Module $5($Week $5)$

Saigon Pete's Food Trucks

Learning Goals

Evaluate social and group processes within organizations to include leadership influences. $($CO$3)$

Major Topic Areas

Leadership and Power

Bases of Power

Influence Tactics

Politics in Organizations

Negotiation Process

Individual Differences and Social Factors that Influence Negotiations

Organizational Structure and Characteristics of Each

Behavioral Implications of Different Organizational Designs

The Scenario

You are the operator and manager of one of Saigon Pete's food trucks. Currently the owner of the company has three trucks operating in the specialize in serving spicy Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches.

Saigon Pete's has been around for four years. It was the city's original banh mi food truck. Saigon Pete's still has the only trucks that exclusive mi and other Vietnamese food. You were part of the staff on the original truck. Two years ago, when Saigon Pete's expanded, you became the midtown truck. There are now three trucks in all.

The "gourmet food truck" trend began about five years ago in the city. Most of the first trucks sold tacos and other Mexican food. Saigon Pet the first few trucks that were non$-$Mexican.

In general, the first wave of trucks sold ethnic food of some type. As time passed and food trucks increased in popularity, non$-$ethnic and sper emerged, selling such things as organic ice cream, Belgian waffles, and lobster rolls.

Facts

All of Saigon Pete's trucks are profitable. One is assigned to the Uptown Route. Another is assigned to the Riverfront Route. Your trucl the Midtown Route.