Companies Dealing with Ob Issues

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

SEMESTER 11

2014 / 2015 SESSION

NAME:                        SHAHRUL HAFEEZ SEMAN

MATRIX NO:                        MBS141134

COURSE CODE:                UBSE1123 / UBDE 1123

COURSE:                        ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR & DEVELOPMENT

REPORT:                        INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC:                        COMPANIES DEALING WITH OB ISSUES

LECTURER:                        DR. MOZHDEH MOKHBER

ABSTRACT

THE “SQUEEZED MIDDLE RUNG”: FILLING THE MOTIVATIONAL GAP

The JUBM – Langdon & Seah Malaysia group (Group) is a leading construction cost consultancy in the country with an illustrious history from its establishment more than 70 years ago. Staff turn around is expected until an unprecedented 10 % resignation within four months as the Group enters a new phase in its development. A maturing Group, the values long held of hard work and diligence runs headlong with a new generation looking at jetting their career in quick time. Alas, this temperament also meant that theirs is a generation without much patience and easily demotivated when things does not go their way.

Working in teams enable these young professionals to compare with their peers; qualitative as well as qualitative, input versus outcome and whether they are respected for their work performance. This short study takes a lot at what makes the junior executives at the JUBM, Langdon Seah and ARCADIS Projeks tick, their organisational set up which leads to the organisational behaviorial issues and tackling their valid concerns. It is not a clash of values for the Group which is embraced throughout the companies but the deeply held culture of biding for your time in the limelight as held by the maturing establishment built on trust, hard work and sacrifices.

Keywords: motivation, equity theory, organisational justice, expectancy theory, organisational set up, teamwork, maturing company

PART 1:        INTRODUCTION

The JUBM, Langdon Seah & ARCADIS Projeks group (Group) comprises:

1. Langdon & Seah Sdn Bhd (520443-H) – Established 1947

1. JUBM Sdn Bhd (27638-X) – Established 1976[pic 1][pic 2]

1. ARCADIS Projeks Sdn Bhd (233819-K) – Established 1992

Branches:[pic 3]

1. Kuala Lumpur (Head office)
2. Penang
3. Johor Bahru, Johor
4. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
5. Kuching, Sarawak

No of staff as at April 2015:        344 comprising both technical and support staff.

The leading construction cost consultancy in the country, the Group is primarily involved in the construction industry with its core activities in the field of Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management and Project Management.