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CASE FOR ANALYSIS M Millier Machine Parts \& Services gressive thinker compared to many of his contrmporaries were arguing about which fircetion the ompang wish who scoffed at the idea of a woman rinning a machiae take. If Millict wanted to grow, buninew ar sial wase parts plant, and he saw no reasod why a smart, ambitious going to work. But no ooe coald seeth to agree on the 27 year-old woman couldn'? run anything she wanted ro. best way to achicve growth, The marketieg munser wal Milier operates from a 50,000 square-foot factory locatad finance believed the plant needed to become more difiale near I-81 fust a few miles from that old family barn. The even lay off employees, and offer costoeners the leseri business allowed Larisa to realize what had once seemed cont. Larisa cringed as she heard that statemene became an almost impossible goal: She was making a good living her focus was always on what was bee for her empinwis. without having to leave her close-knit extended family and. The finance dirrector added thar ethocncy and profitatist among the most hard-working, loyal workers you'd find mently argund that the company would be effective ieh anywhere. However, many of her original employees were if it focused on new customers asd castomer sirisfaciise now nearing retirement. Replacing those skilled workers in the changing indewery environment, which would meam was going to be difficult, she realized from cxpericnce. The taking same financial raks. "We ve alteady moved beyces area's brightest and best young people were much more corrugating machines to servicing other typos of papir likely to move away in seareh of employment than their board-making equipment. Why not become the all-roank seem to have the work ethic Larisa had come to expect in and packing materials whether its puper, plastic, or whur her employees. ever?" It was truly an amhinous idea, bue he was io froed ket share, once at a formidable 70 percent, was slipping. and partnership opportanities. The finance director was fast, brought about not only by the emergence of new fivid. "If anyone is looking into mernen and acquisitions, if direct competitors bat alio by changes in the indastry. The should be me, noe the markrtis manuger," she had shouted box and paperboard industry had never been particularly at the most recent manxers' merring, Mearwhale, the vike facturing output. The rocky economy had turt the whole market share by espoeting parns globalily, which set bueh industry, including Millier's largest customers. Added to the marketing manreer and the finince director off. "Why Chapter 2: Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness communication in this place is atrocious. I never even got - The Millier culture emphasized production efficiency. a copy of the last finance report." The director of finance - The Millier culture was not intensely focused on develquickly shot back with a charge that the marketing man- oping new customers. aget didn't seem to care about profit and loss anyway so - Each department did its job well, but collaboration why should he need a copy of the report. across departments was rated low to medium. As Larisa considered the chaos into which the most - Price competition would probably intensify as the cusrecent mecting had degenerated, she thought back to her tomer base grew smaller. just aren't as well organized as we need to be to handle the what? challenges Millier is facing," she thought. As she watched How do we improve communications? the last shift workers walk to their cars, Larisa pulled out a report that a consultant friend had developed for her a few and ensure accoantability? months ago. The report emphasized: Larisa knew that as soon as she or her team could -Millierratedveryhighonemployeemorale.-Millierwasratedlowoninnovationandchange.determineter.bette Questions 1. The managers seem to agree on the overall goal of 2. Using Exhibit 2.9, Four Approaches to Effectiveness, which growth. Which of their strategies would you recomemphasis would you say each manager is expressing? mend Millier take as the most likely way to achieve 3. How do you think the managers should go about growth? Explain