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Assignment: Case Prep Worksheet

Make sure to focus on organizational structure, culture, and change in your analysis.

Wildfire Entertainment: Organizational Structure Archetypes

Using the USC-CT case analysis framework, analyze the assigned case and complete the sections below. Case questions are provided to start your analysis, but you should think more deeply than simply answer the questions. When reading the case, you may want to take the role of the consultant trying to figure out what is going wrong and how to fix it with a focus on what we are learning in this module on motivation. Your analysis should utilize the concepts from the textbook and ARES.

Questions to consider for the Wildfire Entertainment case:

Your case memo should focus primarily on the organizational structure, culture, and organizational change aspects of the case. As always, apply course material and evidence from the case to support your analysis and reasoning. These are only starter questions - follow the USC-CT analysis format.

Keep your memo to a single page.

1. How would you frame the current issues related to the organizational structure challenges facing Wildfire? What problem is Elizabeth Rankin trying to solve or address?

2. What is driving the change (causes)? Consider the factors that influence an organization's structure.

3. What are the alternatives she should be considering before undertaking another structure change? What choices does she have?

4. What do you think this process feels like as an employee - what's the impact on employees?

5. What recommendation would you make to help Wildfire Entertainment continue to meet its goals and objectives? What, if anything, should Elizabeth do now?

A. Uncover the issues and root causes & select the most critical problem. Clearly identify the main problem and key issues/root causes. Use case facts as needed to support your work. Support your selection of the main problem with specific OB logic (key concepts; use the terms). Be clear and concise.

B. Identify 2-3 alternatives to resolve the issues/problem. Identify 2-3 realistic alternatives (there may be more but focus on the root causes) that address the issues caused by the main problem. Use relevant course concepts, theories and models (i.e. terms) to explain the benefits and consequences/challenges of each (pros and cons).

C. Choose a solution and implementation steps. Choose one of the alternatives as the final recommendation and expand on it. Explain your choice with solid reasoning informed by what you know and have learned from the readings. For example, explain why this alternative is better than the others or why you should take this action first. Include implementation steps if they are relevant. This should be one well-developed, detailed paragraph.