Case Study: Sunflower Incorporated Spalding University Case Study: Sunflower Incorporated In preparation for Workshop 2 of the course MSBC-660 – Change Acceleration in Organizational Culture‚ we were asked as a group to complete a Project Team Assignment‚ using the case study method. As part of this exercise‚ we were to read the case study Sunflower Incorporated and then critically analyze the case using the guidelines provided. In our answers outlined in the paragraphs below
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Sunflower Incorporated An Organization Development Case Study Presented By: Sunflower Inc is a Large Distribution Company Throughout US & Canada Which are Divided into 22 Regions. Autonomous Management Because of Local Tastes & Practices. Great Variance of Profit Margins Across Regions Due to: Huge Profits by Offering Substandard Products. Struggling to Keep up With Competition. Standardization Decision Was Taken Albanese‚ Proposed Implementation of Standardized Pricing & Purchasing
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Case Analysis Sunflower Incorporated Case Synopsis: This case focuses on the planned change program that was implemented on the financial reporting system of Sunflower Incorporated‚ a large distribution company which resells salty snack foods and liquor. It also focuses on the management of the change program that was implemented to monitor pricing and purchasing decisions. Issues: • The major issue that this case highlights is manipulation in products in some regions to increase the sale
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My goal in this paper is to analyze Sunflower Incorporated with respect to organizational size and structure‚ bureaucracy‚ and control and make recommendations for improvement in communications along with recommendations regarding the potential use of information technology for strategic advantage. Sunflower Inc. is a large distribution company that purchases and distributes snack foods and liquor to retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. The organization has one head office and
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Case Analysis of Sunflower Incorporated Sunflower Incorporated is a large distribution company that purchases and distributes salty snack foods and liquors throughout the United States and Canada. The company employs over 5‚000 employees and has gross sales of over $700 million. The head office has encouraged each of its regions to operate separately in order to accommodate different tastes and preferences. When studied‚ it was determined that the profits across the regions varied widely
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ElAmir Course: STRA 701 /HROB703 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Problems 3 Q1- How well did Albanese manage the pricing and purchasing changes at sunflower? Were the changes implemented successfully? How would you find this out? 4 Q2 – What might Albanese have done differently? 6 Case Study: Sunflower Incorporated Introduction: This case refers about a large distribution company which resells products related to snacks. This company undergoes a change in its financial reporting system which
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Sunflower Incorporated case study Overview: Sunflower Inc. is a large distribution company with over 5000 employees that functions as a bureaucracy‚ which needs to formalize its pricing and purchasing practices. The company purchases and distributes snack foods to retail stores across North America. Sunflower has one corporate office and the company is divided into twenty-two regions. Each region operates as an autonomous small business‚ which consists of its own leadership. characterized
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Sunflower Company : Adapting to Changing Market Conditions Problem : Looking ahead‚ there are 4 challanges for Sunflower Company ; Splitting the company up and / or selling a part of the company Retaining people Applying Information Technology Managing counrty or regional economic factors Timeline 1992-1994 : Start of the firm Firm started with 3 employees; founder‚ accountant‚ sales agent. There was high demand and low competition.In early 1990s it was diffucult to gt a loan from a bank‚ by 1994
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Sunflower Incorporated Case Analysis Focused in the independent retail market throughout the United States and Canada‚ Sunflower Incorporated is a popular distributor of salty snacks and liquor. In an attempt to limit variations in profit margins across regions and to protect their company image after finding that certain profitable divisions were using lower-quality products to maximize profit levels‚ headquarters established a new financial reporting system aimed to standardize pricing and purchasing
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Table of Contents I The Sunflower A. The Primary Storyline ……………………………………………………………………..3 B. The issues that emerged …………………………………………………………………4 C. Wiesenthal’s moral problem On Book I: The Sunflower Primary Storyline When I read the book it all boiled down to me that the main topic being discussed is the word forgiveness. Because the act of forgiveness has complex philosophical‚ moral‚ religious or spiritual aspects‚ it requires and deserves a thoughtful analysis of our beliefs. The main
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