Case Study: Stone Finch Inc.

Westlake Lanes suffered after the loss of its first owner- Dane Sugar- suddenly passed away. Due to his spontaneous death, Dane Sugar was not able to train someone the functions of his business. Due to the fact Dane Sugar handled all the financials himself and brought in the majority of the costumers based on personal relationships, it left whoever took over his position in a tough spot. The board of Westlake Lanes automatically promoted the employee with the most experience working in the establishment to General Manager.

He is very giving and truly cares about ALL his employees. However, his actions do contribute to the overall success of the company. He is level 5 of relevance. Block 2 I have the Vice Presidents of Operation listed because if there is a problem that Jay needs handled, he can go to him to get it done.

1) Identify aspects of Jim Quintero’s management style according to the four main management theories (Classical, Behavioral, Systems, and Contingency). While most organizations can more than likely identify at least some aspects from each of the four management theories, Quintero’s steel company identifies most with the Behavioral Approach with aspects of the Systems and Contingency Approach blending together in my opinion. Not having much detail on Cool Steel Company’s (CSC) organizational structural it is difficult to determine how much management falls under the Classical Approach, but seeing there are managers (not first-level supervisors) and reviewing Henri Fayol’s general principals, one can assume a structure of sorts. There are several examples of the Behavioral Approach (e.g., trusting, respect, responsibility…) that will be covered in more detail in response to question number two. It is clear that CSC’s success would be in line with the practices described in the cooperative system outlined in the Systems Approach and by virtue of employees being given the ability or responsibility to make decisions; the Contingency Approach can be applied.

Allan Mullaly exemplifies the leadership qualities and principles discussed in the book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. In Good to Great Jim Collins shares results on his researched based date on what factors transform good companies to great companies. Collins talks about the framework of establishing discipline people, discipline thought and discipline action with the concept of Level five leadership playing a crucial role in successfully implementing this framework in an organization. Leve 5 leadership refer to the highest level of executive leadership capabilities that embodies all five layers of Collins level 5 leadership

1. What (else) could/ should Jim Barton have done upon arriving in his new position? …… (present one suggestion) (3 Marks) Jim Barton should have set up a meeting with the Carl Williams himself, to make sure that they both understood their positions in relation to each other, and to the company. This meeting should have taken place on the first day of employment to ensure both parties are on the same page from the start. That way, the CIO (Jim) will have the best perspective as to where the company needs to be headed as outlined for him by the CEO Williams.

A major force for any organization is communication. O’Wallace Landscaping information is being passed along through word of mouth. The size of the company limits the amount of people that need to know. The information that is being passed on is done in a pre-job meeting. There is only one person in the office that pass the information on to the owner.

Thus, the divisional organizational structure would aid Techfite in its transition into Endothon because they would be essentially doing the same jobs but as part of a bigger

There are several businesses and corporations today that exuberate successful business strategies and leadership today. Companies such as Google and Toyota Motor are successful today due to its ?????

1. Best Buy hired Sharon McCollam, who before accepting the job, has visited many stores in order to determine what were consequences the company is facing and what needs to be changed. Fortunately, after McCollam has been hired, she has help Best Buy in many ways such as saving budget, replace a better IT system in Best Buy, examine cleanliness of the stores by using “white gloves”. I don’t think they are over doing it because after the changes have made, Best Buy has improved magnificently. This has proven that Best Buy has used evidence-based management since according to the book, evidence-based management is “translating principles based on best evidence into organizational practice, bringing rationality to the decision-making process.”

Christopher J. Nassetta, who was interviewed by Blackstone Group about Hilton leadership development, said that his first year working with the most senior member of the Hilton organization was a very though one with a lot of hours of overtime and working days. His purpose was to develop more trust working relationships in the company. In his point of view he wants to have one family of brands and a combined vision for the future success. One thing that Mr. Nassetta does not want to change in Hilton is its basic leadership business model, which had been successful throughout all this time (O’Connor,

Regarding to such case, I think the court would decide the plaintiff-Lone Star Steakhouse to win the case because defendant-Alpha use the word “Lone Star” in advertising which was a trademark infringement action. These actions created confusion to the plaintiff’s customers and caused them to misunderstand the promotion that was created by another restaurant (defendant), not Lone Star Steakhouse (plaintiff). In addition, it also caused plaintiff to absorb additional cost - free drinks, coupons, or meal discounts in order to keep their customers’ satisfaction. Base on the trademark law, Lone Star Steakhouse is legally own such trademark because plaintiff was the first person who used this trademark. Besides, The plaintiff operates over 30 Lone

There are facilities provided by other companies as well to ensure work-life balance and well-being of their

KOTA Longboards – The Profit Season 3 Episode 16 In this episode of The Profit, Marcus Lemonis visits KOTA Longboards. KOTA Longboards is a skateboard company that specializes in handcrafted high-quality skateboards. Mike and Nikki are the business owners which started in 2012. KOTA Longboards is proud that every product is made for performance and comfort.

Case 12-2 Questions: 1. Why did Chambers hire Chamberlain? Do you think this was a good idea? Explain. Chambers hired Chamberlain because she lacked skills in the marketing industry and needed help in continuing on with her business.

The case chosen is IBM at the Crossroads, published by McGraw Hill Education. 3 key Issues and Recommendations A rather mind capturing case, talks about the growth story of IBM. The three key issues and future challenges in IBM’s way are: • Slow Reaction to Change: The past trends followed in IBM, show that it lacks responsiveness to change in market trends and revolutions.