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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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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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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ELEKTRA PRODUCTS‚ INC. CASE ANALYSIS REPORT I. BACKGROUND: As to the Company: Elektra Products‚ Inc. is an 80 year old company‚ publicly held and had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. Challenges that have to be addressed: In recent years‚ the company experienced a host of problems as follows: declining market share due to increased foreign and domestic competition; new product ideas were few and far between; departments such as manufacturing and
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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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Neal-Richardson (2000) argued that college students should be responsible for paying their own tuition versus depending on their parents for financial support. Neal-Richardson believed that relying on parents to pay tuition creates laziness in students and a feeling of obligation in parents. The first point that Neal-Richardson raised is the sense of entitlement that students feel about having their parents pay for college. She noted the resentment that she felt toward students at their shock in
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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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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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Vick International is one of nine operating divisions within Richardson-Merrell‚ Inc. Each division is given considerable independence in running their business‚ so long as they contribute to the company’s goals of stable growth‚ improving profitability‚ and product excellence. When Tom McGuire became the president of Vick International‚ Latin American/Far East (LA/FE) in 1969 and the division was having difficulty sustaining adequate growth and profitability. The division had missed its budgets
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