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GENERAL MANAGEMENT
1. Who are the stakeholders in this
case ?
2. Which stakeholders are most
important ?
3. What are the critical trends in Tri
– State’s environment ?
4. Why do you think Tri State’s customers are so upset ?
5. What should John Godwin do ?
1. What economic and social factors
should Fresh Fields managers watch ?
2.
Suppose you manage a local supermarket and Fresh
Fields comes to town. How would you
reinvent your organization to meet the challenges posed by Fresh Fields ?
1. How
would you describe the organizational culture at Flagstar ?
2. How does Flagstar deal with diversity ?
3. What challenges could Flagstar face in its
near future ?
Q.1. What environmental factors influenced
management style at Disney?
Q.2 what kind(s) of organizational structure
seem to be consistent with "Dream as a Team"?
Q.3 How and where might the informal
organization be a real asset at Disney
Q.1 How were principles of delegation and
decentralization incorporated into Cine – Made operations?
Q.2 What are the sources and uses of power at
Cin – Made?
Q.3.What were some of the barriers to delegation
and empowerment at Cin –Made?
4.What lessons about management in a rapidly
changing marketplace can be learned from the experience of Cin – Made?
1. With
retailers as their primary customers, what customer competitive imperatives
could be affected by Rollerblades inventory
problems ?
2. How
appropriate might a just – in – time inventory system be for a product such as
roller skates ?”
3. What opportunities are there fore Rollerblade
managers to see themselves as selling
services, instead of simply roller skates ?
GENERAL
MANAGEMENT
1. Marsha
feels that there must be a better way to conduct market research, particularly
given the fact that the department has a LAN with a lot of capacity. What
solutions to this problem can you recommend?
2. How
will you approach this task? What sources of information will you seek to help
understand and solve problems in the company?
3.
Who is right? What is responsible for so many
different positions? How can the governor reconcile these conflicting
viewpoints and arrive at the true cause of the problem?
4. What do
you recommend? How should Masters go about making his decision?
5. What
events do you think are responsible for the new attitudes on the part of users?
How can the CIO take advantage of them?
6.
In some of the organizations described in this
chapter, managers form alliances with various partners. These alliance firms
may provide a virtual component for your organization. However, the employees
involved in this alliance do work for two different firms. How does a manager
manage under these conditions? Suppose that your firm enters into a
relationship with another firm to take over its inventory of raw materials and
to become a just-in-time supplier. The partner firm hires your former inventory
employees so they no longer work directly for you. Describe the role of a
manager in working with an alliance partner that provides you with a virtual
component of your firm?
7.
The president of the company has read about new
organizational forms enabled by information technology. The only technology in
place now is the order entry and warehouse inventory system. The president
would like to make Boats-R-Us both more efficient and more responsive to its
customers. What new kinds of organization forms for Boats-R-Us might be enabled
by information technology?
8.
To Rubin, these changes seem evolutionary and
rather mild. He has read articles about electronic commerce and even shopped on
the Web to try it out. He also sees small firms becoming global as they advertise
their products on the Web. What kinds of banking services will these firms
want? How will changes in commerce and life styles influence what customers,
both individual and corporations, want from a bank? Will a bank become “a piece
of computer software on a network,” a statement attributed to the chairman of
Citibank?
9.
She asked you to consult with SI in the hope of
finding a strategic application for information technology: “I want something
that will give us a competitive edge,” she said. What kind of process would you
follow to try to identify a strategic application? What applications areas look
promising? How does a firm like SI develop a strategic system? How does it
establish and maintain a competitive advantage?
10. The
president has to make a decision. First, should Autozip accept orders on the
Web, and second, if so, how? Should it go to a firm that hosts Web
marketplaces, buy software and set up its own site, or develop its own
software?
11. What
advice would you give Hershey and Sherman? What are the pros and cons of
strategic alliances in this situation?
12. How can
Bill help the company solve this problem? Do you think they need to reorganize
the structure of their IT units? Does it make sense to have foreign operations
reporting to Bill? If not, how can he influence what goes on in subsidiaries
outside the U.S.?
GENERAL
MANAGEMENT
1.
Imagine that you are a management consultant
hired by Salernos to help them navigate the choppy waters ahead. First,
describe the elements of the microenvironment and competitive environment that
affect Wild Water now. Then describe elements that you anticipate will affect
the water park in the next few years.
2.
Next,
describe the organization’s culture. Discuss how the current culture affects
the way it responds to the organization’s external environment.
3.
Now,
create a plan for Wild Water. In your plan, describe what changes the
organization needs to make in its culture to meet upcoming challenges in the
external environment. Then describe steps that Wild Water can take to compete
successfully against the new amusement park. How can the Salernos keep their
loyal customer happy while attracting new ones?
4.
What
do you think Custom Coffee & Chocolate’s mission is?
5.
Create
a SWOT analysis for Custom Coffee & Chocolate.
6.
Using
the owners’ ideas for the future of their café, as well as your own ideas,
outline a tactical plan for Custom Coffee & Chocolate.
7.
Select
options from the chapter text, and prepare an organizational chart for the
national distribution program that this company is about to embark on. Be sure
to incorporate the company’s goal into your overall structure.
8.
Given
the vast geographic expanse and logistical challenges of this new program, what
recommendations do you have for the company regarding HR policies and
procedures?
9.
What
other types of industries could use the model from this case as a means to
expand sales nationally or internationally? What steps might the Randalls take
to design motivating jobs for camp staff? What needs might they be able to fill
for camp staff?
10.
In what ways might the empowerment of camp staff
affects the success of the camp
11.
How can Herbie Shapiro and Mei Zhao use
technology to achieve success in their new venture? Be sure to address each of
the major categories presented—purchasing, transportation, operations,
distribution, and financial management.
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