Reference no: EM132911833

It was only 8:05 a.m. on a beautiful Tuesday morning. Haniff was reading through his emails in his little office when he spotted his manager walking quickly past his office without greeting or making eye contact with anyone. Looking out at the sea of cubicles, Haniff noticed that everyone had their heads down and he felt a tension in the air. A new email popped up in Haniff's inbox: A chill ran up his spine as he opened the email from the Chief Executive Officer, which announced that the production of a new product that he had been working on had been reduced to 50%. The demand for the product was no longer there. Unfortunately, this also meant that the team he was leading on this project would be affected as well. Within minutes, Haniff was called into his manager's office and was informed that he needed to act and re-strategize. Alternatively, he and his 8-member team would have to be transferred to other departments. Haniff was disappointed and a little annoyed. He and his team members had been working diligently on the launch of this new product for a new market segment. He was confident that the product would be well-received in the market. He tried to convince his manager of this during their discussion, but the manager refused to listen. Instead, Haniff was tasked with identifying a completely new product since the manager felt that a better product was needed. To illustrate his point, the manager recounted his past experiences dealing with a product that did not do well in the market and subsequently failed, despite all the additional add-ons to the product. Furthermore, the manager did not believe in product innovation. He made it very clear to Haniff to seek advice from an expatriate who had just joined the organization two weeks ago. The manager was confident that this new expatriate possessed talent and knowledge to assist Haniff and his team in building a brand new product within days. Haniff called for an emergency meeting with his team. All eight team members were livid as Haniff briefed them on the sudden change of plans. They perceived that the management did not appreciate their contributions thus far. The team members were also furious at the idea of taking instructions from a young expatriate, who had only joined the organization and had neither an idea nor the background knowledge of the product that they were working tirelessly on.

1 What is the perception of the team members towards the management?

2 What are the effects of the manager's decision towards work?

3 What is your advice to the team on how to handle the matter?