Acme Manufacturing Company

1. Read “Acme Manufacturing Company” case on pages 89-90 and answer the questions at the end.
a. What specific things did Arnold do wrong, and what should have been done in each instance?
b. What should Arnold do to become more effective as a manager?
2. Read “Alvis Corporation” case on page 104 and answer the questions at the end.
a. Were the two decisions appropriate for a group decision procedure according to the Vroom–Yetton model?
b. What mistakes were made in using participation, and what could have been done to avoid the difficulties the manager encountered?
c. Were these two decisions appropriate ones for introducing participation into the department?
Four peer-reviewed sources minimum for the whole assignment.

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Solution: Acme Manufacturing Company