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Running head: DISRUPTIVE OR SUSTAINING

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DISRUPTIVE OR SUSTAINING

Disruptive or sustaining?

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Disruptive or sustaining?

This discussion regards is an explanation of whether the problem identified in week 2 and reframed in week 3 was either disruptive in nature or sustaining. In retrospect, it should be understood that the problem previously identified and reframed in weeks 2 and 3 respectively is that Cosentino S.A. was battling with the challenge of its inability to attract and retain talented employees. However, to be able to identify whether this problem was disruptive or sustaining, it is important to put into perspective these two terms.

Apparently, the term disruption could be taken to mean to cause disturbance, interference, confusion, delay, stoppage, or obstruction. On the other hand, the term sustain could be taken to mean to suffer or undergo unpleasant experience especially an injury.

Given these two distinguishing definitions of terms, I would say that the issue or problem of Cosentino S.A. not being able to attract and retain talented employees is disruptive in nature. Allow me to explain. Essentially, the challenge of a company not being able to attract and retain talented employees has a "negative effect on the overall productivity of that firm" (Sarhadi, 2017). Also when a firm is unable to retain talented employees, this may translate to high employee turnover, an issue which will obviously affect the overall productivity of that company. It should be understood up front that employees are the backbone of any business. So, high employee turnover especially when those employees are the talented ones is a bad thing because such employees are highly likely to be absorbed by the competition, a factor which weakens further the competitive edge of the firm in question.

The inability to attract and retain talented employees is a disruptive problem because it eventually leads to stoppage of production altogether. Companies rely in talented employees to boost the productivity of the firm. so, when such an employee is no longer there, it means that work that was being done by such an individual will either be delayed until a replacement has been found or stopped altogether if no replacement is not found. When this happens then the company will not be able to produce what is required to either keep up with demand or it will go out of business.

References

Sarhadi, S. (2017). The effects of employee high turnover within organizations.