish
whether this is indeed the case. This report therefore sets out to outline the finding s of the
research.