Case Study

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to examine your understanding of the roles, skills of managers and to develop strategies to implement goals and strategies. Using a case study, you will be asked to demonstrate how motivation, relationship building, and trust affect change and organizational effectiveness.

Step 1: Carefully read the case study below.

Step 2: Comprise a 5-6 page paper (excluding the title page and reference list page) that includes ALL of the following points:

• Research the concepts of leadership, motivation, trust, and behavior as they individually, and collectively, relate to the ability for leaders to create sound management relationships that ultimately lead to successful organizations.
• Apply your research on the concepts of leadership, motivation, trust, and behaviorto the relationship-building issues identified in the case study. Examine the importance of trust in organizational change and its impact on employee engagement and commitment.
• Develop a plan to build and maintain trust among the management team during the transition. Consider communication strategies, transparency, and involvement in decision-making processes. Address potential sources of mistrust, such as uncertainties about job roles, reporting structures, and potential impacts on personal career trajectories.
• Identify key leadership skills necessary for Charles and Ann to effectively lead the change process. This may include communication skills, adaptability, and emotional intelligence. Propose a leadership development plan to enhance these skills, ensuring that leaders can guide the team through the changes successfully.
• Explain the reasoning/conclusions behind your plans and support them with your research, class materials, and case-study facts.
• Analyze how the plans you develop will maximize organizational effectiveness, purpose, and vision.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE THE SUBMISSION:

• Carefully read the grading rubric for the assignment!
  • Check the instructions to make sure ALL elements of the assignment have been covered
• Students are expected to use a variety as well as multiple course readings and research to support ideas, reasoning, and conclusions.
  • This assignment requires the use of, at minimum, 3 scholarly references/sources
• Ensure that your final submission includes a Title Page, In-Text Citations, and a Reference List.
  • Paraphrase from relevant sources to show a greater understanding of the topics. Limit quotes, though when used explain their significance. Provide the page or paragraph number as appropriate. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.
• The analysis should begin with an introductory paragraph that clearly and succinctly explains what you intend to cover in the body of the paper.
• The analysis should end with a conclusion/summary paragraph that clearly and succinctly explains what you covered in the body of the paper.
• Third-person writing is required. Third-person means that there are no words such as "I, me, my, we, or us" (first-person writing), nor is there use of "you or your" (second-person writing).

NOTE:All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet, or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).

File Name: Please use your last name plus the paper number [for example: Jones2] for each Assignment file name so your file won't be written over by another student's when downloaded.

Case Study

Ann McConnell is chief information officer (CIO) at Jackson Spice Ingredients (JSI), a large Maryland spice and food ingredient company. In an industry that has a large national market presence, yet is global in its need for raw materials, JSI is always looking for ways to increase productivity and speed things up while staying connected to its worldwide sources. The mission of the organization is "to profitably expand its global leadership position in the spice, seasoning markets while being good stewards of the environment."

Two years into the job, McConnell suggested to company president, Charles Jackson, that it implement a new global organizational structure that is focused on divisions or geographic areas, thus enabling a stronger focus on local environments and sustainability. One of the first steps would be to reorganize the current functional structure and moving or hiring new managers for each of the new divisions. The new divisional structure will enable more of a focus on the local environment, thus assisting managements in understanding how they can impact each demographic area.

In a meeting with managers, Charles and Ann need to introduce the new strategies. They know that 3 of the 7 current managers will be reluctant to change to the new organizational structure and strategy. Charles and Ann need to consider what management strategies they will need to focus on how to get all the managers on board with the new plans. They will need to consider what management skills will be needed to implement the new strategies.

Taking into consideration what you have learned the past few weeks on learning organizations, culture and human capital, develop a strategy for leadership to use that will help management in their new roles and that will focus on the organizational vision and purpose.