Thursday, March 14, 2013

Principles of Mgmt - Organizing


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We all remember Dell Computers and most of us may have used them. It was a very successful company. It was known for shipping directly to the consumer, which enabled very competitive prices.

But times changed in the PC industry.  Dell Computers experienced major losses.

But Michael Dell, its founder, returned to the helm and is master mining a turnaround.

Our main focus is the organizing happening nowadays at Dell Computers.

Case Assignment Expectations

Please write a three to four  page paper. Please answer this main question:

Can Michael Dell be successful in turning around Dell Computers? What are some of the main initiatives (related to Organizing) that Dell  has implemented in order to turn  Dell Computers around?

Required Readings!

Dell's Extreme Makeover

Edwards, C. (2009) Dell's Extreme MakeOver. Business Week, New York, N.Y., October 15, 2009

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_43/b4152036025436.htm

Please also visit Dell Computers site and conduct further research, for instance by reading some of the latest news about the company.

Helpful Tips!

    Please first read in-depth the Background Materials.
    Identify key concepts (main aspects of Organizing, such as design/structures, teams, etc), make a list of them, and study them.
    Read the case in Business Week in-depth and conduct additional research, if necessary.
    Identify facts in the case that match the concepts of organizing such as:

    Apply these concepts to facts in the case in order to develop your arguments.
    Use Tips for Good Writing! Make sure to have an introduction, a main body with as many sections as identified concepts of reorganization design, etc (see my hints), and conclusions

These are some suggestions about some of the Dell initiatives!

    Organizational restructuring based upon customers into business groups
    A newly hired executive team
    New Culture
    New Strategies to reach customers and how they reflect in organizing (such as opening stores, etc). remember they used to ship directly to customers in their good old das!

Format

In order to develop good business communication skills, it is recommended you write papers using the following structure, using headlines and titles.

Introduction (road map,  explain main issue and list and main points)

Main Body: Develop each point in the Introduction, applying theory to facts, in subsections (one subsection per main point).



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