DISCUSSION QUESTION

Suppose you are an HR professional who convinced your company’s management to conduct a survey of employee satisfaction. Your budget was limited, and you could not afford a test that went into great detail. Rather, you investigated overall job satisfaction and learned that it is low, especially among employees in three departments. You know that management is concerned about spending a lot for HR programs because sales are in a slump, but you want to address the issue of low job satisfaction.

• Suggest some steps you can take to improve job satisfaction in the workplace with a limited budget.
• Explain how you will convince management that your ideas will improve the bottom line.