Caselet 1: Elektra Products‚ Inc. Questions: 1. How might top management have done better job changing Elektra products into a new kind of organization? What might they do now to get the empowerment process back on track? The top management of Elektra Products‚ Inc. introduces a new era of involvement and empowerment in their organization. They only assigned selected managers to work on several problem-solving teams to come up on ideas on how to implement empowerment campaign. With this
Premium Management
Elektra Products‚ Inc. Case Study Top management could have used the other classes‚ like the middle and lower level managers and the employees. The team shouldn’t have been able to be notified of “empowerment”. Also they should’ve known a positive attitude was needed in every task in order for it to be done effectively and efficiently. Mr. Griffin needs to join employees/managers from all classes to the team. Because of his lack of conceptual skills he doesn’t do this at first. He doesn’t have
Premium Management Skills management Nonviolent Communication
Case Analysis Report Elektra Products‚ Inc. I. Introduction Elektra Products‚ Inc. is an 80 year old publicly held company that had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. In recent years‚ the company experienced a host of problems: market share was declining in the face of increased foreign and domestic competition; new product ideas were few and far between; departments such as manufacturing and sales barely spoke to one another; morale was at all
Premium Management Team The A-Team
Elektra Case Study 1. How might top management have done a better job changing Elektra Products into a new kind of organization? What might it do now to get the empowerment process back on track? As the new CEO‚ anyone who is not there to give their support should be given a boot. Offer early retirement package to those not supporting the plan. 2. Can you think of ways Barbara could have avoided the problems her team faced in the meeting with department heads? Communication. Involve all other
Premium 2007 singles 2007 albums Change
by producing new and innovative products. SWOT Analysis Strengths * Personalized products. * Well-positioned company. * Hard-working and loyal workers. * Good and exceptional reputation. Weakness * Stagnant revenue. * Retiring employees. Opportunities * Expansion. * Partnership opportunity. * Industry and life style trends. * Merging or acquisitions possibilities. * Potential introduction of other products & services. * Use of internet
Premium Competition Decision theory Risk
Critical Analysis of product 2. PHOTOCOPY PAPER CONTENTS ← Introduction ← Uses ← Brands and manufacturers ← Size ← Varieties ← Technical parameter ← Market size ← Market potential analysis. ← Leader brand in India ← Alternatives ← ISI & ISO certification ← SWOT analysis ← Sources
Premium Paper Stationery Marketing
Case for critical analysis admin | March 17‚ 2009 | no comments Introduction Working with people may be one of the easiest things and or the hardest undertaking in any company or organization. Properly understanding people provides a humble base or foundation in managing them and well managed people are easier to understand. With this as a rule of thumbs‚ the goals‚ plans and aspirations may be achieved. This paper will analyze H.I.D. as a company that has a potential of expansion or else stagnate
Premium Management Time Leadership
1.0 Introduction This case study is based on the company Elektra Product Inc .It is enough mature publicly held company that had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. But‚ nowadays the company is facing a host of problems. Market share was declining in the face of increased foreign and domestic competition‚ new product ideas were few and far between and departments such as manufacturing and sales barely spoke to one another. The confidence was
Premium Management Marketing Health care
Chapter 1 – case for critical analysis Question 1: How might top management have done a better job changing Electra Products into a learning organisation? What might they do now to get the empowerment process back on track? Answer: * Harry might talk with the employees. He has very much experience because he worked for 20 years in this company. He knows a lot of behaviours in the company‚ the good and the bad ones. Harry is able to understand the situation and the problems from the
Premium Learning Management 2007 singles
Administration Xavier University‚ Cagayan de Oro City Case Analysis 2 PACKAGED PRODUCTS Submitted by Corazon Caseres Lagamayo MBA-2 Submitted on July 03‚ 2010 I. FACTS OF THE CASE • Packaged Products specializes in the production of cereals and ready-to-bake products • Given the continued growth‚ Mr. Robert Yamani‚ marketing director‚ proposed to continue to be a new-product oriented by introducing one new product or an improved product every year. • A sizeable portion of
Premium Focus group Marketing Value added