General Manager Case Studies Samples For Students

Summary

- Initially a Thai manager managed the Regency Hotel.
- During its fifteen years of operation in Thailand, the Regency was considered one of the most prominent hotels in the country.
- Employees in the hotel were approximately 700.
- Employees enjoyed welfare benefits, above average salaries and job security.
- Every year the employees were awarded a bonus that was equivalent to four months salary. This was not dependent on the performance of the hotel.
- Sale of the hotel to the American chain made the Thai manager retire early.
- An American was ...

Introduction to Westlake Lanes

Westlake Lanes was founded by Dane Sugar, the maternal grandfather of Shelby Givens. It is located in Raleigh in North Carolina. In 2008, Dane died. After his death, the bowling alley is facing losses because of high costs and low sales. In early 2009, the Westlake Lanes was solely relying on the highest limits of loans for its business operations. In order to resolve such operational issues and smooth functioning, it was necessary to hire someone competent for handling this situation strategically.
After Dane died, someone had to take the responsibility to run the business. The board members ...

Introduction

Change has become important in this highly competitive and complex business environment (Burnes, 2004). Businesses face many issues and to management these issues; it is important to implement change. Thus, it is critical and decisive for businesses to continuously evaluate the business environment and initiate change to manage the situation and changing business environment (Anderson, 2010).
This report presents an analysis of one such organization, Wakewood, that is facing several issues, and the organization needs to initiate change. For this, there are a number of resistance and issues that the organization is facing including organizational culture, leadership style, organizational ...

Introduction

Family businesses are an important part of economic development and prosperity. Many people have established family enterprises in order to experience economic growth. However, the management of family businesses is not easy. Businesses owned by members who share family relations are very challenging to manage. Apart from the business issues that arise from time to time, there are family issues as well. Some of the most striking challenges in running family businesses include succession disputes, family conflicts, gender disputes in the management position, financial weaknesses, mismanagement, work relationship among others (Davis). It is important to keep i9n mind that ...

a. What is the root cause(s) of the problems/issues occurring and what other factors contribute to them?
The root cause of the problem is the expenses incurred by Moonlight Hotel is rising energy expenses. Accordingly, it incurs too many expenses for its hotel lighting. However, it could not just remove all its lighting equipment or materials because that would hurt the hotel’s profit. There is possible solution, however, that communicated through the other hotel’s general manager named Bruce Cregg of Shining Star Hotel. The said hotel has replace its front-of-the-house incandescent light with florescent lights ...

Implementing Solutions to Deal With Negative Comments from Customers in the Commercial Food Service Industry

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Implementing Solutions to Deal With Negative Comments from Customers in the Commercial Food Service Industry

a) What is the root cause(s) of the problems/issues occurring and what other factors contribute to them?
The possible root causes of the problems or issues occurring which initiating the negative responses from the customers of Harrington’s are the following: lack of communication amongst staff members; inadequate of inspection of surroundings and improper sanitation; and improper training which lead to lack of attention to detail and prohibiting the staff from anticipating the customers’ needs.
The possible ...

Introduction

Creating overall viable plan for the development of the company requires thorough consideration of the peculiarities of business, strategy-friendly organizational structure and the ways to enhance employees’ engagement level, as well as proper management tools. For the purposes of this assignment I will research into above-mentioned issues with respect to elaborating on the overall business strategy for the enterprise under study. To make the discussion more practical I will view the organization as a problem-solving mechanism (Coperrider&Srivastva 149), and identify issues and the way to solve them for each of the questions of the case study

Organization structure

The business under study ...

Billy Beane Case Study: Changing the Game

Oakland A’s economic Situation After 1995
Oakland A’s economic condition suffered a blow due to high wages. The leaders of the club managed a high compensation strategy for their players yet they did not win many trophies. The club had the highest compensation strategy in baseball prior to 1995. The death of the owner of the club, Haas, in 1995 saw the leadership under the hands of another team. The new owners of the club ordered the general manager, Alderson, to reduce the wage bill. The manager was tasked to field a competitive come back under a very tight and ...

Introduction

Private clubs are essential components of the society since they provide a basis for creating social bonding amongst the society members. The Private Farming Wood Swim and Tennis Club is an example of such a club. The management of such clubs should be effective in meeting the expectations of the members. This gives the implication that the Human Resource departments in such clubs are some of the most important in the management of the clubs. Strategic management is hence crucial in managing these clubs to counter human errors that are quite common in the management of any club or organization. A ...

Executive summary

The purpose of the case study was to present the data on the job dissatisfaction and employee engagement of Bella’s company. The representative of beauty industry faced with problems of lower performance and increased employee turnover. The owner of the business was very concerned with such situation and wanted to make changes. The new General Manager conducted the survey in order to understand the reasons of low satisfaction. After that several alternatives were suggested to solve problems. They included material stimulation, decentralization of power, participation in leadership, training, management training, programs, career management, and training methods for employees ...

Overview

Arrow Inc. was founded in the 1930’s as a private company in New York. It was mainly involved in the business of supplying electronics in the United States. In the early 1960’s, the status of the company was changed to public. Consequently, the company rose to become the eleventh major distributor of electronic modules in the United States. At this time, most of the company’s activities revolved around New York and parts of New England. The success was projected exponentially and by the year 1980, the company occupied the position of the second biggest electronic parts distributor ...

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Question 1:
Which things have obviously been overlooked in the Jacobs-Suchard company in their attempt to re-organize the confectionary business?
Question 2:
Which consequences did the company have to bear because they overlooked these things?
Answers:
Answer 1:
In their attempt to re-organize the confectionery business, various things were overlooked by the Jacobs-Suchard Company. First, the task force selected to oversee various activities failed to specify the manner in which the global brand sponsors were to be measured, beyond their measurement as business unit general managers. The restricting, which took place in the ...

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Introduction
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Company Structure
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Legislation
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Code of Conduct
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Advantages of Code of Conduct
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Disadvantages of Code of Conduct
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Ethical Issues
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Conclusions
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Bibliography
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Introduction

Mac Contract Services Limited has received a contract from Moneymusk Electric Savacentres Limited in order to provide consulting and development services related to the technology functions and process operations of the company. Based on the current status of the organisation, there are various issues pertaining to the ...

Introduction

In managing or starting a business, there are a lot of things that must be considered. If an owner fails to address at least one aspect of managing a business, there is a good chance that a chain reaction will occur and most of the time; it will correspond to the degree of failure previously made.
This paper will be a compilation of results from an interview conducted with an entrepreneur from Morocco who is an owner of a profitable firm manufacturing diaper as well. Certain areas like his reasons for starting his business, his motivations, the strategies he used and the approaches he utilized ...