Course project

Research Paper

MGMT 591
Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Introduction:
This paper about determining why job satisfaction is low and what is needed to turn OfficeMax into an HPO in efforts to increase job satisfaction. With guided research I will define HPO and research how current company initiatives compare and contrast to HPO. With the research findings I will create preliminary steps and outline for OfficeMax to increase job satisfaction within its organization which should increase job performance.
The organization that will be topic of discussion in my final project paper is OfficeMax. OfficeMax Incorporated (OfficeMax or ‘the company’), formerly Boise Cascade Corporation, is engaged in the distribution of office products. The company operates in the US, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois and employed 29,000 people, of whom 10,000 were part-time employees, as of December 31, 2011. (Officemax, Incorporated SWOT Analysis, 2012)
OfficeMax was founded in Ohio on April 1, 1988 by Bob Hurwitz and Michael Fuer. Hurwitz served as executive chairman and chief executive officer, and Feuer was the president and chief operating officer. On July 5, 1988, OfficeMax opened its first retail store in the Golden Gate Shopping Center in Mayfield Heights, Ohio; this location still remains open. OfficeMax is a provider of integrating products, solutions, and services for the workplace. The mission is to provide workplace innovation that enables customers to work better. The company provides paper, ink, print & document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture, to both business and consumer customers. OfficeMax is engaged in the distribution of office products. The company offers a wide product mix compared to its direct competitors. This enables the