1) Do you think it was justified in appointing Mike UIIman, an outsider, as CEO instead if Jessica Robert considering that Jessica Robert was instrumental in turning around the organization in the early 2005s?
1.0 Introduction
In deciding whether to choose Jessica Robert or Mike UIIman (an outsider) depends on what the company wants to achieve or change. It all depends on the ethics, visions, cultures, and budget of the business
1.1 Argument to justify whether to recruit Mike UIIman or Jessica Robert
In fact it all depends on the track of Jessica Robert and Mike UIIman, what they have achieved and what they can bring to the company so that they can make their best out of all and expand the business furthermore.
Moreover, things like where the business is going need to be taken into considerations such as their needs and objectives that they want to achieve.
If new ideas and insights are needed; then appointing an outsider (Mike UIIman) with a different angle or perhaps with different visions of their actual business would be of great benefit to them like Allen White
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