Chapter 14, Case Study 14.1 – Asda: a winning formula
Please read the case and:
1. Make recommendations as to how you would have managed the situation if you had been the newly appointed CEO.
2. Provide any changes that you would make to your recommendations as separate comments after you have read the chapter. If there are no changes, a brief statement to that effect will suffice.
3. You may want to consider the above factors (“How to write a case study”) when you are preparing your case answers as an aid to organizing your information if you find it helpful.
Chapter 15, Case Study 15.1 – Planning for change at Bairrada Wines
1. Read the case.
2. Answer the below questions:
1. Is the change plan based on an appropriate strategy for change?
2. Does the change plan address the main problems confronting the business?
3. Does the plan take account of all the issues that could affect the outcome or are there important omissions?
4. Would an alternative approach deliver superior outcomes?
5. If “yes”, outline the essential elements of your alternative plan?
3. Provide your analysis regarding why the proposed change plan failed.
4. Provide your recommendations for how the change plan should have been handled in this case.
1. You may want to consider the above factors (“How to write a case study”) when you are preparing your case answers as an aid to organizing your information if you find it helpful.
Directions
Using information from the documents and from outside reading, respond to each question below as regards the corresponding case study (don’t forget to number each response) in approximately 2-3 paragraphs per question. All cited material must include both internal citations and a complete reference list at the end of the paper. A cover sheet should minimally indicate the Case Study number, and the date.
How to Write a Case Study
You have to think like a practicing manager if you want to analyze a case successfully. As part of your analysis, it is necessary, but not sufficient to answer the following questions in enough depth to show that you have performed more than a superficial reading of the case’s content, and subsequently applied relevant theory.
Narrative answers that are written in grammatically correct, well-formulated English sentences. Each paragraph should be organized around a single topic, and transitions should flow logically from one paragraph to the next.