Professional Documents
Culture Documents
11. A consumer products company wants more creativity in its research and
development operations. The company has spent large amounts of money
on creativity training sessions that have helped somewhat, but the VP of
research and development believes that the fundamental conditions must
be altered to foster more creativity. Describe three conditions (other than
training) that this organization should establish to increase the level of
creativity in its research and development operations. Briefly explain how
each condition might improve creativity.
12. Creative Finance Ltd. wants to introduce practices that would enhance
creativity among employees in solving some of the financial institution's
ongoing work process problems. Identify and describe three types of
activities that encourage creativity including a specific example of things
that might be done in each activity.
13. ClamCo, a large energy company, was once a bureaucratic organization
that valued long service and promotions through a steep hierarchy. After
several years of difficult change, it is now a much flatter organization that
places more responsibility with self-directed work teams. Explain what
changes ClamCo probably would have made to align its reward system
with this new corporate philosophy.
14. Describe a reward system that would best motivate employees to learn
several jobs. Identify potential disadvantages of this reward system.
15. The chief executive officer of a mid-sized manufacturing company has
hired you to design the work site and to make any other changes
necessary for employees to feel more empowered. Briefly define
empowerment and describe three important conditions you would ensure
to improve empowerment among the employees.