Purpose:
In
the assignment, the saga of Joseph Dunnâs leadership at Dunnâs Ski Emporium and
The Deli continues. George Atkins is getting ready to retire and
Dunn has prepared for a clean transition. Dunn has hired you as a consultant to
help create the transition organization.
Students
will analyze the case study and then write a consultancy report applying
concepts and ideas learned throughout the course. Students are
expected to effectively use a wide range of the course readings in completing
the paper, which means the course readings are used to support ideas and
reasoning rather than as stand-alone statements.
The
purpose of this assignment is two-fold. First, students will learn
how to write a consultancy report and second, students will link the concepts
of Dunn as a social architect, change agent, and individual to Dunn as a
relationship builder.
Outcomes Met:
·
develop and implement methods for establishing a constructive
organizational structure and culture that fosters positive employee and
employer relationships
·
assess the interactions between the external environment and the
organization to foster responsible and effective leadership and organizational
practices
Perspective:
Students
will act as a consultant hired to help Dunn address his role as a relationship
builder. Interface the plan you created in Assignment #1- The Role
of a Leader, with Dunnâs need to address the potential threats to workforce
harmony. Emphasize his role as leader and what he can do to build a
relationship with his employees so that he empowers his managers and workforce
to implement his vision for the company. Students are expected to be
realistic in applying the concepts from the course to expand Dunnâs environment
and leadership role. Remember that in order to determine strategic direction,
the leader must look inward, outward, forward and beyond.
In your paper, respond to the
following elements of the consultantâs report:
·
Discuss the history of the companies before and
after the merger to the present (including discussion of present status of
businesses);
·
Identify and discuss the consultantâs
observations regarding Dunnâs role as social architect in the businessâ future;
·
Identify and discuss the consultantâs
observations regarding Dunnâs 21st century leadership challenges (change,
diversity, knowledge management etc.) currently in the business;
·
Have the consultant draw conclusions based on the
case facts and readings from the observations of Dunnâs role as social
architect;
·
Have the consultant draw conclusions based on the
case facts and readings from the observations Dunnâs leadership challenges;
·
Make recommendations for Dunn on both areas based on the
conclusions as to how Dunn can meet his social architect role and leadership
challenges;
THE PAPER SHOULD BE BETWEEN 6-8
PAGES IN LENGTH
Case Study: Dunnâs Emporium
Experiences Growth
Dunnâs Emporium is going gangbusters and George who owns the deli
next door is getting ready to retire.
Dunn is in the process of acquiring The Deli. Although most of the local long-time
employees at Dunnâs and The Deli have been on board with the merger some
employees have never been happy.
The Deli people did not trust the new ice cream manager because of
his age. Fresh out of culinary school,
John Levitz, at age 22 became the ice cream manager. Ice cream was one of The Deliâs biggest
iconic menu offerings. The ice cream is
homemade and The Deli offers a special flavor each week. John has big ideas in expanding the ice cream
business by having classes and opportunities for customers to make their own
flavors. He is passionate about his job
but sometimes rubs the older employees the wrong way. He can be arrogant about his skill. He thinks he is being confident. The chef at The Deli is jealous of the
newcomer because he has wanted to change the menu for some time. He thinks that Georgeâs retirement will be
the demise of his dreams because the new General Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under homework for you course hero writing service – Manage r that is working with
George is not on board with innovation.
His attitude is âif isnât broken donât fix it.â However, the new General Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under homework for you course hero writing service – Manage r tells Dunn
and George that he is happy with making changes.
Dunnâs sporting goods has had a change of employment as well and a
new group of South American immigrants has come to work at the Emporium. Dunn
is impressed with the wonderful skills of the workers as they display
outstanding repair work and the groupâs work ethic as seen by their willingness
to work long hours during the ski season is impressive. Dunnâs long term employees agree that the new
employees are a good addition to the staff but find working with the group hard
because they are not able to understand Spanish and sometimes it creates
problems in communicating order information.
Also, the group tends to stick together. They even eat lunch together
despite attempts by the other employees to get them to join in with the rest of
the group. There seems to be a growing frustration on the part of the original
group. What neither the original
employees nor Dunn know is that because of the language barrier the new South
American employees are apprehensive about being included in the group because
they cannot speak English well and do not know how to break the language
barrier. What the original employees do
not know as well is that Esteban Enrique has asked to be promoted to the
vacancy as head of the second shift in the repair shop. Dunn has concerns that if Estaban is promoted
that it might be hard to keep the cohesiveness of the group. He is especially concerned because his nephew
who works the evening shift during the off season would like the job. In short,
Dunn has to revisit his organizational structure, culture and vision to make
the changes necessary to prevent future problems with the business. Further, he hasnât told anyone but he wants
to put in new software to monitor the staff hours, payroll, and business
sales. It will make information gathering
much easier but will require some staff scheduling changes and authority
delegation.
