MGT 331 Motivation Paper: Divas Clothing Store, Ltd.

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Divas Clothing Store, Ltd. is a privately owned retail clothing company that began in 1985. The company provides corporate and casual clothing for women. It has both a casual and corporate line of shoes and boots. The company is relatively small and located in the heart of San Francisco, California. With less than 200 hundred employees, they pride themselves on being a family type environment. The mission statement is as follows:

"We strive to offer quality, well made products at fair prices to our customers. We also strive to have a fair and friendly working environment for our staff while making a difference in our community."

While the company functions six days a week, each employee working a full 40 hours set aside one day each month for community service. On the last Monday of each month, the entire staff takes the day to help build homes for underprivileged people through Habitat for Humanity.

This exercise builds teamwork for the staff while giving back to the community. This program helps keep morale high for employees, by shedding light on the lives of people who are less fortunate.

Divas Clothing Store, Ltd. goals are to continue to grow as they have been growing in the last 5 years, which is 15% each year. The growth margin is enough to feel successful but not too much that they lose sight of what is important in this organization. Divas Clothing Store, Ltd. believes the core to any successful company is to have happy and productive employees with motivation to advance and grow.

Divas Clothing Store, Ltd. understands that for continued growth, our company must have a strong team. Our team / employees consist of administrative staff, sales people, and production workers. Divas Clothing Store, Ltd. strives to ensure every employee whether top,