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GENERAL MANAGEMENT


1.       What other planning tools and techniques might be useful to Andrew Friedman as he oversees and directs the team’s operations? Be specific.
2.      In baseball, where the traditional approach to assessing player potential and performance has involved watching the individual play in different settings (scouting the player) and where most of the team management would not have a business background, how might you overcome the doubts of“ traditionalists” about the benefits of using quantitative tools and techniques?
3.      What are some ways that Friedman might evaluate whether his quantitative  tools are working?  Be specific
1.       Describe Ricardo Semler’s leadership style. What do you think the advantages and drawbacks of his style might be?
2.      What challenges might a radically “hands-off” leader face? How could those challenges be addressed?
3.      How could future leaders be identified in this organization? Would leadership training be important to this organization? Discuss.
4.      What could other businesses learn from Ricardo Semler’s approach to leadership?
1. What is the primary problem in this case?
2. How would each of the approaches to management in this chapter analyze the case?
3. How should the plant manager restore product ion on the assembly line?
4. What policy, if any, should be developed to prevent future production interruptions
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



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1. What is spirituality?
2. Is this topic appropriate for businesses?
3. What are the arguments for and against its inclusion in businesses?
1. Why was Ghosn successful at Nissan in Japan?
2. How non-Japanese were his managerial action?
3. What MBO concept did Ghosn apply?
4. Can Ghosn success at Nissan be repeated at Renault? Why or why not?
1. What are the management issues in this case
2. What did Coke do and what could have been done differently?
3. What are the key factors that were or should have been considered by management?
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of centralization and decentralization?
2. What was the rationale for the Ford 2000 program?
3. Why did Ford change from decentralization to centralization to recentralization?
4. Why did Ford establish a luxury car division?
5. Do you think Ford will be in the competitive global market? Why or why not?
1) What is your assessment of Barrett’s performance and his vision for Intel? Is he the right person for the job at Intel?
2) What are some problems associated with frequent reorganization?
3) What are the pros and cons for focusing on the distant futures and the heavy investment in new technologies?



General Management


1.  What symptom(s) exist in this case to suggest that something has gone wrong?

2. What are the root causes that have led to these symptoms?

3. What actions should the organisation take to correct these problems?

1.       What sort of strategy for change management do you suggest for this company?
2.      As a professional manager what would be your role in introducing organization development activities?

3.      What type of leadership style will be most suitable for this organization and why?

1.       Do you think the company has any orientation programme? If yes, discuss its effectiveness.

2.      If employees were properly selected, there should be no need for an orientation programme”. Comment on the statement.

3.      If You were Patil, how would you react to the above situation?
4.      Discuss the purpose of orientation. What are various requisites of an effective programme?

1.       Horizon Ltd is a retail outlet .The attrition rate has been increasing in the organization at a consistent rate. The organization feels that there is something going wrong while selecting the employees and the people selected are wrong fit to the organization. You

being hired as a consultant, study the drawbacks in the selection process and suggest and ideal selection process with the top management of the company.



2.
Wellness Ltd is a pharmaceutical company. There is a problem in the productivity and

the motivational level of the workers. You playing the role of Frederick Taylor, please

suggest the necessary changes.

3.
Design a BCG Matrix from any one of the 3 organizations;


·          Reliance

·          Hyundai

·          Godrej

·          Parle


4.      How do Traditional, Behavioral and Interactions views explain the process of conflict? Evaluate the changes, which take place within and between the groups as a result of long–standing inter-group conflict.


5.      Why should management be willing to rehabilitate employees through an employee assistance program when so many workers have been downsized in recent years?

6.      For what type of leadership situation might a transformational leader be inappropriate?


General Management


1. In your organization, what does your superior expect from you in terms of performance? Is it stated in writing? If you wrote down your job objective and your boss wrote down what he or she expects of you, would the two be consistent?

2. Choose an organization that you know and identify its strengths and weaknesses. What are its special opportunities and threats in the external environment?

3. What were some of the controllable and uncontrollable factors in this case? How should Mr. Kim have responded to those factors?

4. Briefly describe the communication process model. Select a communication problem and determine the cause (or causes) by applying the model in your analysis.

5. How can you distinguish between strategies and policies?

6. Why don’t managers who are great controllers generally receive as much publicity as managers who are great leaders?

7. What is an assessment center? How does it work? Would you like to participate in such a center? Why or why not?

8. Why is real-time information not good enough for effective control?

9. Give examples of how information technology has affected you.

10. What are the major social responsibilities of business managers? Of public administrators? Have these responsibilities changed over the years? How?


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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?
1. What specific errors did Warren and Carol Oats make during their first week in Japan?
2. If you were talking to a non-U.S. businessperson making a first contact with an American company, what advice would you give?
1. What are the management issues in this case
2. What did Coke do and what could have been done differently?
3. What are the key factors that were or should have been considered by management?
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of centralization and decentralization?
2. What was the rationale for the Ford 2000 program?
3. Why did Ford change from decentralization to centralization to recentralization?
4. Why did Ford establish a luxury car division?
5. Do you think Ford will be in the competitive global market? Why or why not?
1) What is your assessment of Barrett’s performance and his vision for Intel? Is he the right person for the job at Intel?
2) What are some problems associated with frequent reorganization?
3) What are the pros and cons for focusing on the distant futures and the heavy investment in new technologies?


GENERAL MANAGEMENT


1. Who are the stakeholders in this case ?
2. Which stakeholders are most important ?

3. Wht 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 ?

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