Cases
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.