Organizational Management JFT2 Task 1 Utah Organizational Management JFT2, Task 1: Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis In 2002, a proposal was made to merge the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera due to the failing economy, collapsing of the stock market, declining government financial support, and a waning of donations for the arts. The proposed merger would help both organizations by economizing on costs and expanding
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August 2, 2015 A1: One Theory of Motivation for Bill Bailey William “Bill” Bailey is chairman of the board for the opera. Bailey is in a position of power to influence others (mainly the Board of Directors) to either support or oppose the merger. While there are multiple theories that could be used, I believe that the best is Vroom’s Expectancy theory. This theory “holds that people are motivated to behave in ways that produce desired combinations of expected outcomes.” (Kinicki & Robert
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Task 1 Utah Symphony and Utah Opera Merger Meera Abraham Western Governors University Organizational Management May 12, 2014 Following the tragic event of Sept 11, 2001 the American economy has struggled to return to its former glory. The weakened economy has negatively impacted giving as a whole and brought about a steady decline of public interest such as government subsidies, and private such as individual and corporate pledges, ticket sale; to support Arts organization in America
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length of 3–5 pages) in which you do the following: 1. Illustrate how Bill Bailey, chairman of the board of the Utah Opera Organization, might use one theory of motivation to oppose or support the merger. It is understood that the merger of the Utah Opera and the Utah Symphony has several positive factors. However, Bill Bailey, chairman of the board of the Utah Opera, strongly opposes the merger. It is up to him to convince the remaining board members to vote in opposition as well. Mr. Bailey can use
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A1. Before the merger, Utah Symphony had financial and leadership strengths and weaknesses. Financial strengths Symphony was the $8.8 million average endowments. A national trend led to the increases in ticket prices to yield higher revenues. The season prior to the merger, the symphony brought in considerable amount of revenue from events. The symphony brings in enough revenue to provide for full time positions for musicians through yearly contracts and salaries. The symphony is owned by the Salt
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August 2, 2015 A1: One Theory of Motivation for Bill Bailey William “Bill” Bailey is chairman of the board for the opera. Bailey is in a position of power to influence others (mainly the Board of Directors) to either support or oppose the merger. While there are multiple theories that could be used, I believe that the best is Vroom’s Expectancy theory. This theory “holds that people are motivated to behave in ways that produce desired combinations of expected outcomes.” (Kinicki & Robert
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JFT2 Task 1 A1 The two motivational theories the board members Bill Bailey and Scott Parker should employ to motivate and support or oppose the merger between the Utah Symphony and the Utah Opera are McClelland’s Need Theory and Adam’s Equity Theory. Bill Bailey the highest ranking officer as chairman of the Utah Opera board is tasked with conducting business in an orderly fashion. As chairman, it is Bill’s job to lead the other board members from varying points of view or decisions to making
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the weakening economy and declines in public and private support resources. Two art organizations in Salt Lake City, Utah; the Utah Opera and Utah Symphony, are just two examples that experienced these hardships. In order to alleviate the effects of those hardships, the two company boards and Anne Ewers (general director of the Utah Opera) are convening in meetings to discuss merger of the 2 organizations. Anne Ewers was approached whether she would be interested in becoming the CEO of the merged
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1. Bill Bailey could use Maslow’s theory of motivation in order to show support of the merger by appealing to people’s most pressing needs within the Utah Opera Organization. (Krietner, 2010) People ultimately react in a way that serves their own needs and aspirations. Bill Bailey would need to tap into those needs in order to make sure the merger goes as smoothly as possible. The first need that would have to be satisfied would be the physiological which would include hunger and sleep. In this
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A1. Illustrate how Bill Bailey, chairman of the board of the Utah Opera Organization, might use one theory of motivation to oppose or support the merger. Bill Bailey openly stated that opera trustees had two primary concerns; the opera’s financially stable model against the symphony’s more volatile model, and the possibility of becoming a tier one arts organization versus the risk of losing the opera’s identity to the larger symphony persona. (Delong & Ager, 2005) Bill needs to utilize Vroom’s
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