On November 13, 2019 the Bondurant, IA City Council gave unanimous approval for a 780,000 square foot distribution center to be built. The owneris Amazon. It is expected to bring more than 1,000 jobs to the local economy.
Research the following articles and any others you choose:
- What it’s like to work at Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day
Slate.com
05/28/19
- Surviving Amazon – Logic Magazine
Logicmag.io
08/03/19
- Why Amazon Pay warehouse employees to tweet
Vox.com
08/08/19
- The relentless misery of working inside an Amazon warehouse
OneZero.medium.com, 03/11/19
- Amazon warehouse workers doing “back-breaking” work walked off job
Vox.com, 12/23/19
- As an Amazon warehouse worker, what is your experience of working there?
Quora.com, 10/26/19
- Amazon Warehouse Associate reviews, Glassdoor
Based on your readings and research discuss the organizational behavior, design, and culture at Amazon with respect to its warehouse workforce. As a leader, what, if any, changes would you make there? Would you work for Amazon?
Your essay shall be a minimum of2 pages, 3 pages maximum (12 point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, single spaced. This paper is due on Wednesday 10/07/20.
Your assigned team is on the accompanying excel spreadsheetmarked “Assigned Teams FALL 2020 MGMT 372, Sec. 11”. You are responsible for contacting your fellow team members. If you do not see your name listed (due to later enrollment), you are on Team #11.
Effective writing abilities are essential in any career. Points will be deducted for poor grammar, spelling and punctuation. Good business writing is succinct. Short paragraphs and short sentences are desirable. This paper should reflect original (your) thoughts. Do not regurgitate the articles you have read. You will be penalized for this.
Ensure that there is flow to your prose. This means you, as a team, review and edit the paper to ensure continuity, and that there is not duplication of thought.