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Walter Soto-Ruiz
Business practices
Be the manager
Problems at Achieva
You have just been called in to help managers at Achieva, a fast- growing Internet software company that specializes in business- two- business (B2B) network software. Your job is to help Achieva solve management problems that have arisen because of this rapid growth.
Customer demand to license Achieva’s software has moved so much in just two years that more than 50 new software programmers have been added to help develop a new range of software products. Achieva’s growth has been so swift that the company still operates informally, its organizational structure is loose and flexible, and programmers are encouraged to find solutions to problems as they go along. Although the structure work well in the past, you have been told that problems are rising.
There has been increasing complaints from employees that good performance is not being recognized in the organization and that they do not feel equitably treated. Moreover, there have been complaints about getting managers to listen to them new ideas and to act on them. A bad atmosphere is developing in the company, and recently several talented employees left. Your job is to help Achieva’s managers solve these problems quickly and keep the company on the fast track.
Questions
1. What kinds of organizing and controlling problems is Achieva suffering from?
It is very common when a company starts out to be very informal. Some companies still take that certain aspect in their growth but still have to have structure. Achieva has not dealt with its growth appropriately and needs to address the need for better managerial structure. They need to have a very effective business plan in place that encompasses the organization as a whole to set up their goals and set up their vision and mission statements it’s the only way to pave their way to continued success. They should assign managerial and technical roles to employees; and they need to
Business practices
Be the manager
Problems at Achieva
You have just been called in to help managers at Achieva, a fast- growing Internet software company that specializes in business- two- business (B2B) network software. Your job is to help Achieva solve management problems that have arisen because of this rapid growth.
Customer demand to license Achieva’s software has moved so much in just two years that more than 50 new software programmers have been added to help develop a new range of software products. Achieva’s growth has been so swift that the company still operates informally, its organizational structure is loose and flexible, and programmers are encouraged to find solutions to problems as they go along. Although the structure work well in the past, you have been told that problems are rising.
There has been increasing complaints from employees that good performance is not being recognized in the organization and that they do not feel equitably treated. Moreover, there have been complaints about getting managers to listen to them new ideas and to act on them. A bad atmosphere is developing in the company, and recently several talented employees left. Your job is to help Achieva’s managers solve these problems quickly and keep the company on the fast track.
Questions
1. What kinds of organizing and controlling problems is Achieva suffering from?
It is very common when a company starts out to be very informal. Some companies still take that certain aspect in their growth but still have to have structure. Achieva has not dealt with its growth appropriately and needs to address the need for better managerial structure. They need to have a very effective business plan in place that encompasses the organization as a whole to set up their goals and set up their vision and mission statements it’s the only way to pave their way to continued success. They should assign managerial and technical roles to employees; and they need to