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Research the company you have chosen for your final project and do your best to determine the current structure of the company (centralized or decentralized).
Share current resource (less than 8 weeks old) and examples to support why you chose centralized or decentralized.
If you were leading the company, would you leave the structure as-is? Why or why not?
Research the company you have chosen for your final project and do your best to determine the current structure of the company (centralized or decentralized).
Share current resource (less than 8 weeks old) and examples to support why you chose centralized or decentralized.
If you were leading the company, would you leave the structure as-is? Why or why not?
a. Is the leadership style in use by your organization the most appropriate?
b. Is the leadership style consistent within your company from one area to another? Should it be? Why or why not?
c. How does the leadership style of your organization compare to its competitor? Is one better than the other? Why or why not?
Research the total compensation plan for the company you have chosen for your final project. Very briefly describe the elements they use to reward their employees (base pay, bonuses, time off, daycare, flex time, benefits, etc). Is their approach the best that it could be? If you were leading the company, what would you do to ensure their approach to motivating employees was fair and equitable? Is your approach financially feasible? Would you choose to be 100% transparent in your approach? Why or why not?
Company – Berkshire Hathaway
Research the company you have chosen for your final project, finding something in recent news (less than 8 weeks old) that pertains to a significant change effort that has happened recently, is currently happening, or if you can’t find a change effort under way, then choose something currently going on that really needs to change. Briefly explain the change itself, then explain what the company did (is doing, or should do) to be successful in the change process, why the change was necessary, and what roadblocks or resistance they met (or would likely meet). Did they handle the change process successfully? What would you have done differently if you were leading their change effort?