Robin Hood Case Study

Robin Hood had a good first year but now he has run into a crossroad and has a big decision to make which will make a big impact with what happens to him and his Merry Men moving forward. He is losing control of his men and doesn’t even know half of them. He does not have enough food or supplies for everyone and the risk of one of his men being spotted and followed back to their hide out is becoming a real possibility. External Environmental Analysis:
Robin Hood could kill Sheriff Nottingham.
He could explore new territory and move some men in different areas.
He could tax the villagers and increase revenue immediately.
Robin Hood could join the Barons on their quest to collect the ransom to release King Richard. Internal Environmental Analysis:
Robin Hood is a strong Leader.
Will Scarlett is in charge of intelligence and scouting.
Little John is in charge of discipline and archery training.
Robin Band of Merry Men has been established for a year now.
Robin’s number of men is growing and so is the strength of his group.

All of these options could lead to many different futures and all options have opportunity for risk or reward. Looking at the Internal Environmental Analysis we know that the core of Robin and his Merry Men are very strong but due to the amount members which is increasing at an uncontrollable rate they are becoming a weaker overall group. In my opinion Robin should not try and kill the Sheriff due to the risk of losing most of his men. I also don’t think him taxing the villagers is the right move because he spent his first year working hard to gain the support of the villagers and this would damper that relationship. I think the best move for Robin and his Merry Men would be to explore new territories outside of the forest. This would decrease the number of men in one area which would eliminate the issues for food and the risk of being spotted. Since he has two strong leaders in Little John and Will Scarlett he could split up his