Question
BMGT 364 Exercise 4: Week 6
NOTE: All submitted work is to be your original work.
You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an
online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy, and know that it is your
responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic
expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified
in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held
accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list
only).
Exercise 4 is due Saturday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time of week
6 unless otherwise changed by the instructor.
This is the last of four exercises that you will be
completing.
Purpose: Leading of the POLC
The parent organization and specifically Helen have been
working to get the initial planning of the new division started but
it is time to hand over the reigns to a new Executive Director who
will be responsible for bring the division together and
establishing the new division as a well working machine. This
change will have implication on the HR plan and how the resources
will be aligned.
This exercise draws from research from a previous exercise.
This exercise also requires the use of course material and
the case scenario facts. Note that course material refers to
those chapters listed under content. Course material is not
being used to merely define terms but to draw on concepts discussed
in the course material. There needs to be a heavy dependence
on the course material.
Scenario:
In week 1 the question, “Who is a manager and what is their
job in an organization?” was asked. As Great Start Nutrition
launches a new product division to design, develop and deliver
infant formula globally, the company will need to bring in someone
to manage this division. The desire of Helen Crump, the head
of R&D who has been tasked with identifying the person to lead
this new division, is that the new Executive Director for the
Infant Formula Division will be open to innovative ways to develop
green and sustainable products that will not only be popular among
the traditional Great Start Nutrition customer base, but also will
be the face of the organization when marketing company products.
Partnering with the small consulting firm, Mayberry
Consultants, Helen will be vetting three potential candidates who
will jump right in and begin the development of management plans
that will be used to establish the new division. A senior
representative from the firm was on the panel for the interview,
and the transcripts of the interview have been given to the
Mayberry Consultants team that is helping Helen with her tasking.
The new Executive Director will be a Manager of the 21st
Century who will be able to incorporate the values, culture and
traditions of Great Start Nutrition with the values and traditions
of the host nation employees that will be hired as managers and
employees.
In addition, the Executive Director will be the face of the
marketing brand in the beginning and this new employee will need to
be able to motivate not only the employee base of these new
products but also motivate a new customer base for Great Start
Nutrition on the ‘difference’ Great Start Nutrition will bring to
the infant formula industry. Currently, the infant
formula industry has a lot of well established companies, and a
strong entry will be key to grab market share. Innovative and
well made products, good marketing, and a clear strategy will be
critical to a strong entry, so bringing in a strong director will
be key.
Candidates
Erin Johnson
Erin has been working as the Deputy Executive Director of the
South America Division for the last year mainly focused on helping
the Protein and Fitness branch become more environmentally and
human friendly. Erin currently holds a BS in Chemical
Engineering from State College and an MBA from UMUC. Prior to
her current position with Great Start Nutrition Erin was a
production manager for the New Mexico facility for eleven years and
was highly regarded within the employee ranks as a fair manager who
was inclusive in her decision making. This allowed her to
keep employees involved in the daily operations of the plant and
helped to foster a cohesive workforce. Erin’s research in
organic ingredients was a major reason for the ascension of Great
Start Nutrition in South America’s list of environmental and human
friendly companies. Prior to joining Great Start Nutrition
twelve years ago, Erin spent one year as an intern for a small
non-profit company researching the long-term effects of soy-based
and animal-based products imported from Asia. During her
initial screening, Erin admitted she does not have any marketing
experience to help be the face of the new product, but has a strong
desire to work on those skills and believes she has the managerial
and leadership qualities to guide the team to success. Erin
stated in her cover letter that although she only has twelve years
of experience she would be a great fit for this executive position
not just due to her familiarity with Great Start Nutrition, its
core values, understanding of its mission and vision, but also
because of her desire to see Great Start Nutrition become a leader
in sustainable production with a focus on being environmentally and
human friendly. Her degree in chemical engineering paired
with the desire stated previously, would also allow her to focus on
finding ways for Great Start Nutrition to become the leader in
quality, clean baby formula products.
Betty Jackson
Betty has spent the past 25 years working for Little Ones
Formula, a mid-sized baby formula company currently operating out
of Texas, which recently was bought by a large health food company
looking to expand to infant formula. For the past two years
Betty has served as the Vice President of Operations and Marketing
where, according to her statements in the interview, she was
instrumental in helping Little Ones gain a 12% increase
year-over-year in market share. Before being named as a VP
for Little Ones, Betty worked for 10 years as a Regional Director
in Asia responsible for importing ingredients from Singapore.
During her run as a Regional Director she was responsible for
making visits to the production plants in Malaysia and China to
ensure compliance to company, federal, and local safety and
production regulations. She credited her success in that role
to her strict management style of being a part of each plants
decision making process regardless of how small the issue.
She did this through modern communication channels that
allowed personnel to work remotely from anywhere in the world. The
previous 13 years with the company were spent climbing the
corporate ladder starting with the company in the production line
at the New York plant where the company got its start. During
her interview Betty stated that Great Start Nutrition should
consider getting into the infant formula industry with less focus
on sustainability and green initiatives as it can be a difficult
industry for new entrants and just make quality products with
animal and soy based milk. Once established, the company
could initiate a move to being more environmentally and human
friendly as well as introducing products like non-GMO formulas.
She stated she is an ‘old school’ manager who had success in
Asia due to her ‘hands on’ approach. Betty stated in her
cover letter that she is an experienced executive with a successful
track record.
Arthur Davidson
Arthur is the current owner, along with his wife Tammy, of
A&T’s Health Care Supplies that focuses on organic supplements
for women and children, with over $300M in sales annually.
Great Start Nutrition recently agreed to purchase A&Y
Health Care Supplies and made a promise for Arthur to receive a
position within the organization as part of the purchase agreement.
It was agreed that his wife, Tammy would take over as
Director of Operations for the Great Start Nutrition’s Personal
Care operations. Warren Pfife has asked to have Arthur vetted
carefully to see if maybe this new position would be a good fit for
his executive level management and leadership skills. Warren
also believes that since ‘Arthur can run his own company he should
be able to run a new division.’ The purchase of Arthur’s
company by Great Start Nutrition has a stipulation that Arthur must
be provided with a ‘high level’ position within the organization.
Prior to starting the company 17 years ago Arthur was an officer in
the US Air Force working in logistics, and his wife was a local
consultant for a health services company. During Helen’s
conversations with Arthur, he admitted that he handled the
operations and financial side of the company for many of the
company’s initial years and Tammy led the marketing campaigns that
helped the company grow exponentially for the first few years, and
maintain steady growth after that. However, he believes that
since he has been leading A&T’s through its growth that he
could easily manage Great Start Nutrition into a new venture.
Arthur spent 10 years in Japan as a Logistics Officer with
the Air Force, which is where he met his wife who was a Japanese
citizen at the time. Arthur believes he has the cultural
awareness to be successful in Asia or anywhere in the world, and
since he is guaranteed a position with the company, he feels this
would be the perfect fit. Arthur feels confident that the
remaining interview process for this position should just be a
formality.
Exercise Instructions:
For this exercise, you will act as the group lead from
Mayberry Consultants assigned to Great Start Nutrition. You
are preparing your research and putting together a document with
your rationale for the selection of the best candidate.
Make sure the document clearly provides a heading for
the Best Candidate.
Due Date: Week 6 – Saturday 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
Step 1: Course Material
Although you are required to research information for this
project, you are also accountable for using the course material to
support the ideas, reasoning and conclusions made. Course
material use goes beyond defining terms but is used to explain the
‘why and how’ of a situation. Using one or two in-text
citations from the course material and then relying on Internet
source material will not earn many points on an assignment. A
variety of source material is expected and what is presented must
be relevant and applicable to the topic being discussed.
Avoid merely making statements but close the loop of
the discussion by explaining how something happens or why something
happens, which focuses on importance and impact. In closing
the loop, you will demonstrate the ability to think clearly and
rationally showing an understanding of the logical connections
between the ideas presented in a case scenario, the course material
and the question(s) being asked.
Step 2: Write an Introduction paragraph
The Introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the
paper and will be used to describe to the reader the intent of the
paper explaining the main points covered in the paper. This
intent should be understood prior to reading the remainder of the
paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the
paper.
Write the introduction last to ensure all of the main points
are covered.
Step 3: Management/Leadership
The new Executive Director will have a lot of responsibility
in managing and leading.
Differentiate between management and leadership
Identify and discuss management skills needed by the new
Executive Director
Identify and discuss leadership skills needed by the new
Executive Director
Discuss the leadership style that best fits the new Executive
Director position
Step 4: Candidate Assessment and Selection
You have been asked to assess the three candidates listed
below.
You will evaluate each of the three candidates considering each
candidate’s full body of experience and how their experience aligns
with Helen’s expectations for the new position as well as how each
candidate will lead within the context of Great Start Nutrition’s
mission and vision and how each candidate’s leadership style.
Determine one candidate Mayberry Consultants should recommend
to Helen Crump at Great Start Nutrition and explain why this
candidate is the best choice.
Candidates:
Erin Johnson
Betty Jackson
Arthur Davidson
Step 5: Submit the Exercise in the Assignment Folder (The
assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered
the student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the
instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify the
assignment is the correct submission. No exceptions will be
considered by the instructor).
How to Set Up the Exercise
Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is in a
narrative format, which requires a double-spaced document.
Use Arial, 12-point font. You will cite
within the document and provide a reference list on a separate
page.
Provide a title page and a reference list on a separate
page.
Provide an introductory paragraph.
It is important to write concise and clearly.
Completing the Exercise
In order to complete this Exercise, you will want to first
read the module, Learn How to Support What You Write, as this
assignment requires you to use the course readings and research to
support what you write. Also,
Read and use the grading rubric while completing the exercise to
ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest
possible grade.
Third person writing is required. Third person means
that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first
person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person
writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view
this link:
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use
them.
Paraphrase and do not use direct quotation marks.
Paraphrase means you do not use more than four consecutive
words from a source document. Instead put a passage from a
source document into your own words and attribute the passage to
the source document. Not using direct quotation marks means
that there should be no passages with quotation marks and instead
the source material is paraphrased as stated above. Note that
a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an
associated in-text citation and vice versa. You may not
use more than four consecutive words from a source document, as
doing so would require direct quotation marks. Changing words
from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation
marks. If more than four consecutive words are used
from source documents, this material will not be included in the
grade and could lead to allegations of academic dishonesty.
You are expected to use the case scenarios and weekly course
material to develop the analysis and support the reasoning.
There should be a robust use of the course material
along with thorough analysis of potential location information.
Material used from a source document must be cited and
referenced. A reference within a reference list cannot exist
without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.
Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage
from having quotation marks. If more than four
consecutive words are used from source documents, this material
will not be included in the grade and could lead to allegations of
academic dishonesty.
Use in-text citations and provide a reference list that
contains the reference associated with each in-text citation.
You may not use books in completing this exercise unless part
of the course material. Also, do not use a dictionary or
Wikipedia.
Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text
citation presented. If the eBook does not have pages, provide
the chapter title and topic heading. If using a video,
provide the minutes and second of the cited material.
Self-Plagiarism: Self-plagiarism is the act of reusing significant, identical or nearly identical portions of one’s own work. You cannot re-use any portion of a paper or other graded work that was submitted to another class even if you are retaking this course. You also will not reuse any portion of previously submitted work in this class. A zero will be assigned to the assignment if self-plagiarized. Faculty do not have the discretion to accept self-plagiarized work
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