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CASE ANALYSIS -1) Read the case for analysis Holtzclaw Supermarkets, Inc. at the end of Chapter 3 ATTACHED. After reading the case study answer the following questions:
How did Holtzclaws first organizational structure contribute to the dissatisfaction of store managers, poor coordination, and Holtzclaws slow adaption to change?
How would the proposed reorganization address the problems in Question 1?
- What disadvantages might emerge over time with the proposed reorganization?
- What recommendations would you make to this organization moving forward? Be sure to conduct research beyond the textbook and cite it in-text and on a reference list
- Daft, R. L. (2021). Organization theory and design (13th ed). Boston, MA: Cengage. eText ( MANDATORY)
- CASE ANALYSIS – 2) Read the case for analysis, Bradford Chemicals Company, attached at the end of Chapter 5. Then discus the following questions:
- Do you think it is necessary for Henderson to meet with and try to build support from such diverse group of people before moving ahead with the color lab and paint shop? Why or why not?
How does the institutional view in the chapter help explain the events in this case? Discuss.
Which of normative or coercive forces among stakeholders are most likely to affect the decision to build the color lab and paint shop? Why?
Daft, R. L. (2021). Organization theory and design (13th ed). Boston, MA: Cengage. eText ( MANDATORY)