A. Imagine you are in the position of Noelle Freeman, the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Climate Systems discussed in the case study/article. Reflecting on one or more theories on the nature of managerial work discussed in week 2 (i.e. Taylor, Fayol, Weber, Follett, Barnard, Urwick, Mintzberg, Stewart), please describe what are the key aspects of Noelle’s work as a manager.
B. Which management skills from those covered in this module (i. effective problem-solving, ii. developing self-awareness, iii. effective
motivation & empowerment of others, iv. ability to work effectively in groups, v. successfully managing power & conflict and vi. successfully leading change) would Noelle need to apply in order to fix the toxic culture at the Little Rock (Arkansas) plant of Franklin Climate Systems? Why are these skills that you selected important in this situation? To answer this question please draw on the theories related to the selected skills.
C. Reflecting on the self-awareness skill that was discussed in the lecture and exercised at the seminars of week 4, if you were in Noelle’s place, would you choose to support the layoffs or advocate for culture change instead? Why?
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