B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation Case 1. Comments and Observations | | | | | | | | | | | | Employee | Employee Observations | Consultant Observations | Ben Richardson | Authoritarian | | | | Lack of investment (reinvestment) in | | | | Perfectionist | | | | company | | | | | | | Not quite a workaholic | | | Not safety minded | | | | | | Fully supports local causes | | | Prone to angry outbursts | | | | | Long term
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B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation Case study 1. For the following people in the case‚ list the comments and observations of the employees and consultants using a table. (15 points) Employee Employee observations Consultant observations Ben Richardson - Somewhat authoritarian and perfectionist - Believes in motivating employees using rewards - Open to communication with employees - Effective leader who recognizes weaknesses in his organization and seeks effective solutions
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Summary This case study is about B.R.Richardson Timber Products Corporation a lamination plant located in Papoose‚ Oregon. Part of the management team determined that there was a need for change in the organization and decided to reach out to Jack Lawler a management trainer and consultant for help. The issues which needed to be addressed were the low morale in the plant‚ the authoritative plant manager‚ and the fact that there was a resent fatality in the plant. Bowman was in charge of industrial
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Richardson 4/26/05 ISQA 458 Unifine Richardson Case The problem facing Unifine Richardson is that Harrington Honey‚ its main honey supplier will be out of Chinese honey inventory by May 17‚ 2002 because of CFIA inspection issues. For now‚ Unifine will have to look for alternative sources for honey until the Chinese suppliers figure out a way to detect and reject contaminated honey. Its current cost for 50-50 blend of Chinese and Canadian honey is $1.08 Canadian dollars per pound. Harrington
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UV5319 May 10‚ 2010 B CORPORATION: A NEW SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL “We envision a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit.” —B Lab‚ “Declaration of Interdependence‚” 2010 Introduction Jay Coen Gilbert and Bart Houlahan were friends as undergraduates at Stanford University. In 1993‚ a few years after graduation‚ they helped start the basketball shoe and apparel company AND1. As the company grew‚ cofounder Gilbert and president
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JAMES WILLIAMS Year 12 Industrial Technology Timber & Furniture INDUSTRY REPORT [pic] Index Historical background to the industry P. 3-6 Brief history P. 4 Significant developments P. 4-5 Future of industry P. 6 Structural Factors P. 7-10 Specific areas of industry P. 8 Vocational areas P. 8-9 Changes in vocational culture P.10 Technical Factors P. 11-13 Significance of technical factors P.12-13
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approximately one million pounds of honey per year. A majority of the purchased honey is a 50-50 blend of Chinese and Canadian honey. Unifine Richardson’s main honey supplier is Harrington Honey. Unfortunately‚ Harrington Honey has informed Unifine Richardson that they can no longer supply the company with honey from China. Harrington Honey’s decision to stop importing honey from China was based on China’s use of chloramphenicol‚ which is an antibiotic that is band for use in food-producing animals.
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Introduction Unifine Richardson is a food manufacturer with 110 employees. The company’s sole supplier of honey announced that effective immediately it was no longer able to supply Chinese honey. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency had rejected the importation of Chinese honey due to recently found traces of an antibiotic chemical. China had provided 20% of the world’s honey supply. Faced with escalating prices‚ issues with customer preferences‚ and possible product recalls Issues The
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Rhythm and blues which s also known as R&B is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940’s. Georgia’s artist such as Ray Charles‚ Little Richard and James Brown ranked among the most influential and innovative R&B performers. The term R&B was coined as a musical marketing term in the United State in 1949 by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine which was then replaced with “race music.” The Grammy award for best R&B song has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000 it was
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&RPage |1 Entrepreneurial Finance 2013 - Case Assignment Questions R&R R&R case brings up major themes that we will see over and over again in this course. This case also differs significantly from most of the other case you will read in this course as it provides a full story of an entrepreneurial venture. In most other cases in this course‚ the entrepreneur is faced with a decision/dilemma at the time of case. In these cases I will ask you to put yourself in the entrepreneur’s shoes and come
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