1. Mark Martin has just been appointed manager of a production team operating the 11pm to 7am shift in a large manufacturing firm. Mark is concerned that the team members really like and get along well with one another but they also appear to be restricting their task outputs to the minimum acceptable levels. What could Mark do to improve things in this situation and why should he do them?
2. Describe when and where organizational politics occur and the forms of such behavior takes.
3. Intranets can reflect and influence an organizational culture. Discuss the impact of technology on organizational culture in contemporary organization's and the challenges involved in building and maintaining culture with remote employees.