The road to hell 1.Summary 2.Identification of the problem(s)/plight 2.1. The problem The main problem of this enterprise is that it is an American and west European company in an west Indies region. The racial problem is obvious. The man who is wanted to come in the front of this Barracania branch‚ Rennalls‚ has a lot of political influence ’ by being the son of the minister of finance and economic planning ’ and is also the most fit for the job ’ studied at London University where
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Description This case starts simple and becomes complex in nature as you get closer to the end of Matthew’s interview. John Baker an Englishman is the chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Corporation of Barracania in the West Indies. Baker is given a task to groom his successor into his position within thirty days of leaving to his new position as production manager of Keso Mining Corporation. Young Barracanian Matthew Rennalls is being groom for as his successor to take over as
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the European experience. “My ancestors have been brought up in this environment for the past 200 or 300 years‚ and I have‚ therefore‚ been able to live in a world in which commerce (as we know it today) has been part and parcel of my being... In your case‚ the situation is different‚ because you and your forebears have had only some 50 or 60 years in this commercial environment. You have had to face the challenge of bridging the gap between 50 and 200 or 300 years.” John thought he was complimenting
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THE ROAD TO HELL John Baker‚ chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Company of Barracania in the West Indies‚ was making his final preparations to leave the island. His promotion to production manager of Keso Mining Corporation near Winnipeg – one of Continental Ore’s fast-expanding Canadian enterprises – had been announced a month before‚ and now everything had been tidied up except the last vital interview with his successor‚ the able young Barracanian‚ Matthew Rennalls. It was crucial that this
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Summary John Baker‚ English expatriate and the chief engineering of the Caribbean Bauxite Company of Barracania in the West Indies conducted an interview with Matthew Rennalls‚ a Barracanian who holding assistant engineering position in the company and also Baker’s successor because he received a complaint from Mr. Jackson‚ one of the European employees; that Rennalls had been rude to him. Baker’s interview with Rennalls was to talk about this issue and tried to solve it. In the interview‚ Baker
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‚ flntegrmtiwe ffase & .J"he RoaC tc F{ell John Baker‚ chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Barracania. The success of this ti;:1‚:ly regionalization policy led to excellent relations with iire goventmeitt. Company of Barracania in the West Indies‚ was malring his final preparations to leave the island. llis promotion to pro- This relationship was giver; an acldccl importalce when Barracania‚ 3 years later‚ bL.ilame independent -al occasion that encouraged a critir:ai and
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Case 13.1: Assigned Response to Article. Thomas Grady Bunch MGMT451 Organizational Behavior Dr. Donald Tompkins April 8‚ 2010 1. What‚ in your opinion‚ did Baker hope to accomplish as a result of his conversation with Rennalls? Did he succeed? Why or why not? Baker hoped to be able to get Rennalls to admit his resentment towards other races‚ specifically Europeans. I feel that his purpose was to get it out in the open so that it could be discussed‚ and thereby dealt with before he took
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Introduction 2 Caribbean Bauxite 2 John Baker 3 Matthew Rennalls 3 The Convocation 4 The Meeting 4 Bakers Reaction to the Meeting 5 Rennalls Reaction to the Meeting 5 Analyzing Baker 6 Analyzing Rennalls 7 Solution 7 Action Plan for Caribbean Bauxite 8 Truth and Reconciliation 8 Job Plan for Chief Engineer 10 Racial Training 11 Introduction Caribbean Bauxite Caribbean Bauxite Company Limited of Barracania‚ subsidiary of Continental Ore‚ is one of the leading bauxite exporters
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by Europe ever since the first permanent European settlement made by the Spanish in 1496 (Williams‚ 1970). Rennalls’ racial consciousness has made him even more sensitive to “any sign of condescension on the part of expatriates” during his 4-year study at London University. His political involvements and family background indicated that Rennalls is sensitive to anything European expatriates said or done. The fact that Baker feels there is an “invisible‚ indefinable‚ but ever-present” barrier between
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International Marketing - Case Analysis 1. Situation Analysis: This case is about two individuals in an organization who are from two different cultural backgrounds. John Baker‚ the Chief Engineer of Caribbean Bauxite Company Limited‚ West Indies is promoted and has to relocate to Canada. Matthew Rennalls‚ the able young Barracanian has been chosen as his successor based on his caliber. Before leaving‚ Mr.Baker had a final interview with his going-to-be successor‚ Rennalls. This meeting discussed
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