Review the Case of the Mexican Crazy Quilt and respond to the following questions:
Problem 1. Was Linderman Industries' adoption of project organization an appropriate one for getting the Mexican subsidiary started?
Problem 2. In consideration of Robert Linderman's letting the division managers know the project manager would be asking for some of their key people, why would Conway have any difficulty in getting the ones he wanted?
Problem 3. Would you expect that many people would turn down a chance to join a project organization, as Bert Mill did?
Problem 4. Why would Conway take his problem with the engineering vice president to Linderman and have it resolved in his favor, yet back down in two disputes with the manufacturing vice president?
Problem 5. What could Linderman Industries have done to assure good jobs for the people coming off Project Mexicano, including Carl Conway, the project manager?