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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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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CASE: Kaakbay‚ Incorporated 1. Management issues and problems in the case: a. The way how the leader‚ Mrs. Elena Gomez‚ influence the followers to put the needs of organization’s vision and goals above their self-interest b. The leadership style by which Mrs. Gomez was able to raise people’s awareness‚ help people look beyond self-interest and self-fulfillment‚ understand the need for change and make people commit to the greatness of the company c. The effectiveness of the
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Growth 6 General Environmental Analysis 7 The S.T.E.E.P analysis 7 The industry analysis 9 Competitor analysis 11 The 3I analysis 11 Internal analysis 12 The SWOT analysis of Adobe system Incorporated 13 Value chain analysis 14 Primary Value chain 15 Secondary value chain 16 STP analysis of Adobe System Incorporated 17 Financial analysis 17 Strategy Formulation 19 Business Level Strategy 19 Corporate Level Strategy 22 Recommendation 23 Introduction More than 30 years‚ Adobe Systems Inc. has pushed
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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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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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BIODIESEL INCORPORATED Summary Josh‚ Long and Hammond came up with a business idea of manufacturing and distributing biodiesel. The major generation sources‚ petroleum‚ coal‚ natural gas aand nuclear are non renewable resources and have detrimental effects on the environment. The petrochemical fuel industry manifest itself in the form of oil fields and reserves‚ pipelines‚ transport ships‚ and fuelling stations. The whole idea behind the biodiesel was that it can be produced again and it did not
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Corning Incorporated – Reinventing new business model Corning Incorporated is an American manufacturer of glass‚ ceramic‚ and materials for the industrial and scientific applications. It was known as Corning Glass Works in 1875. Its strong commitment to innovation was known as the company’s roots. The company committed between four to six percent of its sales to Research‚ Development‚ and Engineering (RD&E). As of today‚ Corning has been primarily operating from Asia Pacific and North America
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Sunflower Incorporated Sunflower Incorporated is a large distribution company with over 5‚000 employees and gross sales over $700 million in 1991. The company purchases and distributes salty snack foods and liquor to independent retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. Salty snack foods include corn chips‚ potato chips‚ cheese curls‚ tortilla chips‚ and peanuts. The United States and Canada are divided into 22 regions‚ each with its own central warehouse‚ salespeople‚ finance department
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Sunflower Incorporated Synopsis This case refers about a large distribution company which resells products related to snacks. Thiscompany undergoes a change in its financial reporting system which was suppose to increase itsprofits and decrease its cost as well as to compete with its rivals. Issues The major issue that this case highlights is manipulation in products in some regions to increase the sale and the profit of the company. This manipulation in products is selling low quality
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