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Peppers & More1: a teaching case in organizational behavior

In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
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Meike Rombach Lecturer, Lincoln University, Land Management and Systems, P.O. Box 85084, Lincoln 7647, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Shema E. Paul Graduate student, Technical University of Munich, School of Management and School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Chair of Economics of Horticulture and Landscaping, Alte Akademie 16, 85354 Freising, Germany

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Lukas F. Niedermann Graduate student, Technical University of Munich, School of Management and School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Chair of Economics of Horticulture and Landscaping, Alte Akademie 16, 85354 Freising, Germany

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Vera Bitsch Professor, Technical University of Munich, School of Management and School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Chair of Economics of Horticulture and Landscaping, Alte Akademie 16, 85354 Freising, Germany

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Online Publication Date:
03 Jun 2020
Open Access

The teaching case discusses a number of organizational challenges faced by a German vegetable producer. Two business consultants were hired to assist and to explore the situation in the new production facility at Peppers & More. While the CEO assumed the employees were not motivated, the consultants uncovered that various employees’ behavior, as well as a structural problem contributed to the tense situation in the production facility. During the period of analysis, it becomes apparent that there is a communication problem between the production manager and the foremen. The setup of the job rotation system and conflicts between two foremen caused further irritation at the facility. At the end of each consulting day, the consultants and the readers have to link the challenges to motivation theory and provide recommendations how Peppers & More can cope with these challenges.

Title:
Peppers & More1: a teaching case in organizational behavior
Article Type:
Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2020.0010
Language:
English
Pages:
313–318
Keywords:
communication; conflict; horticulture; job rotation; job satisfaction; organizational structure; work motivation
In:
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
In:
Volume 23: Issue 2
Received:
14 Jan 2020
Accepted:
02 Mar 2020
Publisher:
Wageningen Academic
E-ISSN:
1559-2448
Subjects:
General, Life Sciences, Agribusiness & Rural Studies, Food & Health

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