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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... 4
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
2.0 Literature Review........................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Stress .......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Personality.................................................................................................................. 6
2.3 Emotional Intelligence ............................................................................................... 7
2.4 Motivation .................................................................................................................. 8
2.5 SMART Objectives .................................................................................................... 9
3.0 Organization Profile .................................................................................................. 10
4.0 Hypothetical Situation (Case Study) ......................................................................... 11
4.1 Issue Identification ................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Issue Analysis .......................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Consequences (Analyzed) ....................................................................................... 11
4.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 13
5.0 Analysis (Case Study) ............................................................................................... 14
5.1 Stress ........................................................................................................................ 14
5.2 Motivation ................................................................................................................ 15
5.3 Emotional Intelligence ............................................................................................. 16
5.4 Personality................................................................................................................ 17
6.0 Action Plan................................................................................................................ 18
7.0 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 19
8.0 References .................................................................................................................... 20
9.0 Appendices ................................................................................................................... 21
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1.0 Introduction
Assignment Objectives
Understand the basic concepts of Stress, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation and
Personality
Select a particular organization and apply these concepts and study about its
organizational behavioral issues.
Develop a Case Study using the particular company and the issues occurred as
absenteeism and turnover of employees
Understand SMART objectives.
Background
This report intends to analyze a company and identify the main problems of a company like
absenteeism and employee turnover and identify the main reasons for the said problems.
All the problems are to be categorized in to four main characteristics of human behavior.
An Action Plan will be developed at the end of the report to overcome the issues and avoid
absenteeism and staff turnover.
The four main factors are shown below.
Figure 1: Main Concepts of Issues
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2.0 Literature Review
The main theories behind this documentation are Stress, Emotional Intelligence,
Motivation and Personality as shown in the figure above. And in this chapter a brief
description is given for each attribute.
2.1 Stress
Stress is a major factor that brings lot of affect to the work life. Therefore it can beconsidered as one of the most important attribute that need to be concentrated on. And too
much work stress may lead to health care issues as well. Lot of research has been done on
the stress factor and it shows that stress interfere functions like intellectual, emotional and
also interpersonal functioning in an organization.
Risks can be occurred in an organization in many ways. In this documentation analysis
done on stress and reasons and consequences of stress is determined and solutions are
suggested.
2.2 Personality
Personality is another main factor that affects work life. Behavior of people in an
organization totally depends on the personality. There can be many different personalities
that are available in an organization. For a manager it is very important to understand the
personalities. It is mainly because dealing with each personality is totally different from the
other.
In an organization personality differences affect the work life in huge amount. A
motivation for a specific person could be a de-motivation for another employee with
different personality.
The Below diagram shows the main personalities that could be available in an organization.
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Figure 2: Personalities in an organization
[Source: Ezine Articles]
Dealing with above each personality is totally different from each other and their de-
motivational factors and motivational factors are different. Therefore most companies face
lot of absenteeism and turnover issues because of the personality factor.
2.3 Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence has become increasingly important to organizational development
and developing its people, because the Emotional intelligence philosophy present a freshapproach to understand and assess the people's behaviors in an organization, management
styles, their attitudes, interpersonal skills, and of course their potential. Emotional
Intelligence has become a key consideration in human resources planning, job profiling,
recruitment interviewing and selection, management development, customer relations and
customer service, and many of the organizational functions.
Therefore Emotional Intelligence is another major factor for the occurrence of issues like
absenteeism and employee turnover.
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2.4 Motivation
Self actualization is the highest drive of an employee, however before a person can turn to
it, he or she must satisfy other, lower motivations like hunger, safety and belonging. The
hierarchy has five levels.
Physiological (hunger, thirst, shelter, sex, etc.)
Safety (security, protection from physical and emotional harm)
Social (affection, belonging, acceptance, friendship) Esteem (also called ego). The internal ones are self respect, autonomy, achievement
and the external ones are status, recognition, and attention.
Self actualization (doing things)
In the work life Motivation is a major factor for the productivity of the employees. If the
organization does not concentrate on motivation of employees there could be massive issue
with labor turnover and absenteeism.
Maslows hierarchy of needs and Herzbergs Motivation-Hygiene theory demonstrates the
human behavior and major components that affect the motivation as shown below.
Figure 3: Maslows Hierarchy & Herzbergs Motivation Theory
[Source:www.Jayderagon.com]
Motivators
Hygiene factors
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3.0 Organization Profile
MAS Linea Clothing is one of
the leading Apparel
manufacturers in Sri Lanka,
MAS Holdings, are supplying the
garment to leading apparel
Suppliers in the World apparel
market. Speedo, Victoria Secrete,
Mark & Spence, Calvin Klein,
Michal Korse, Tesco, and Lands End are one of the main
Customers of MAS holdings.
Most of the fabrics are supplied by foreign suppliers. Threads are supplied by Coast
Thread Lanka, and elastics are supplied by Stretch Line Sri Lanka, Other trims andsuppliers are Foreign Companies.
Company has started at 1996 with 300 employees and now company occupies 1350 total
employees per one shift. Total direct workers are 1400. Average production is 40000 pieces
per day and average efficiency of the production is 60%. Factory is facilitated with Product
development center, and they develop the sample that is to be sent to the customers.
Linea Clothing is in its 13th year of operations and, has expanded its client base includingVictorias Secret, Marks & Spencers, Lands End, Tesco, Hinds and Warnaco into its
impressive portfolio. Incorporating the most modern technology in the globe, together with
the some of the Islands most talented professionals,
The Above Logo is a property of MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd.
Figure 4: Logo of MAS Holding
[Source: (MAS Holdings, 2010)]
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4.0 Hypothetical Situation (Case Study)
In an organization Employee Turnover and absenteeism is a massive issue. This is a case
study of MAS Linea Aqua that labor turnover became a huge problem. In this chapter the
main discussion is done for the situation occurred.
As stated in previous chapter the factory has over 1500 employees on one shift and they are
operating on clothing. There are about 20 modules or lines in the factory.
4.1 Issue Identification
Since over 40,000 pieces are sewed everyday from the garment, consistency of labor forces
is highly necessary. But in last year (2009) labor turnover was more than 10% and showed
considerably high absenteeism rate as well.
Note: For more details refer Turnover reports in Appendices
4.2 Issue Analysis
The report showed over 10% turnover in year 2009 and very high absenteeism rate. Many
different reasons were given to resign from the company. Pregnant, sick, transport issues,
look after the baby, eyesight problems, to go abroad, personal problems, to do operations,
getting married, join army are some of the reasons which they have given to the company.
Note: For more details refer Turnover reports in Appendices
4.3 Consequences (Analyzed)
High labor turnover is a massive problem from any kind of company. For garment trade
existence of skilled and experienced labor is utmost important because it is highly sensitive
industry that exist in Sri Lanka.
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When the labor turnover is very high in garment trade it leads to a massive disaster in many
ways. All the consequences of resignation of skilled and experienced labor is identified and
discussed in below chapters.
4.3.1 Quality
Quality is extremely important in a garment industry. Since most of the sewing is done for
the international brands it is really necessary to keep the quality high to exist in the market.
Therefore special attention should be given to the quality aspect.
One of the major issues that need to be concentrated on is the decreasing the quality of the
products. As the employee turnover is high new employees are taken in to the company and
the new comers are not well trained and experienced in the line. Therefore the quality of
the products tends to decrease. And mainly since the sewing and stitching is done using
machines which are very fast accidents could happen in the factory as well.
4.3.2 Productivity
Productivity is another factor that is necessary for the garment trade because most of the
time bonus of a particular person is decided by the productivity of the line. Another reason
for productivity to be so important is most of the orders are given to the garment by
international companies with a deadline. Most of the time if the deadline is not met the
company reject the order. Therefore it is so important to finish everything on deadline
keeping the quality up to the standard.
When the labor turnover and absenteeism is very high the productivity tends to go down in
massive amount. When the absenteeism is high the number of labor goes down and without
the necessary amount of human force it becomes impossible to reach the target within the
specific time period.
When the turnover is very high the garment/organization tend to recruit new people to the
company. Since new people do not have enough skills and experience the outcome of the
employee is low during first month. That leads to huge trouble if productivity expected at
the end of the month is not met.
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4.3.3 Time
Time is very important factor for garment industry. Each employee has to finish each item
in a specific time. If the employee does not finish the item in recommended time the
expected productivity will not be met at the end of the day. And it will lead to a huge
trouble when it comes to the project deadlines.
When the labor turnover and absenteeism is high and when new recruits come to the
industry the timing cannot be done correctly because of the low productivity of new
recruits. The main reason for this is lack of experience and skills. Therefore it is necessary
for the organization to keep the skilled and experience labor in the workforce to reach the
ultimate goals.
4.3.4 Training
Training is necessary when there are lot of new recruits in the factory to keep up the
productivity and outcome. Therefore when the turnover is very high and new recruitments
are high, it is necessary for the company to use extra labor force and train the new recruits.
It is highly expensive for the company. And when workforce leaves the company after the
training period and joins another company, it makes another issue.
4.4 Conclusion
When the workforce turnover and absenteeism is very high, it makes massive problems.
And the main factor to understand is if the turnover is high and if people tend to resign
from the MAS Holdings and join another organization it is obvious that there is an internal
problem in the company that affects employees. Therefore the problems and reasons should
be analyzed and solutions must be performed.
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5.0 Analysis (Case Study)
The clothing industry is both a quintessential global industry and one that is inescapably
labor intensive. Due to this reason the labor turnover is relatively high in most of the
garment manufacturing plants in MAS holdings. The stats in appendix (1) shows how the
staff absenteeism and turnover ofMAS Linea Intimo for the year 2009. In this discussion
it will be discussed the reasons for the relatively high staff absenteeism and the staff
turnover by taking the below given factors in to consideration.
It has been identified four main reasons for the labor turnover in the selected industry and
the discussion will be based on the following reasons
1. Stress
2. Motivation
3. Emotional Intelligence
4. Personality
5.1 Stress
Stress plays a major role in the event of the absenteeism and labor turnover in the apparel
industry. A high production quantity, Demand in production time, work routine, quality
control could affect the stress level of the labor force as an internal factor. However from
the records of the labor turnover and absenteeism report of MAS Linea Aqua shows that
apart from the internal stress factors that there are external factors that contribute majorly
on the stress level of the employees.
Transportation, sicknesses, restlessness, Relationship issues, marital conflicts, and all the
other continuous problems could be taken as external factors that could affect the labor
turnover in the organization.
If taken a closer look in to these issues one could determine that high intensity of female
laborers in these garment factories is one of the reasons for the said external factors and
which affect the stress level of them whilst affecting the labor turnover
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5.2 Motivation
Motivation factors can play a huge role in the apparel sector in Sri Lanka as the
competition among the main players in the industry is immense for the skilled labor. MAS
Holdings being one the leading apparel industries in Sri Lanka would provide more
motivational factors to their employees than most of its competitors. However a labor
turnover of 10% in year 2009 is a considerable percentage.
The factors that affect the motivation of an employee of an organization was discussed in
figure: 3
In MAS the organization provides most of the discussed factors of motivation. The
examples for the discussed factors are as follows.
Physiological
MAS provides lunch for its employees with a subsidized charge and tea twice a day
(Morning and evening)
The sewing plants are well designed that gives the labor force a clean and clear
work environment.
Safety
The safety policies of MAS are state of the art and practiced across its plants. These
practices are mandatory and monitored by the international buyers such as NEXT, VS, and
GAP etc
Social
The belongingness, friendly atmosphere is maintained in the highest level in the
factory. Movements / projects such as MAS Women Go Beyond is an example for this
Figure 5: Women Go Beyond Logo
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Esteem
Working for the largest apparel manufacturer in the Island and the standards the
organization follows may give a higher esteem to its employees than the employees who
work for the competition.
Self Actualization
A fulfillment of all the above factors derives in self actualization. Staff motivation
could be in a high level among the staff if the above factors are met.
5.3 Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence refers to the process involved in recognition, use,
understanding and management of yourself and others emotional states to solve emotion
laden problems and to regulate behavior. One can categorize EI as a part of the cognitive
abilities alongside social, practical and personal intelligence that is in the cold side of the
cognitive processes. Unlike its other members EI could be categorized a HOT cognitive
emotional process that has a bigger importance to an individual and the surrounding
environment.
EI is more important to the management level staff at MAS as they need to understand the
mindset of an individual who may not have much of an intelligence capacity. These
individuals could be the machine operators, cutters, laborers who may possess a minimum
level of an intellectual capacity.
If one look at the absenteeism report, the reasons given by the staff will give a better idea
of the level of instability that the laborers has when considering the personal factors such as
relationship issues & marital issues.
A management team with a higher EI capacity and introductory level training to the staff
on EI will help the organization and the staff to
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Understand the issues that their labor force face on day to day activities
Will enable to advance the thinking capacity of the lower level employees force
such as the machine operators, laborers etc
Will help the labor force to have a better worklife balance
5.4 Personality
When understanding an individuals personality it could be identified that ones
personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
that make the person unique. Further to this, personality could arise from within the
individual and remains fairly consistent throughout life.
Employee personalities could obviously have an impact on many things that they
do, if not you could also say that it has an impact on everything. How deep the effect of
personality in a specific job performance depends on the unique aspects of an individual's
personality. Personality has a great impact on overall productivity in a social workplace. In
this case it could be said that an employee personality in MAS has an overall impact on his
/ her productivity. Cognitive ability, nevertheless, has been exposed to be more positively
correlated to actual performance.
If an employee is unwilling to perform the task and lacks conscientiousness, then
the job will not be done, regardless of potential ability. Social aspects of many traditional
work environments may overshadow some other unseen factors that affect overall
workplace productivity.
Ex: Reasons for labor absenteeism / turnover at MAS linea Aqua which relates to an
employee personality
Joining the Army
Marriage
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6.0 Action Plan
According to the absenteeism / turnover summery of MAS Linea Aqua the highest number
records due to health hazards of the employee.
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7.0 Conclusion
The need to understand organizational behavior is of utmost importance for an organization
to have a competitive edge over its competitors. Human capital is a extremely important
tool in an organization. Companies inject huge amounts of funds to identify the appropriate
talent required to carry out the demanding positions. The behavior of such human capital
will influence the companys performance a great deal.
It is known that many behaviorists have come to a conclusion that understanding &
managing ones stress, emotional intelligence, motivation & personality towards behavior
are necessary. This study & application of MAS holdings will highly benefit the company
from a human performance & financial perspective.
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8.0 References
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9.0 Appendices
Figure: Performance
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
Current performance, gaps, targets
Current : Actual 11 % Target 5% & Gap : 6%
Reflection on last years goals, activities, and results
Activity G/Y/R Key results / issues
Problem Solving Through JCC Y All problems not received to JCC
Problem Solving Through Grievance
BoxR Not functioning frequently
Special function for employeesG Employees were satisfied with
Functions
Provide Better food G Employees were satisfied with food
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Figure: Sample Turnover sheet 2009[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
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Figure: Absenteeism Report 2005, 2006
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
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Figure: Absenteeism Report 2007, 2008
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
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Figure: Absenteeism Report 2009
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
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Figure: Turnover Summery Report 2005
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
Figure: Turnover Summery Report 2006
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
Figure: Turnover Summery Report 2007
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
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Figure: Turnover Summery Report 2008
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
Figure: Turnover Summery Report 2009
[Source: MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd]
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The Optimal Process for Developing Emotional Intelligence in Organizations