MNG82001 Organisational Behaviour
Task
Assume that your workplace manager has nominated yourself and 4 fellow workers to plan the organisation’s 5-year anniversary celebrations. This event, which will take place in 6 weeks, is intended to be a relatively simple (i.e. casual) gathering of all 20 employees. The manager has provided a budget of $500 for catering purposes.
The ‘Event Planning Group’ is scheduled to hold its first face-2-face meeting early next week. One group member, Sally, made the suggestion that before meeting, everyone nominate how they think the $500 should be spent. This seemed like a good idea and the suggestions put forward are:
• Sally and another member, Sharon, suggest that the group hire a Kareoke machine for the night. This would cost $400.
• Greta suggests that the $500 be donated to a local charity and everyone brings a plate of food to share.
• Carlos indicated that he does not have any particular suggestion and is happy to go with whatever the group decides.
• Your suggestion is to use the funds for decorations (balloons and streamers), pizza and champagne. You have estimated the costs and determined there will be enough pizza for everyone and one glass of champagne which will be used as part of a ‘toast’ (i.e. an expression of goodwill towards the organisation and its members) at the end of the night.
Your Task You know that when the Event Planning Group meets next week, each individual member, except Carlos, is likely to only support and push for their particular idea. You are worried that the group will not work as a team. You therefore need to prepare for this situation by considering a range of factors that will likely influence the group’s decision-making process.
Your task is to prepare a report that identifies these key factors and explains how they will influence the group’s decision-making process.
