BMWS 4004 Problem Solving and Decision Making

Power Point Presentation CASE STUDY: UK workers among the most dissatisfied in Europe Employees are more dissatisfied with their jobs and work-life balance in the UK than in most other European countries. Out of 20 European countries responding, only 6 were more dissatisfied than the UK, according to statistics reported in the British Social Attitudes survey, led by NatCen Social Research.Where is this dissatisfaction coming from and is there anything employers can do to reverse the trend?The report laid some of the blame with the UK's long-hours culture, particularly because much of the work is unpaid. Almost half of UK employees (48 per cent) take on overtime in a typical week with 44 per cent of it being unpaid.There's also a perception among workers that job quality has declined during the economic downturn. The report found that people believed the nature of their work had changed for the worse in the last three years with almost a quarter saying they were now doing less interesting work than before. Fewer workers said that there was variety in their work.More workers said they worked 'very hard' but one in five reported taking a reduction in pay during the last three years. More workers than before said they were unable to switch off from work, and that they worried about work problems when at home.More than half of employees say that their workplace has experienced 'a great deal of financial difficulty' in the past three years and fewer workers consider their jobs to be as secure as before. Task 1:Read the case study below to gain an understanding of the complex problem of ‘Job dissatisfaction’ faced by UK employees, then produce and deliver a10 minutes individual PowerPoint presentation containing: •A discussion on the nature and impact(actual and potential)of the complex problem on the overall performance of organizations. •A research-informed cause-and-effect analysis of the complex problem. (use the Fishbone diagram template attached) •A PESTLE analysis of the macro-environmental factors contributing to the complex problem.(please use the model from ''pestle template '' doc attached and feel it up ) •An evaluation of alternative solutions to the complex problem with an aim of choosing the most appropriate solution among these alternatives. (in here to come up with max 4 solutions from the fishbone diagram and evaluate them)