Byte Company
PART I: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility
In this case analysis, the authors aim to answer the following questions:
1. How will the company meet the high demand and expectations of the market on their products?
The authors would like to add some related problems in-line with the statement of the problem. The following back-up problems are:
1. Will the Board of Directors approve or disapprove the short-term solutions such as:
a. Licensing authorization
b. Overseas facilities and licensing
2. Will the Board approved a lease contract of an abandoned plant in Plainville, USA?
3. Assuming that the lease contract will expire and the new facility is done, what would be the main effect of the abandonment of the lease property to the town of Plainville, USA?
PART II: OBJECTIVES
The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility
The objectives of this case analysis are the following:
Short-Term Objectives:
1. To choose the best alternative solution not only for the company but also to the stakeholders.
2. To analyze the given situation through environmental scanning.
3. To evaluate the pros and cons of the given alternative solutions.
Long-Term Objectives:
1. To determine how would the company cope up with the demand of the market.
2. To give conclusions and recommendations after analyzing and evaluating the given information about the study.
3. To give a strategy and implementation plan as well as an evaluation and control program fro the company.
PART III: CASE FACTS
The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility
• The company is involved in the production of electronic components that are used in personal computers. But their products are frequently found in computers used for sophisticated business and engineering
The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility
In this case analysis, the authors aim to answer the following questions:
1. How will the company meet the high demand and expectations of the market on their products?
The authors would like to add some related problems in-line with the statement of the problem. The following back-up problems are:
1. Will the Board of Directors approve or disapprove the short-term solutions such as:
a. Licensing authorization
b. Overseas facilities and licensing
2. Will the Board approved a lease contract of an abandoned plant in Plainville, USA?
3. Assuming that the lease contract will expire and the new facility is done, what would be the main effect of the abandonment of the lease property to the town of Plainville, USA?
PART II: OBJECTIVES
The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility
The objectives of this case analysis are the following:
Short-Term Objectives:
1. To choose the best alternative solution not only for the company but also to the stakeholders.
2. To analyze the given situation through environmental scanning.
3. To evaluate the pros and cons of the given alternative solutions.
Long-Term Objectives:
1. To determine how would the company cope up with the demand of the market.
2. To give conclusions and recommendations after analyzing and evaluating the given information about the study.
3. To give a strategy and implementation plan as well as an evaluation and control program fro the company.
PART III: CASE FACTS
The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility
• The company is involved in the production of electronic components that are used in personal computers. But their products are frequently found in computers used for sophisticated business and engineering