Gm 591 final course project
DECISION MAKING AND ITS EFFECT ON BUSINESS PROFICIENCY
GM591 LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR May 26th, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 3
Problem Statement----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 4
Literature Review------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 5
Analysis-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 7
Suggestive Solutions--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 8
Conclusion & Reflection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 9
Work Cited------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 10
INTRODUCTION
Walgreens is one of the fortune 500 companies and among the fastest growing retailers in the country. Walgreens as of April 30 operated 8307 location in all 50 states including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This includes 7855 drugstores, 146 more than a year ago, including 21 stores acquired over the last 12 months. The company also operates infusion and respiratory services facilities, specialty pharmacy and mail service facilities. They also have a take care health system subsidiary which manages more than 700 in-store convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness canters.
This research is based on the problem facing the company on how executive decision making in the company has caused a negative impact and low productivity level among employees due to their decision to discontinue having Express Script (ESI) as their third party provider. The result of this research is to determine how corporate decision has
GM591 LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR May 26th, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 3
Problem Statement----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 4
Literature Review------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 5
Analysis-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 7
Suggestive Solutions--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 8
Conclusion & Reflection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 9
Work Cited------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 10
INTRODUCTION
Walgreens is one of the fortune 500 companies and among the fastest growing retailers in the country. Walgreens as of April 30 operated 8307 location in all 50 states including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This includes 7855 drugstores, 146 more than a year ago, including 21 stores acquired over the last 12 months. The company also operates infusion and respiratory services facilities, specialty pharmacy and mail service facilities. They also have a take care health system subsidiary which manages more than 700 in-store convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness canters.
This research is based on the problem facing the company on how executive decision making in the company has caused a negative impact and low productivity level among employees due to their decision to discontinue having Express Script (ESI) as their third party provider. The result of this research is to determine how corporate decision has
Cited: (El Paso times, May 19, 2012) "Walgreens executives give no signs they will try to negotiate a new deal with Express Scripts and said Walgreens will weather the storm with cost cutting and going after new business." (El Paso times, May 19, 2012) As a result of this decline, a lot of changes have taken immediate effect to affect the store level employees, like, extreme pay cuts, reduction in hours, hiring freeze, position eliminations etc (Hacker, 2000, preface p.xvii) SUGGESTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM These are some of the ways Walgreens has planned to help fill the potential $6 billion revenue gap created when their negotiations with express scripts was unsuccessful. (Walgreens World Magazine January, 2012) Work cited 1) (Hacker, 2000, preface p.xvii)