Week One Assignment Two: Case Study: Robin Hood Megan MacKnew SPC College MAN4720 Introduction: Robin Hood’s Issues Robin Hood has several problems that need to be addressed. The main issues arising that he should address first is the fact that his band has grown and is continuing to grow way too quickly‚ all while money and food are running out. As the numbers of Merrymen are growing‚ travelers are finding alternate routes through the forest to avoid apprehension‚ which has resulted in
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Strategic Case The Situation " Who? Robin Hood and his managers Their motto : « Rob the rich and give to the poor » When ? 2nd year of his insurrection Where ? Sherwood forest. He began to build his army What ? Conflict : Robin Hood’s band vs. Sherrif => Objective : To put an end to Sherrif’s power Organization " ROBIN HOOD : Ruled in supreme He takes important decisions Tom BOWER Intelligence & scouting Little John Discipline & archery control Sean Flint
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Barons 10 Porter Generic Strategy Model 11 Cost Leadership 11 Differentiation 12 Focus 12 Contrast 13 Robin Hood Strategy 13 Recommendation 14 Conclusion 14 Bibliography 15 Introduction Robin Hood and his band of Merrymen is the subject of this case study. Throughout this study‚ Robin Hood will find several problems that face the group and several possible solutions to these problems. We will treat this group as genuine business in need of strategic direction. "Strategy is the direction and scope of
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Running Head: ROBIN HOOD CASE STUDY University of Maryland University College Analysis of the Robin Hood Case Study Introduction This paper will identify Robin Hood’s organizational strategy by using the Balanced Scoreboard approach‚ based on the framework of performance measurement. According to Thompson (2005)‚ “the scoreboard approach to objective settings advocates using a company strategic vision and strategy as the basis for determining what specifics strategic and financial
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Robin Hood has a conflict with Sheriff and his administration. To resist the regime of Sheriff‚ Robin Hood is taking the money from rich people and give it to penniless people. Until now‚ Sheriff was the only problem. Roobin was gathering more and more people‚ because he believes‚ that the power is in numbers. So far‚ he had everithing well organized and controlled through assigning specific tasks for each of his lieutenants. On the other hand‚ an increasing in the size of the band‚ caused number
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CASE STUDY ROBIN-HOOD ANALYSIS By: Aditi Gupta Executive Summary This case study is about Robin Hood and his Marrymen’s run-ins with the Sheriff of Nottingham. In the second year of revolt of Robin against Sheriff‚ with large numbers of recruits‚ pouring in‚ from every corner of England‚ Robin met his objective of strengthening man force. Although he was satisfied with the strength of the band‚ he realized resources and funds are insufficient to meet the needs of the organization‚ but they
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In the Robin Hood case‚ we can easily apply the principles of a business organization. Robin was the CEO of the Merrymen. He made all important decisions and a few lieutenants serve in roles that have been delegated such as information gathering‚ discipline‚ finances and provisioning. These make up the top management in the organization. This is associated with the Fayolism theory developed by Henri Fayol who proposed that managers perform particular functions for the growth and success of the organization
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What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? Robin Hood is facing numerous problems and issues‚ but I think the most pressing problem is the fact that the band of Merrymen has far outgrown the available resources in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood’s faith in succeeding by strength in numbers is quickly becoming a contributor to their downfall. Income is low at this point as well‚ so purchasing supplies‚ whether near or far‚ will soon become impossible. If the men aren’t fed
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Analysis of Robin Hood Case In this case‚ we regard the band of Merry Men as an organization‚ so people in the band can be seen as the employees in this organization‚ and the High Sheriff of Nottingham is the biggest competitor of Merry Men. We mainly find three problems associated with the situation about which Robin Hood concerns: human resource management‚ financial strain and competitor’s threat‚ and for each problem we offer our solutions. Firstly‚ at the beginning of the establishment
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Case Study of Robin Hood Introduction In the case story‚ Robin Hood and his Merrymen met several problems. In order to overcome their powerful enemies‚ Robin Hood should set up strong goals for his band which was also needed be reorganized. Therefore‚ this paper will analyze how and why Robin Hood would be most effective by using the path-goal leadership theory. First‚ this paper will provide an objective analysis about Robin’s current situation and options. Second‚ using the path-goal leadership
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