9-1 Final Project Submission: End of Workplace Analysis

End of Workplace Analysis plus Case Study Analysis
Name
Institution
End of Workplace Analysis plus Case Study Analysis
Introduction of the Organization
I work for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), which is the focus of this paper. It is the mission of the organization to operate secure and safe facilities through the development of professional members of staff as well as effective offender management. The organization has several facilities across the state. Its structure is basically hierarchical with the governor at the top and board of corrections, commissioner, and chief of staff below him in that order. The chief of staff oversees four divisions namely administrative and finance, facilities, health services, and inmate services. GDC has 10,500 employees whose affairs are overseen by the HR department at its headquarters. The department is responsible for developing, monitoring, administering, and evaluating personnel functions throughout the organization.
Explanation
The key challenges facing GDC include low employee morale, high turnover, and high costs. These issues impact the ability of the employees to be productive and meet the goal so of the organization. Employee morale at the organization is low and if not addressed, the ability of GDC to live up to its mission of ensuring safe and secure facilities is going to be negatively impacted. The high turnover is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the organization. The organization has been losing employees at a high rate. As a result, it spends a significantly high amount of resources in recruiting and training new personnel. Failure to address the high turnover rates can increase further the expenditures of the organization. The organization faces high costs particularly ...