Operations Management
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Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine: The possible reasons for high employee turnover.
Introduction: The amount of dependency on human effort by an organization in terms of achieving its goals is given by the work design. It is directly linked to the productivity of an organization where good work design helps in achieving high productivity.
Summary: Company HH, a fast food restaurant serving its customers with health and hygienic foods. The firm is facing difficulties in generating profits and losing sales. Though their customers likely welcome the tasty, hygienic and appealing foods, the business steadily decline due to slow service and high employee turnover.
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