Scenario:

In Touchstone 1, you developed a SWOT analysis to fully understand the position of the Quenchbliss soda company in the current market. You should use that analysis to help inform your decisions on this Touchstone. You will continue your role as an Organizational Behavior Consultant to help Quenchbliss leaders grow their organization.

For this Touchstone, we will make the following assumptions:
* Quenchbliss needs to restructure the organization. As noted in the scenario, the company has grown fast and organically.

* Based on the SWOT analysis performed in the Unit 1 Touchstone, Quenchbliss wants to expand into two more countries, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, in the next 5 years.

* Because they have high turnover, Quenchbliss needs to work on their motivation strategies to keep their people happy and engaged.
Consider the following as you develop your organizational structure:

* Quenchbliss has historically been an organic organization but needs to make mechanistic changes as it expands. Review the content on organizational structures and organizational design.
* Quenchbliss does not have a clear path to promotion, which can be one motivational factor. According to the expectancy theory, showing employees that desirable behavior leads to positive outcomes, like promotions, is important as part of the organizational structure design.
Consider the following questions as you develop your motivational plans:

* How can a manager motivate employees extrinsically but also ensure they are intrinsically motivated?

* Which motivational theory do you think is the most valid and applicable to Quenchbliss’s organization?

Assignment: Develop a slide deck for a presentation for the leadership at Quenchbliss. As an OB expert, your presentation will address how the company can change the organizational structure, provide a graphic on a proposed structure, and also address motivational strategies that are tied to motivational theories.

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