The Sundale Club as a whole is facing multiple issues. Membership is currently dropping; membership in previous years was at capacity with people awaiting membership on the waiting list. Now, management is considering holding a membership drive in order to attract new members to fill vacancies. Most of Sundale’s income is generated by the social activities that members attend, with the drop in membership the income flowing into Sundale is also decreasing. The declining membership must be reversed in order to maintain the business. Another issue effecting Sundale is the amount of stress the employees are experiencing. Some of the stress can be associated to the change in personnel. Changes in the structure of the organization result in new work groups and changes in the way employees interact with one another increasing the stress of employees. (Brown, D., 2011, pg 234) The decision-making within the company is mainly left to Mr. Ellis who does not involve his employees in his decisions. When managers make decisions without input from subordinates, the employees tend to feel that they have little control over their work environment, which creates stress. (Brown, D., 2011, pg 235) Mr. Ellis himself seems to create stress and worry for his employees. The leadership of an organization has a large amount of control over the culture of the organization, if the leaders create an environment that makes the employee uncomfortable this will add to the stress of the job. (Brown, D., 2011, pg 235)
The added stress and difficult work environment could cause valuable employees to look for employment elsewhere. Job dissatisfaction could and has arisen with the current situation at Sundale. Job dissatisfaction leads to a drop in employee morale. Dissatisfaction can also lead to a higher turn- over rate. This turnover could directly affect membership numbers also.