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2-3 page paper along with a cover page and references sheet. Must be 2 scholarly references, APA guideline. Each part of question must be answer, Part 1 has its own cover page and references sheet. Part 2 have it own cover page and references sheet. In-text citations, proper grammar and punctuation marks. Use correct sentence structure. Please number the question with the answer.
Part 1:Read Case 1.1: “REI Tells Employees to go Outside” Answer the following questions:
1. How does REI leverage its social and environmental stewardship to attract and retain top employees?
2. Explain how REI uses social media to communicate its organizational culture to employees, co-op members, and potential new hires?
3. Self-Reflection: How does this case interplay with your professional experiences?
4. How does REI’s philosophy support or disconnect with your leadership style?
Part 2:Read Case 4.1: “The Human Cost Associated with Our Electronic Gadgets. Answer the following questions:
1. Think of the initial impressions you formed of Foxconn as you read the case. To what degree did stereotyping influence your thoughts?
2. How much did the additional information about the firm change your initial impression?
3.. While the manual labor of assembling electronics is challenging for Foxconn employees, the workers may also face emotional burdens of being away from family and isolation from the outside world. How might management recognize and help employees constructively cope with these challenges and emotions?
4. From chapter four, how could the discussion on stress lead to organizational errors?
5. Should leaders be concerned with how stress impacts an employee?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: FOXCONN
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Foxconn
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Foxconn Case
The first impression by reading this case was that Foxconn was one bad place one could
ever work for. The picture painted by the initial reading is that Foxconn does not care about their
employee wellbeing. It also brought the idea that the company has no respect for the employees
and that their main objective was to make a higher profit and misuse the employee. The rate of
suicide among the employees and the confidence they have to commit mass suicide is saddening.
High degree of stereotype played a significant role in the perception indicated above.
The additional information helped me understand the reason for the organizational
behavior and the reason why the employee faced a hard time in the organization. Additional
information provided vast information about the organizational behavior and the borrowed
culture from the headquarters. As a result, I understand why the company provided the worst
working condition in the USA. This is the notion that both environments are the same hence it
should be treated identically the same. Therefore, the additional information created an
understanding of why the employees in the USA threaten to commit suicide and complain about
their salaries and working conditions.
Employee isolation and staying away from the family cause distress and emotional
burden. This affects their performance as well as increases the chances of committing suicide. To
solve this issue, the company should acknowledge the difference existing between the two
countries that is USA...
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