B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation Case 1. Comments and Observations | | | | | | | | | | | | Employee | Employee Observations | Consultant Observations | Ben Richardson | Authoritarian | | | | Lack of investment (reinvestment) in | | | | Perfectionist | | | | company | | | | | | | Not quite a workaholic | | | Not safety minded | | | | | | Fully supports local causes | | | Prone to angry outbursts | | | | | Long term
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R&R Introduction of Case Study Bob Reiss in 1983 observed with interest the success in the Canadian market of new game board called “Trivial Pursuit”‚ The sale of the game in the US tended to be approximately ten times those of sales in Canada since “Trivial Pursuit” had sold 100‚000 copies .Now Reiss thought game make a boom in US market and this make a profitable opportunity for him. After Graduation from Harvard Business School in 1956 Bob Reiss started working for a company of stationary
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Summary This case study is about B.R.Richardson Timber Products Corporation a lamination plant located in Papoose‚ Oregon. Part of the management team determined that there was a need for change in the organization and decided to reach out to Jack Lawler a management trainer and consultant for help. The issues which needed to be addressed were the low morale in the plant‚ the authoritative plant manager‚ and the fact that there was a resent fatality in the plant. Bowman was in charge of industrial
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B.R. Richardson Timber Products Corporation Case study 1. For the following people in the case‚ list the comments and observations of the employees and consultants using a table. (15 points) Employee Employee observations Consultant observations Ben Richardson - Somewhat authoritarian and perfectionist - Believes in motivating employees using rewards - Open to communication with employees - Effective leader who recognizes weaknesses in his organization and seeks effective solutions
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Chapter 2 Solutions Page 1 of 19 Problem 2.1 a) See Appendix A and Appendix B for weights of roofing‚ sheathing‚ framing‚ insulation‚ and gypsum wallboard. Asphalt shingles 3/8 in. plywood sheathing (3/8 in.) (3.0 psf/in) 2x6 @ 16 in. o.c. Fiberglass loose insulation (5.5 in.) (0.5 psf/in) Gypsum wallboard (1/2 in.) (5.0 psf/in) Roof Dead Load (D) along roof slope Convert D to load on a horizontal plane: = 2.0 psf = 1.1 psf = 1.4 psf = 2.75 psf = 2.5 psf = 9.75 psf Roof
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Capstone Turbine Corporation Capstone Turbine announced the results for its third quarter (ended 31st December 2015) of fiscal 2016 on 3rd February. The company’s revenue has increased 20 % sequentially from $ 17.9 million in the second quarter to $ 21.5 million in the third quarter. The company was also able to improve its gross margin sequentially from 11 % to 19 % and reduce the net loss from $ 7.9 million to $ 6.0 million‚ an improvement of 24 %. A more representative metric than the net income
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professor who became pregnant out of wedlock. Coty Richardson‚ 35‚ on Tuesday sued Northwest Christian University (NWCU) and is asking for US$650‚000 in damages after the school kicked her out when they learned of her pregnancy in May. She said NWCU made her choose between marrying her boyfriend of 12 years or leave him to keep her job‚ according to an Associated Press report published by Daily Journal. According to the lawsuit‚ NWCU informed Richardson that Dennis Lindsay‚ the school’s vice president
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Richardson 4/26/05 ISQA 458 Unifine Richardson Case The problem facing Unifine Richardson is that Harrington Honey‚ its main honey supplier will be out of Chinese honey inventory by May 17‚ 2002 because of CFIA inspection issues. For now‚ Unifine will have to look for alternative sources for honey until the Chinese suppliers figure out a way to detect and reject contaminated honey. Its current cost for 50-50 blend of Chinese and Canadian honey is $1.08 Canadian dollars per pound. Harrington
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Dan Richardson was born on 03/15/1956 in Granity City‚ IL to . His parents marriage was solid when he was younger‚ but became rocky as he grew older. Dan was raised in . Dan’s father passed away in . His mother is still living‚ she resides within a nursing home. Dan visits her two to five times a week. Dan has a brother‚ . He is close with his brother; they see each other almost daily. Frank is 45 years old. He lives in Okawville‚ IL. Dan stated that he had a postitive childhood. When
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did Bob Reiss accomplish this? * Offering incentive‚ 5% ad allowance‚ to department stores for placing ad in print * Free media publicity * In this industry the fad of products was really high * The industry was highly competitive with big retailers having maximum say and share * R and R was a new and small player in this industry which was unknown to both retailers and customers so there were doubt of their acceptance * In order to achieve credibility‚ they went ahead
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