...BUS3050 Case Study: I Thought I Gave Them Everything Case Summary This case study is really relatable in any work situation. Most upper level managers really strive like Henry did to turn certain business aspects around and expect employees to follow their lead. Henry worked so hard to grow sales that he lost focus on employee motivation. Motivation differs for every individual and good managers understand what their employees need and how to relate to that. Henry made the mistake of assuming that all of his employees would be motivated by a successful sales approach. With his employees asking to transfer locations that approach to motivation is called in question. Theories of Motivation Henry and his employees had different needs in regards to motivation. By looking deeper into the case study I would say that Henry relates with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory and he put his employees into the Skinner’s Positive Reinforcement Theory. Maslow’s Theory involves five needs: Physiological needs, Safety and security needs, Love and social belonging, Esteem and prestige, and Self-actualization. In this case study Henry related his needs directly to the store. Henry poured everything he had into growing the sales of the store and turned it around to be successful. By doing that he met all 5 needs of Maslow. Henry has the esteem of being the number 1 Quality Foods, knowing that his hard work secured his job he fulfilled safety, and the physiological needs. That...
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...Case Title: Evergreen Natural Markets 2012 Course: Management Principles Firm Overview and Introduction to the Case Evergreen Natural Markets was founded by Donald Slater as a small seasonal produce stand which grew into an organic grocery store. With Slater’s success he was approached for business advice which lead him to acquire other grocery stores while keeping former proprietors on as management, which lead to the formula for partnering with the managers of acquired stores. After Slater’s death in 1998, his daughter Kathleen (Slater) Norton took over the Evergreen Markets as CEO and continued expanding the company holding on to the value that her father had placed on partnering with managers of acquired stores and expanding the core values of Evergreen Nature Markets. As Evergreen Natural Markets expanding they also added a distribution center which offered a number of benefits like in-store inventory reduction and fewer stock-outs of canned and packaged goods, which increased operation margins. As competition started to move into the Rocky Mountain West area Evergreen Markets decided to expand outside of the normal area by acquiring Arugula Grocers a seven store natural food chain in Nevada. In the acquisition of Arugula Grocers issues and problems Evergreen Natural Markets are whether Evergreen Natural Markets have the best control systems to deal with the expansion in to the Nevada Market. Internal Perspectives With increasing competition from Trader Joe’s...
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...Module: Project Management: Leading, Creating, Implementing and Improving (M1) Case: Multi Projects Inc. Group: Mpumalanga Multi Projects, Inc. Table of Contents |Executive Summary |3 | |Introduction |4 | |Problem Analysis |4 | |Solutions to Problems |8 | |Conclusion |11 | |References |12 | |Declaration |13 | | | | | | | | | ...
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...Practice Case: Robin Hood June 29, 2015 Kimberly Pendley BUAD455-D3 Synopsis Robin Hood and the Merrymen are facing the problem of not having enough food and supplies to meet the demands of their fast growing organization. They use a very simple strategy currently of robbing the rich to support the poor. Robin Hood is looking at revising his strategy in order to find another way to get the resources needed to succesfully furnish his expanding organization. Critical Factors of Success Robin Hood realizes that he will need to develop a new strategy. The current strategy is not working. He needs to be able to run the organization with a strong strategy plan. He will need a plan to increase the groups’ profits. The groups’ current plan of robbing the rich and giving to the poor is not generating enough resources or income. They will need to find a way to bring in more profit. They will also need to develop a system that allows enough resources to supply the poor along with the organization. Robin Hood’s current strategy is very unethical. Robin Hood will keep his mission of rob the rich, give to the poor. This mission is the means for loyalty and the reason for such a fast growing organization. The people believe in it. Instead, they will focus on increasing the supply of resources and managing the current ones. Increasing the branch of human resources within the organization will allow growing further in the forest. Increasing the managers in different regions will...
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...Case: Brannigan Foods - Strategic Marketing Planning Define the Problem: Decision Case: Clark, vice-president and general manager of Brannigan Foods’ Soup Division, had to decide which of the four strategies presented by his four key manager he should follow to improve the division’s sales, market share, and profitability, which has been falling for the last three years. List any outside concepts that can be applied: The impact of developing new products (incremental) and extending the line of products in order to increase market share, profitability and/ or sales, as well as to gain shelf space. The power of using a recognized brand name to reduce risk, although it could also devaluate the brand. Cannibalization: developing these new products could result in cannibalization of the existing ones, for this, product developers and managers must take into account cannibalizations when they assess the value of the new products. Promotion: which covers all efforts (advertising, branding efforts, introductory coupons, and so on) the importance of investing or allocating resources in promotion in order to increase sales and market share. Pricing strategy: one of the proposed strategies talks about reducing the price of the can soups, the impact t of reducing the price of a product has on customers must be considered by the managers, consumers tend to question whether the quality of the product was put on stake or not in order to reduce price The product life cycle and the...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This submission identifies the various challenges portrayed in the case study. It presents an evaluation of these challenges and seeks to identify the causes which led to the challenges. Multi Projects Incorporated is a company that provides a consulting service, it relies on the acceptance of project proposals in order to generate revenue. In the case study, Multi Projects Incorporated has two projects which have been awarded to the organisation. These are at different stages in the project lifecycle. The Goodold project is presently in the Implementation Phase, while the Growin Corporation project has just been awarded to Multi Projects Incorporated and can be said to be at the Initiation Phase. The dilemma presented is that the project manager of the latter project, Jeff Armstrong, is not incumbent of a team player. This submission elaborates on the factors which appear to have caused the dilemma in the organisation, as presented in the case study. The factors include organizational strategy, organizational structure, human resources development and communication. These factors are presented as the driving force behind what appears to be a project manager who is displaying undesirable characteristics. Recommendations as to what and how change should be affected are provided in order to drive behaviours which are perceived as more favourable when considering effective project leadership. TABLE OF CONTENT Declaration ...
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...Appraising Employees Reaction- I am a little surprised by this case study. I would think that if a manager did not do an appraisal that the employee would of said something . I know that if I did not get an appraisal for a year I would say something. I work in a school district and if someone does not get an appraisal everyone knows. Human Resource sends dozens of emails about the evaluation being due, and Payroll calls the managers. A employees pay depends on the appraisal and everyone from the top manager to the employee watch to make sure it is done. Learning- The one item that I learned form this case was that there was no consequences if a supervisor fails to do his job and fulfill the review requirements.. Working in law enforcement I have never seen this happened, and in fact they are very tough on the requirements. I have seen a supervisor get written up for not doing his reviews. My department use to do a paper and pen system, and the director was on top of it. If the employee or supervisor did not full out the review they were called and disciplined for it. The review process was even in the Human Resource job description. Result- What I have taken away from this case study is the employee needs to follow up just as much as the employer. Even though one year your supervisor might of done the review one year, he may not of done it the following year. You need to be responsible and follow up an ensure the review is done. In the end its your job...
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...comes to roles and functions of health care manager the leadership and management responsibilities are becoming more on them due to the economy, and the growing industry, plus the growing number of patients that is put on the health care manager. This paper will discuss what is the most important role or function, the definition of the role and application of management functions and also what I am going to gain from taking this class. Health care management is a growing industry. Health care mangers are in the leadership position and it is their responsibility to make their facility successful and run smoothly. There are four functions or roles of management. Planning is ongoing, management does strategic planning, analyzing internal which is has to do with the facility that is ran by the health care manager and the external is the resources that is not in the facility these are problems which can be for the good or bad of the facility. This is where the manager will find out which is where the manager finds out the weakness and the strengths. Organizing is the second function of the functions or roles of management. This is where the manager will put all the resources in place where it will useful for where the manger determines where to put each staff member and even the external resources. Controlling is the health care manager keeps track of each employees work performance. The health care manager will also be keeping comparison of the results...
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... HCS/301 October 26, 2014 Connie Houser Personal and Professional Goals Throughout life we have all set goals for ourselves. Whether it be something as small as learning out ABC’s or completing collage with a degree. In order to be successful in life one should always have goals and this is also important for growing in both our personal and professional goals. When setting goals it is important to set short term goals and long term goals. When starting with short term goals and accomplishing those, then one is on the way to reaching long term goals. My Personal goals are to successfully complete my first online class in HCS/301 Undergraduate Nursing Studies class and to complete my Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. My Professional goals are to obtain a Supervisory position in Community Health nursing and to obtain my certification in Case Management Nursing. I believe that with learning time management skills and perseverance that I will be able to reach my goals, both personal and professional. One of my Personal goals is to complete my first online nursing class successfully. By completing HCS/301, will help me complete my personal short term goal. I feel that if I learn time management skills with this first class, complete my work in a timely manner and learn how to navigate the online...
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... Chester October 10, 2014 Executive Summary Violence in the workplace is a growing trend affecting safety, which managers at all levels are dealing with. Several factors are associated with the causes of violence in the workplace to include: individual, organizational, and social factors. Violence in the workplace affects not just the employees but also the customers and the productivity of the business. Legislation against violence in the workplace assists the victims and provides resources to managers which allow action. However, in order to get in front of the causes a business strategy must be formed through a SWOT analysis. Once a business strategy is formed then managers will be able to take action and prevent violence in the workplace. Introduction The general concept of safety in the workplace can be assumed to be important to most people. When Goodman (1968) analyzed the use of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, he concluded that while the hierarchy was not as important, the factors of workplace safety were of vital importance (p. 55). There exist several types of workplace violence, and solutions for counteracting each type. The first area to concentrate on is the culture of violence which has led to an increase in workplace violence; not just for employees but also customers (Hoobler & Swanberg, 2006, p. 243). Next a look at murder-suicide examines the most extreme case of workplace violence. With over one third of workplace killings resulting in...
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...Phillips Furniture Case Baker College Phillips Furniture Case There are many things that need to be done in a small company that has found its business growing, adding more buildings, more employees and locations. This paper will show how to grow the company through the HR department in order to keep the company growing as well as maintaining the same management style in each and every store. In this case furniture store. What to Focus On The first thing should be a mission statement. Mr. Phillips and all of the management should sit down and discuss the purpose and objective of the store. With this it should lay out a goal and objective for the company that will explain to the employees what the company stands for, and where it will and should head into the future. It must lay out the objective that can be reached for each and every employee from management to hourly employees. Develop a Job Description One of the first and foremost things that need to happen from the Human Resource side of things is to lay out employee and management job descriptions. This is very necessary for the furniture retailer to grow. This is something that needs to be clear and concise and across each and every store. These job descriptions must be the same in order for the store to run smoothly. The job description of each position should be laid out clearly so each and every employee know what their job is and what is expected of them. As they...
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...Berkay Bork, Mehmet Selahi Sisikoglu Section 2, Team 5. Assignment 1 Case Study 1: Global Portfolio Planning and Market Interconnectedness On some geographic regions,it is still better to adhering to allocating resources on a country-by-country basis, since some countries did not experience the rapid change and dynamism in terms of competition. So, in order to not waste time and resources, some countries do not require thorough research. Also, it is important to realize that, customers in proximate countries show similar motives, attitudes among a brand, product line etc. Therefore, companies can rely on this similarity, which will ease their process while they decide to enter or improve their status on these markets. Sometimes, a single approach for multiple countries might be enough. However, firms might need to alter their marketing strategy, even they operate on similar markets. They should not take it granted that the same strategy will work for different markets, as we have seen some examples that some of the strategies fail even the difference between markets are so small. One way or another, they might have to make small changes, in order to adapt their strategy for a given market. Case Study 2: Starbucks: Going Global Fast Starbucks is one of the famous worldwide brands. Admirely i read the case about starbucks and its aggressive style took my attention. starbucks is avery fast growing corporation and it causes saturity in the market competitors of the starbucks...
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...of any message. You need to identify your audiences, understand their motivations, and know how to reach them” (Locker & Kienzler, 2008, p. 42). Audience analysis is one of the most important steps in creating and communicating an effective message. This is true whether you are announcing a new product line via webcast, or presenting quarterly sales information to a group of stakeholders in person. Despite the reason for the communication, audience analysis is a crucial factor in determining the success of the communication. There are several considerations to keep in mind while conducting an audience analysis and different occasions will call for different considerations. For example, if one were to present sales information in person to a group of stakeholder’s, some of the primary considerations would include the characteristics of the audience, the appropriate communication channel, special considerations involving group diversity, and checking to see if the message was effective. Characteristics of the Audience According to Locker and Kienzler (2008), “The two most important tools in audience analysis are common sense and empathy” (p. 43). One can use common sense to predict how an audience will respond and empathy to look at the situation from the audience’s perspective. However, before one can determine the characteristics of the audience, one must first identify who the audience is. In this particular case, the audience consists of managers, salespeople, and customers...
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...Phillips Furniture Case Dorothy Decker Baker College Phillips Furniture Case There are many things that need to be done in a small company that has found its business growing, adding more buildings, more employees and locations. This paper will show how to grow the company through the HR department in order to keep the company growing as well as maintaining the same management style in each and every store. In this case furniture store. What to Focus On The first thing should be a mission statement. Mr. Phillips and all of the management should sit down and discuss the purpose and objective of the store. With this it should lay out a goal and objective for the company that will explain to the employees what the company stands for, and where it will and should head into the future. It must lay out the objective that can be reached for each and every employee from management to hourly employees. Develop a Job Description One of the first and foremost things that need to happen from the Human Resource side of things is to lay out employee and management job descriptions. This is very necessary for the furniture retailer to grow. This is something that needs to be clear and concise and across each and every store. These job descriptions must be the same in order for the store to run smoothly. The job description of each position should be laid out clearly so each and every employee know what their job is and what is expected of...
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...reason for the numerous cases that are presented each year about a minority group being treated unfairly, based on a potential plethora of different factors, is mostly due to latent discrimination and a few cases of outright discrimination. Latent discrimination is in some cases more severe because the untrained interviewer or the employer will act like nothing is the problem, but still presumes that certain factors about the interviewee could inhibit their job performance. In this specific case dealing with the screeners of employers, there is an apparent switch of trends to a heavier and often times obtrusive way of gathering information that doesn’t apply to the job criterions. With the growing trends of more intense background checks, many new employee screening companies have emerged and the level of quality and accuracy that these companies provide is unregulated and difficult to access. Lester Rosen, the president of the Employment Screening Resources, summarizes the new industry in a precise and decisive manner stating that this new trend is, “…an unregulated industry with easy money and, ironically, not a huge emphasis on hiring quality people to do the screening.” To be more effective and moral, employers should perhaps look at ways to access background checks within the confines of the company to maintain a higher level of control and consistency. For objective assessments such as criminal records or credit history checks, it would in most cases be more effective and...
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