CASE APPLICATION 2 Dressing up

Discussion Questions 1. According to the case, what external trends did managers at Kohls have to deal with? In addition to these, what other external components might be important to these managers? (See Exhibit 2-2.) How might they keep track of changes in these components?

2. If you were a manager at Kohls headquarters, what types of external information might you want? What if you were a manager of a local Kohls store? What types of external information might you want?

3. Look at Exhibit 2-3. In what cell of the environmental uncertainty matrix would you place Kohls? Why? How might Kohls managers manage the environmental uncertainty?

4. What stakeholders do you think might be important to a company like Kohls? What issues/concerns might be important to those stakeholders? Explain your choices.

Summarize the case assign to your group. (1 Mark) Write down literature related with the problem (Minimum 2 pages, only research papers and books) (2 Marks) Discuss methodology to solve the case or data collection process which help you to solve the case. (2 Marks) Answer the questions in the case study. In order to answer each question you can suggest the solution of the problem and support your recommendations with the help of past literature (Minimum 1 pages, only research papers and books). You can also discuss related to theories justify your solution. (2 Marks) Please make sure, each question must be answered separately and answer must be with supported with the help of past literature (only research papers and books). You can also discuss related to theories justify your solution. (2 Marks) At-least one reference must be provided for each answer of the question. (1 Mark)

Solve the problems and make introduction and conclusion for the case and follow the steps please.