The Reluctant Workers Case Study
BUS 375 – The Reluctant Workers
Jami Anne M. Yampierre
Professor Howard
Strayer University – Alexandria Campus
29 April 2012
Read the Chapter 6 Case: The Reluctant Workers. Prepare a three to six (3-6) page report that answers the following:
1. Identify and analyze three of the core skills that were at play in the case of the reluctant workers, referencing the ten skills described in Chapter 4.
2. Analyze the way in which Tim Aston, the young project manager, was exercising his skills with respect to his project staff and the functional managers. Discuss Tim Aston's effectiveness in light of the three core skills you identified.
3. Analyze the degree of support Tim was provided by his company: What kind of support did Tim require, and to what extent did he receive it?
4. Make recommendations to both the senior executives (the company) and Tim Aston, relative to personnel motivation and resource allocation, etc., in order for Tim to be an effective project manager.
CITATIONS
Barak Obama. 30 Aug 11. Oval Office Public Address. CNN Politics. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-31/politics/obama.oval.office.address_1_iraq- requests-united-states-and-iraq-troop-surge?_s=PM:POLITICS
David Boyer. 21 Oct 11. “Obama: All U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2012”. The Washington
Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/21/obama-all-us-
troops-leave-iraq-years-end/?page=all
The Economists. 30 Nov 11. “Iraq’s Uncertain Future”. http://www.economist.com/node/16889410
The Economists. 30 Nov 11. “Iraq’s Oil and Gas Riches”. http://www.economist.com/node/16889410
Michael Schmidt and Eric Schmitt. 5 Nov 2011. “Leaving Iraq, U.S. Fears New Surge of Qaeda Terror”. New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/world/middleeast/leaving-iraq-us-fears-new-surge- of-qaeda-terror.html?_r=1
NY TIMES. 30 Nov 2011. “Iraq”
Jami Anne M. Yampierre
Professor Howard
Strayer University – Alexandria Campus
29 April 2012
Read the Chapter 6 Case: The Reluctant Workers. Prepare a three to six (3-6) page report that answers the following:
1. Identify and analyze three of the core skills that were at play in the case of the reluctant workers, referencing the ten skills described in Chapter 4.
2. Analyze the way in which Tim Aston, the young project manager, was exercising his skills with respect to his project staff and the functional managers. Discuss Tim Aston's effectiveness in light of the three core skills you identified.
3. Analyze the degree of support Tim was provided by his company: What kind of support did Tim require, and to what extent did he receive it?
4. Make recommendations to both the senior executives (the company) and Tim Aston, relative to personnel motivation and resource allocation, etc., in order for Tim to be an effective project manager.
CITATIONS
Barak Obama. 30 Aug 11. Oval Office Public Address. CNN Politics. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-31/politics/obama.oval.office.address_1_iraq- requests-united-states-and-iraq-troop-surge?_s=PM:POLITICS
David Boyer. 21 Oct 11. “Obama: All U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2012”. The Washington
Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/21/obama-all-us-
troops-leave-iraq-years-end/?page=all
The Economists. 30 Nov 11. “Iraq’s Uncertain Future”. http://www.economist.com/node/16889410
The Economists. 30 Nov 11. “Iraq’s Oil and Gas Riches”. http://www.economist.com/node/16889410
Michael Schmidt and Eric Schmitt. 5 Nov 2011. “Leaving Iraq, U.S. Fears New Surge of Qaeda Terror”. New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/world/middleeast/leaving-iraq-us-fears-new-surge- of-qaeda-terror.html?_r=1
NY TIMES. 30 Nov 2011. “Iraq”