Posted: September 13th, 2017

Case Study II- Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Rate no

Case Study II- Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Rate no

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Case Study II – Response to three student papers regarding the Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Case Study

Instructions:

In the case “Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager,” each student was introduced to how Hightower knit together a federation of independent country operations and created an effective center linking local subsidiaries to the center. As noted in the case, the process was extremely complex and placed immense demands on Hightower. Specifically, it required him to demonstrate intensive management of relationships, appropriate position of people, careful delegation of responsibility, and active nurturing of a healthy work environment.

Each student was required to reflect on the overall change in company culture, and respond to the following prompts as you their paper:

• Evaluate the pacing and sequencing of Hightower’s actions from 1988 to 1994.
• Include how they would evaluate Hightower’s approach to bringing about change in his organization? Compare his approach with that of Jack Welch.
• What should Hightower do about the apparel business?
• What are some of the challenges of building a transnational organization?
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Your job is to reply to three students papers. Their papers are uploaded as PS, PJ, and PW (three separate papers) regarding the Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Case Study (second attachment). Each reply must expound on the student’s paper, providing a substantive response that enhances the discussion. Each reply must contain at least 2 citations from a peer-reviewed journal, 1 from each textbook, and one from the Holy Bible and/or Bible commentary. Major points are supported by the following: • Reading & Study materials (case study and scholarly references); • Pertinent, conceptual, or personal examples; • Thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, and comparing/contrasting concepts). Please start with each student’s strength’s first and then and weakness (if any).

Citations must be in current APA format (including headings). • Proper spelling and grammar are used. Word count of at least 275 for each reply. There are three replies needed (one per student paper) so the total word count is 825. See attachments for the Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney’s Transitional Manager Case Study, student replies (PS, PJ, and PW), textbook titles. Also use at least one scripture from the Holy for each student’s paper.

Important: Label your paper with the student initials that you are responding to. For example, if you are responding to PS paper then write “this response is for PS”. In addition, each response to each student paper must have their own references. Do not combine all the references for all students at the end of the paper. Place the appropriate references under the applicable student’s response.