Questions
Please address the questions (and sub questions) below.
1. How would you grade Peter Arnell's first two months as a general manager of Clayton SpA on a scale of 1-10, with a score of 5 representing average performance of an average front-line manager?
Explain your rating, using three pieces of information/evidence from the case:
1a. Evidence Point 1:
1b. Evidence Point 2:
1c. Evidence Point 3:
2. Arnell must recommend one of three possible courses of action to Dan Briggs and Simonne Buis in a meeting next week. In preparation for that meeting, put yourself in the shoes of Arne!l and perform a SWOT analysis of Clayton SpA. Please provide one example for each of the following:
2.a Company strength -internal characteristics providing Clayton SpA competitive advantage.
2.b Company weakness -internal characteristics limiting Clayton SpA and its products/services.
2.c Company opportunity -- external elements Clayton SpA may want to exploit to its advantage.
2.d Company threat -- external elements that pose a risk to Clayton SpA
3. Prior to making a recommendation, Arnell should also consider the perspectives of various stakeholders in this organization, including Dan Briggs, Simonne Buis, Carlos Sanchez, and Italian management. From Arnell's perspective, what is the most important priority (or objective) for each stakeholder regarding the future of Clayon SpA (i.e., control costs, collaborate with others, integrate European operations).
3.a Dan Briggs
3.b Simonne Buis
3.c Carlos Sanchez
3.d Italian management
4. Each of the three options -- reviving the compression chiller line, phasing out the line, or a "wait and see" approach -- has it strengths and weaknesses. Keeping yourself in the shoes of Arnell, please describe the strongest arguments in favor of and arguments against each of the three possible courses of action you can recommend to Briggs and Buis.
4.a What is the strongest argument in FAVOR OF reviving the compression chiller line?
4.b What is the strongest argument AGAINST reviving the compression chiller line?
4.c What is the strongest argument in FAVOR OF phasing out and replacing the compression chiller line?
4.d What is the strongest argument AGAINST phasing out and replacing the compression chiller line?
4.e What is the strongest argument in FAVOR OF tightening controls and doing more study before taking action?
4.f What is the strongest argument AGAINST tightening controls and doing more study before taking action?
5. Given the SWOT analysis, consideration of various stakeholders, and the arguments in favor of and against each option, which plan would you as Peter Arnell recommend to Dan Briggs and Simonne Buis next week?
6. What do you think the biggest challenge will be in convincing the various stakeholders that this is the right course of action?
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