The Case of the Temperamental Talent
The Case of the Temperamental Talent
Case study
Silvia Szaboova class SM3
Table of contents
Introduction 3
Main issues 4
Findings 5
Pierre Casse 5
Steve Niven 6
Carolyn Boulger Miller 7
Lyle Miller 8
Own suggestion 9
Effective interpersonal communication 10
Conclusion 11
Bibliography 13
Introduction The aim of this case study is to analyze The Case of the Temperamental Talent and provide recommendations on what could be done in order to resolve the company problems that appeared in Tidewater Corporation. First of all, before going into details let me introduce the main characters of the case. They are as follows:
Bob Salinger: CEO of Tidewater Corporation
Ken Vaughn: Head of Design Department
Harold Bass: Head of Human Resources Department
Morris Redstone: Reorganization Leader
Professionals Connecting Worlds
Tidewater Corporation, which was established in 1955, is a manufacturing company of luxury power boats and vessels. Recently, Tidewaters faced intensive competition with mainly Dutch and Italian Companies, which was proven by the fact of losing valuable market share. In order to face the strong competition on the global marketplace and remain the number one leader on the luxury boat market the management decided to make some steps to face the new challenge. The aim was to produce better boats faster than the competitors while having less cost. For this reason, Tidewaters management prepared a reorganization plan that involved cutting overheads, reducing long standing jobs as well as collapsing certain departments. All in all, the reorganization caused huge changes in Tidewaters and resulted a feeling of anxiety among employees. The biggest problem appeared to be putting the design division under the Product Development department. Probably in each organization there are some touchy people who are extremely hard to deal with and are absolutely resistant to change,
Case study
Silvia Szaboova class SM3
Table of contents
Introduction 3
Main issues 4
Findings 5
Pierre Casse 5
Steve Niven 6
Carolyn Boulger Miller 7
Lyle Miller 8
Own suggestion 9
Effective interpersonal communication 10
Conclusion 11
Bibliography 13
Introduction The aim of this case study is to analyze The Case of the Temperamental Talent and provide recommendations on what could be done in order to resolve the company problems that appeared in Tidewater Corporation. First of all, before going into details let me introduce the main characters of the case. They are as follows:
Bob Salinger: CEO of Tidewater Corporation
Ken Vaughn: Head of Design Department
Harold Bass: Head of Human Resources Department
Morris Redstone: Reorganization Leader
Professionals Connecting Worlds
Tidewater Corporation, which was established in 1955, is a manufacturing company of luxury power boats and vessels. Recently, Tidewaters faced intensive competition with mainly Dutch and Italian Companies, which was proven by the fact of losing valuable market share. In order to face the strong competition on the global marketplace and remain the number one leader on the luxury boat market the management decided to make some steps to face the new challenge. The aim was to produce better boats faster than the competitors while having less cost. For this reason, Tidewaters management prepared a reorganization plan that involved cutting overheads, reducing long standing jobs as well as collapsing certain departments. All in all, the reorganization caused huge changes in Tidewaters and resulted a feeling of anxiety among employees. The biggest problem appeared to be putting the design division under the Product Development department. Probably in each organization there are some touchy people who are extremely hard to deal with and are absolutely resistant to change,
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