...Leadership and management are two notions that are often used interchangeably. However, these words actually describe two different concepts. In this section, we shall discuss these differences and explain why both terms are thought to be similar. Leadership is a facet of management Leadership is just one of the many assets a successful manager must possess. Care must be taken in distinguishing between the two concepts. The main aim of a manager is to maximise the output of the organisation through administrative implementation. To achieve this, managers must undertake the following functions organizing, planning, staffing, directing, and controlling. Leadership is just one important component of the directing function. A manager cannot just be a leader, he also needs formal authority to be effective. "For any quality initiative to take hold, senior management must be involved and act as a role model. This involvement cannot be delegated." In some circumstances, leadership is not required. For example, self motivated groups may not require a single leader and may find leaders dominating. The fact that a leader is not always required proves that leadership is just an asset and is not essential. Managers and leaders have differences in perspectives, thus the way they see things. Managers think incrementally, whilst leaders think radically. "Managers do things right, while leaders do the right thing.". This means that managers do things by the book and follow company policy...
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...Abstract This paper will give a brief description of the Starbucks Coffee Corporation. This paper will also discuss the six components of Starbucks organization’s supply chain. This paper will also discuss the potential problems with the supply chains and what could be used to prevent the problems. This paper will show control chart with the global operational processes. Lastly, this paper will address the importance of quality management and measurement. Starbucks Coffee Corporation Starbucks Corporation is one of the best examples of a global organization that deliver services and goods all around the world. Starbucks Coffee began in 1971 in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Starbucks is the largest coffee company and coffeehouse global. Starbucks name derived from character in the Moby Dick book the first mate and the logo is Greek mythology twin-tailed siren. With more than “23,187 Starbuck stores in 64 countries, including 12,973 in the United States, 1,897 in China, 1,088 in Japan and 927 in the United Kingdom” (Starbucks Company Statistic, 2014). By “one person, one cup and one neighborhood,” Starbuck mission is “to inspire and nurture the human spirit” (Starbucks Company Profile, 2014). I am not a coffee drinker but ever since Starbucks been around I am drinking coffee. I never knew about Frappuccino’s, Lattes or Expresso’s. My favorite drink is Sugar Free Caramel Macchiato with couple splashes of French Vanilla syrup coffee or the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino. Let’s...
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...Organization Case Study on Starbucks by Geordyn Green MAN 2021-0I1 Principles of Management Objective April 12, 2015 Research Methods While researching, I used the World Wide Web, personal experience, and interviews to write an accurate case study on Starbucks about their management. Before I started to research I made sure that I laid out all of the things in order that I would need to have for my paper, such as their management practices and techniques, how and why they have become successful through management, and their accomplishments over the years. Introduction and background information Starbucks Corporation, the most famous chain of retail coffee shops in the world, mainly benefits from roasting and selling special coffee beans, and other various kinds of coffee or tea drinks. Starbucks began by three friends, Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, who knew each other at the University of Seattle, in 1971. A sales representative, Howard Schultz, decided to be a part of Starbucks, as director of marketing and retail sales, after he realized the atmosphere and environment of the company. In 1985 Howard Schultz chose to establish a new coffee shop, named II Giornale, in Seattle. After the next two years, due to the successful strategy of Schultz, the original three owners of Starbucks decided to sell their corporation to Schultz. Then Schultz gathered other investors and changed the name of II Giornale to Starbucks. He sought to pursue his dream to...
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...Assignment 1: Starbucks’ Strategy MGT 500 July 19, 2015 Week 3 Assignment 1: Starbucks’ Success Strategy Organizational culture (OC) is an important factor in the success of any business. Organizational culture (OC) defined as the morals and protocols contributing to the distinctive social and psychological atmosphere of any company ("Businessdictionary.com", 2015). The OC of a company encompasses many different components essential to the foundation of the business. These components comprises the cm culture; future prospects, organizational practices, beliefs, and the ideals or standards companies use to govern themselves ("Businessdictionary.com", 2015). They are the glue that hold a business together. The OC of a business influence how the firm thinks and reacts to the daily challenges it faces. They can make a business venture successful or cause it to fail if not developed properly. Most companies demonstrate organizational culture (OC) in the way they conduct business, treat employees, customers, and the communities in which they reside. This paper will take a look at Starbuck's organizational culture to identify the possible key elements that aid in the company's success in today's global economy. This paper will evaluate the efficiency of Starbucks management decisions regarding their innovative offerings to customers in a competitive market to obtain their current advantage. Then uncover a key management competency most successful Starbuck managers might...
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...Week 7 assinment foe GM 591 8/21/2011 1 GM 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Course Project Introduction Starbucks is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 50 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, and over 700 in the United Kingdom. Donald, Jim (2007) Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, coffee beans, salads, hot and cold sandwiches and Panini, pastries, snacks, and items such as mugs and tumblers. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of the companys products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also offered at grocery stores. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/starbucks_corporation/index.html Starbucks was founded in 1971 where the first store opened in Seattle, Washington. Part of their mission is to positively contribute back to the community and environment. Many of the employees who work at Starbucks take this mission personally and they volunteer throughout the communities in which they work. Part of the Starbucks training encourages employees to go out and do volunteer work in their community. Starbucks also has each store pick a charity in which they donate pastries and coffee to each month. They...
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...Cand.soc /MSc in social Science Leadership and Strategy in Service Management 03/05/2015 Stefano Di Nicola CPR 081190-3523 Tomás Vaz De Carvalho CPR 190491-4025 Leadership and strategic Management Mini-Project Why Starbucks failed in Israel? COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL 2015 Program: Cand.soc Service Management N° of pages: 14 N° of characters: 30,946 Hand-in the 03/05/2015 1 Cand.soc /MSc in social Science Leadership and Strategy in Service Management 03/05/2015 2 Cand.soc /MSc in social Science Leadership and Strategy in Service Management 03/05/2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4 1.1. 1.2. 2. Problem Statement ................................................................................................ 5 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 5 Analysis ............................................................................................................. 6 2.1. Cultural Analysis .................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1. Introduction to Hoftede’s 5 Cultural Typologies Framework ..................................... 6 2.1.2. Israeli culture vs. United States culture...........................................................................
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...believe and what is exactly important to them. A Company such as Starbucks expresses their key beliefs and values daily. Starbucks managers use this concept to understand the hidden aspects of organizational life. Starbucks, being an organization that deals with internal and external problems daily rely on these elements to cope with them. Starbucks visible values are well embedded with the company when you think of this organization. The Starbucks Logo is well known throughout and represents a green twin-tailed mermaid, known as Siren in Greek mythology. The Starbucks logo is so familiar the company has removed the company's name from around the logo and people can still easily recognize the logo as Starbucks brand. This reminds people who they are when customers see this mermaid. I However there are less obvious values that this company that are invisible and can only be perceived from what people believe and justify. For example one could interpret that Starbuck’s slogan is green because of their commitment to saving the environment and recycling. Starbucks paper cups are made of 10% post-consumer recycled content and Starbucks napkins are made of recycled cups, and even encourage customers to recycle. These things allow their customers to justify the things this company value and believe. Starbucks is a company that is very well known for their excellent customer service. The organizational culture at Starbucks values the needs of their...
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...Strategic Management Process Paper Nicole Graziano MGT/498 November 11, 2013 Amy Novoa Strategic Management Process * In an attempt to improve an organizations management plan and define strategies, often companies will develop a strategic management plan. This plan includes four basic steps, for a continuous process that will evaluate the business in its own industry against its competitors, and will challenge goals to meet the needs of the mission and vision while raising one up to the competitor. Starbucks has developed a very successful strategic planning process. The strategic management process that Starbucks uses will be described in this paper. * * Primary Components of a Strategic Management Process * According to Thomas Wheelan (2010) the four basic elements or the primary components of a strategic management process are “environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control” (pg.14). * A strategic management process is needed for a company to succeed and achieve a better performance over the competitor. According to Kevin Blankinship, the idea and line behind strategic management is goal setting – to “combine purposeful planning with meaningful action” (Blankinship, 2013). * The first step in the planning process is to define the goals of the company. Performing a SWOT analysis is the best way to prepare for potential changes in a company. Then the leaders will need to come up with...
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...market; the challenges are many, including coping with the flux of change, managing diverse groups of employees, communicating, and negotiating agreements with host countries. This paper illustrates how Johnson and Johnson, Allstate, Starbucks, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Shell, Whataburger, and Sony USA address their cultural diversity. Thus, the authors of this paper analyze, evaluate, and assess the various successful best practices of these organizations to help Riordan Manufacturing’s situation. Riordan Manufacturing’s decision to open a new production facility in China has created some challenges involving the scarcity of Chinese skilled employees. Whereas leadership attempts alternative solutions to synergize the company’s strategies to address the situation, Riordan recognizes that the integration of a diverse workforce has the potential to alter the company’s performance (University of Phoenix, 2009). Accordingly, in analyzing cultural synergy strategies to help mitigate undesirable outcomes takes extra consideration, yet it is a necessary task (Hodgetts, Luthans, Doh, 2005). When reviewing Johnson and Johnson, it is evident that the company struggled with managing diversity and cultural differences. However, Johnson and Johnson stepped up and developed a Credo to assist their management team with managing cultural differences as well as employees to understand the company’s views about culture. In fact, this is similar to the measures that Riordan wants to integrate...
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...Michelle Lee Professor: Dr. Christopher McGrath MGT 500 Modern Management January 27, 2016 Introduction & History The purpose of this paper is to discuss Starbuck’s organizational culture and the key leadership and management traits used to execute the business strategy. Starbuck opened in 1971. The company was a single store in Settle’s historic Pike Place Market. Starbucks went from just a narrow store front to one of the world’s largest and successful coffee store chains. Starbucks offer the world’s finest fresh-roasted whole bean coffee. The name was inspired by Moby Dick, evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders. Howard Schultz chairman of Starbuck had a vision to bring Italian coffee house tradition back to the United States. A place for conversation and a sense of community. A third place between work and home. He left Starbucks for a short period of time to start his own 11 Giornale coffee houses and returned in August 1987 to purchase Starbucks with the help of local investors. Starbucks was set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. Starbuck’s mission is to “Inspire and nurture the human spirit-one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time” (Koehn,2002). Starbuck’s Organization Culture Starbuck sets themselves apart from other companies because they use the most...
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...OD Implemented in Starbucks 1 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTED IN STARBUCKS INDIRAN MBS141104 LEE YEW HOONG MBS141102 CHONG KUEN SOON MBS1133 CHIA WI PEAW MBS141106 MOHD FAIZAL MBS141114 SEM I 2015/2016 UBSE1123 – Session 01 International Business School, UTM Lecturer Name: Dr Harcharanjit Singh Submission Date: 05th Dec 2015 OD Implemented in Starbucks 2 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Problem Statement ............................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Opportunities ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.0 Industry Background ................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Relevant to Issue .................................................................................................................. 6 3.0 Organization Background ......................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Historical Background .............................................................................
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...Starbucks Structure Case Study ??? Class Name ??? Instructor Name August 11, 2012 Introduction The Starbucks company is a business organization located nation wide that specializes in specialty coffee drinks along with a menu of select food products with an in facility dining area and a drive through. This paper will create a job description and job specification for a Starbucks employee to include different job requirements of employees and apply job specification concepts from the textbook to this case. This paper will also suggest a form of departmentalization that Starbucks should use and whether the form should be changed in stores offering food products and lunch with reasons for why or why not. Additionally this paper will address when the company began to experience financial problems whether the leadership should have tried to centralize power and decision-making or decentralize the operation. Finally this paper will discuss what form of organizational configuration best fits Starbucks. Starbucks Job Description In an effort to build a successful job description and increase the awareness of the requirements of the positions being filled, there must be an understanding of how to create effective job descriptions in order to get quality personnel. "A job description is a formal list of tasks and duties that is used…(as)…part of the recruiting process…" (textbook author's last name, date of publication, pg. 61). Following this is an example of a possible...
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...Managing Diverse Employee at Starbucks: Focusing on the ethic and Inclusion Abstract Workforce diversity is a reality of the modern times for every organization and managing it effectively can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how managers lead diverse employees in a global environment and what makes this company so unique. Effective management of diversity is not only employing diverse employees, but learning to appreciate, respect and respond to the needs, value, and beliefs of diverse employee and provide a positive work environment. Therefore, we will analyze the general environment and task forces that affect the diversity, as well as the challenges faced by Starbuck managers when managing diverse employees. Besides, the impact of diversity on the company performance will be subject of analysis through a value driven perspective. Lastly, we will identify some of the best practices for effectively managing diversity and propose some recommendations. Introduction One of the greatest challenges for managers today is managing the increase of diversity in the workplace. Diversity is defined as” dissimilarities or differences among people due to age, gender, race, ethically, religion, sexual orientation, education any characteristic that are used to distinguish between people. According to the Thompson (2005), organization who limits the kinds of people they are willing to hire, are limiting also the talent pool from...
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...CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Social Responsibility Definition and Motivation Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) can still be a controversial topic. CRS is a commitment made by a corporation to develop and adhere to policies that are socially responsible in areas of work, community welfare, ecology, human rights, and family life. Today’s businesses realize an ingredient in being successful is through respect and confidence of their customers. A company can obtain respect and confidence through being socially responsible. Through social responsibility corporations manage their business processes to produce a positive impact on society. The growth of easing problems in society such as; child abuse, hunger in America, homelessness, gun violence, and equality in human rights has grown. Corporations can gain loyal customers through corporate social responsibility and giving back to society and the communities that they serve. Commitment of the company can be defined by its employees, the company’s treatment of the environment and community in which it is located. Today’s society is concerned with the global environment which puts pressure on today’s businesses to participate in being socially responsible. When a company or corporation does not contribute to the society that they serve and/or not environmentally conscientious, that company or corporation may experience loss of product loyalty and possible consumer boycotts. In today’s business world nationally...
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...Leadership Paper: Howard Schultz You can get a sense of what’s important to someone by the stories they tell. And Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks and inspirational leader, tells a great story. He uses stories to establish an emotional connection with people and to inspire them to share his passion and vision. In his book titled, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, Schultz writes, “…Listen with empathy and over-communicate with transparency. Tell your story, refusing to let others define you. Use authentic experiences to inspire. Stick to your values, they are your foundation.” (Schultz & Gordon, Pg. 309, 2011) Values and a passionate belief are what drive leaders like Schultz. One way to inject that passion into a business is to tell a “creation-of-the-enterprise story.” (Dubrin, 2013) This type of story inspires people to rally around a cause that they feel, will “make the world a better place!” For example, Schultz tells a story that began in 1961, when his father broke his ankle at work and was left without income, insurance or any way to support his family. The family’s suffering and fear inspired change and Schultz grew up driven to create a company in which employees have a safety net woven of respect and dignity. (Durbin, 2013) And when confronted by angry shareholders to end the company’s health care benefits to boost stock prices; Schultz vehemently declined and then used this personal story to boost morale and inspire the...
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