Robin Hood Case Study
1. Robin Hood knew from the inception of his crusade to bring down the sheriff he could not do it alone. Robin therefore decided to gather allies who had a similar dislike of the sheriff and train up them up into a highly skilled group. Robin’s true goal was to alleviate some of the pressures placed on the town’s people and farmers therefore he decided to rob the rich and give to the poor. The dethroning of the sheriff was merely a mission to achieve his vision. The sheriff was the one who enforced the problem in which robin tried to solve thus it was imperative he removed him.
In formulating his strategy, he began implementing it by gathering certain individuals at first. He recruited people who had grievances and a deep sense of justice. Later on he began recruiting anyone provided they had the willingness to serve. He then gave people certain special tasks and roles as he could not do everything himself. They performed frequent raids to begin serving the townspeople and farmers.
Critique
Robin’s strategy was a good idea but it was destined to be short lived. He did not consider the long term effects of his strategy. He believed that strength lied in numbers but he did not consider rationing the resources appropriately for the large number of men and that some of them were useless stragglers. Since his operation was based in one province there was really no need for such a large membership, he would have been better off with a smaller more manageable group. Keeping his vision in mind, continuously robbing the rich would eventually force them to alter their routes, which eventually happened.
2. In terms of organizational characteristics, robin’s realization of the growing lack of discipline among his men and his decreasing resources were enough signals to reassure him that a change was needed in terms of organization. As well, the group was becoming obsolete with respect to its goals. Rather than get rid of the sheriff, the group’s ineffectiveness
In formulating his strategy, he began implementing it by gathering certain individuals at first. He recruited people who had grievances and a deep sense of justice. Later on he began recruiting anyone provided they had the willingness to serve. He then gave people certain special tasks and roles as he could not do everything himself. They performed frequent raids to begin serving the townspeople and farmers.
Critique
Robin’s strategy was a good idea but it was destined to be short lived. He did not consider the long term effects of his strategy. He believed that strength lied in numbers but he did not consider rationing the resources appropriately for the large number of men and that some of them were useless stragglers. Since his operation was based in one province there was really no need for such a large membership, he would have been better off with a smaller more manageable group. Keeping his vision in mind, continuously robbing the rich would eventually force them to alter their routes, which eventually happened.
2. In terms of organizational characteristics, robin’s realization of the growing lack of discipline among his men and his decreasing resources were enough signals to reassure him that a change was needed in terms of organization. As well, the group was becoming obsolete with respect to its goals. Rather than get rid of the sheriff, the group’s ineffectiveness
References: * How to Write a Case Study Analysis. . Accessed Jan27th 2011, 1.30pm. * Sadler, Philip. Strategic Management 2nd Edition. London: Kogan Page Limited, 2003.