Organizational Behavior – Decision Making

Decision Making Assignment:
John, President of Plastic Packaging (a small bottle manufacturing company located in western Massachusetts), has decided that downsizing is the solution to the recent financial struggles that the company is experiencing as a result of a decrease in customer demand. Last Friday afternoon, John sent a mass e-mail to all of the employees at the facility to explain some of the disappointing financials and his decision to use a downsizing strategy to deal with the situation. The 75 employees of Plastic Packaging start to panic. During the afternoon break, the rumor mill is on overdrive in the breakroom. People are anxious, confused, surprised, and upset with this executive decision. Many of them wonder if there are better alternatives to the financial problems the company has recently experienced and they know that their president could have handled the situation at hand in a much more effective manner. Please respond to the following questions in four distinct and labeled sections:
(1) Identification: What are some of the main problems and related issues that you see within this scenario/case?
(2) Analysis: What are the root causes and relevant factors contributing to the main problems that you identified?
(3) Alternatives and Recommendations: What could John have done differently? Generate alternatives (minimum of two).
(4) Action Plan: How should John carry out these alternatives that you recommended?
Use references from journal articles to support all of the sections of your discussion. Cite your references within your discussion and include the full citations for your references on your Reference page at the end of your document, following the APA Guidelines Use APA 6th edition for in-text citations and references. Cover the information focusing on decision-making using management and organizational behavior concepts. Use appropriate headings and sub-headings to clearly present the information.