Addendum to Portfolio Writing 6 Peter Browning and Continental White Cap Peter Browning finds himself in a precarious situation. It is a situation that is more common in today’s environment due to increased globalization and rapid technological innovation. He is tasked to take necessary preventative action to retain White Cap’s profitability in the capping business in an environment of rapid change and increased competition. Browning has recently been successful in turning a non-profitable
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Peter Browning and Continental White Cap (A) On April 1‚ 1984‚ Peter Browning assumed the position of vice president and operating officer of Continental White Cap‚ a Chicago-based division of the Continental Group‚ Inc. Having completed a successful five-year turnaround of Continental’s troubled Bondware Division‚ Browning found this new assignment at White Cap to be a very different type of challenge. He was taking over the most successful of Continental’s nine divisions—“the jewel in the Continental
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Joseph A. Maple GSB-737-DU: Change & Innovation Mgmt. Case Analysis 3: Peter Browning and Continental White Cap April 4‚ 2014 1. What is Browning’s predicament at White Cap? Peter Browning was tasked with the predicament of revitalizing the company without turning it upside down. White Cap has enjoyed an impressive 50 years of positive business results‚ and when they did experience slumps they were perceived as cyclical and transient. However‚ times have changed and there is now an international
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3: Peter Browning White Cap is a leading manufacturer of plastic tops for containers and packaging for food related products. They have been in existence since the early 1900s when the original owner‚ William White and his two brothers created the company. After White Cap was sold to Continental Can Company‚ the White family continued to run and manage the business despite not being the owner. After the purchase the business changed its name to Continental White Cap. Although Continental purchased
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In this case Peter Browning has got the position of vice president in Continental White Cap Company which was the market leader in the production and distribution of vacuum-sealed metal closures for glass jars. Peter Browning had to make changes in White Cap by taking company to next level in technology and developing of adding a competitive plastic closure technology to stay competitive in the market. Also he needed to change some of the values in the company and its employees who have worked there
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Browning’s dilemmas at White Cap? Explain Peter Browning’s dilemmas are the urgency/necessity to change White Cap’s organization’s operations to become more competitive with actual markets and customer’s necessities but there are some organizational culture factors that would need to change in order to make White Cap a more proactive corporation. Some factors in particular are the seniority of some key manager positions (under his supervision) that represent the true identity of White Cap and the importance
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Peter Browning Action Plan Richard Hoffman‚ the Executive Vice President‚ could not have been more right when he acknowledged that Peter Browning had a difficult job in front of him. It was Peter’s job to revitalize a mature business in the face of serious competitive threats‚ but without discouraging the loyalty and morale of a family style culture. Under Continental’s management‚ Peter Browning was faced with several issues. First and foremost‚ some managers as well as most employees of
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Peter Browning was promoted to the position of Vice-President of Continental White Cap in 1984 after holding the position of Vice President and General Manager of Continental’s Bondware Division where he turned losses into profits. Browning was faced with the daunting task of rejuvenating and repositioning the Chicago division in the face of upcoming competition from other producers of vacuum sealed metal closures for glass jars. In addition‚ White Cap’s customer base was being influenced by the
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1. What are Browning’s are the dilemmas at White Cap? Explain Peter Browning’s job is to revitalize a mature business in the face of serious competitive threats‚ but without discouraging the loyalty and morale of a family style culture. Market share of plastic bottles was growing fast and White Cap is losing customers due to that‚ so a change is necessary. However‚ few managers or employees at White Cap acknowledged the need for change and were resistant to change. Employees have been accustomed
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came Posted on February 18‚ 2013 by Bryan Scalici Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came I would like to comment on how Browning characterizes Roland’s past in “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”. As he travels the ridiculously bleak landscape leading to the Dark Tower‚ the only living thing he encounters is an emaciated demon horse. Roland‚ already downtrodden by the setting‚ sees this horse and feels simultaneous pity and hatred‚ and comes to point where he needs
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