KeyChemicals’ acquisition of Eco-Pure, case study help

Directions

Using information from below, please respond to each question below as
regards the corresponding case study (don’t forget to number each response) in
approximately 2-3 paragraphs per question. All cited material must include both
internal citations and a complete reference list at the end of the paper. A
cover sheet should minimally indicate the Case Study number, and the date.

Cases

Chapter 25, Case Study 25.1 – KeyChemicals’
acquisition of Eco-Pure: recognizing the opportunity and starting the process

Please read the case and:

1.  List the issues that you
feel those leading the acquisition will have to attend to if it is to be
implemented successfully. Provide reasoning and evidence for your answers.

2.  Provide any changes that
you would make to your recommendations as separate comments after you have read
the chapter. If there are no changes, a brief statement to that effect will
suffice.

3.  You may want to consider
the above factors (“How to write a case study”) when you are preparing your
case answers as an aid to organizing your information if you find it helpful.

Chapter 25, Case Study – Analysis of an article
cited in the chapter.

1.  Read: Kotter, J.P.
(1995). Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail. Harvard Business
Review, 73(2): 59-67.

2.  Do not just summarize the
article. If you must provide a summary, limit it to no more than a paragraph.

3.  Provide your
interpretation or application of how the content in the article can be used to
promote successful change efforts. If the content could be used to improve
conditions in your organization consider using those examples.

4.  You may want to consider
the above factors (“How to write a case study”) when you are preparing your
answers as an aid to organizing your information (how to apply the content) if
you find it helpful.

How to Write a Case Study

You have to think like a practicing manager
if you want to analyze a case successfully. As part of your analysis, it
is necessary, but not sufficient to answer the following questions in
enough depth to show that you have performed more than a superficial reading of
the case’s content, and subsequently applied relevant theory.

• What is the issue being
  presented or analyzed in the case? Focus on the main issue in the case if more
  than one topic is presented. Use your judgment to decide on which issue is the
  one that is potentially most costly to an organization if left unresolved.
  There are more kinds of cost to be considered than economic costs. Do not
  neglect them in your analysis.

• Where did the issue take
  place? Consider this because you need to take into account cultural and
  environmental considerations that may differ from those of the United States,
  in your analysis.

• When did the issue take
  place? There may be historic and environmental considerations different from
  those of the United States, which should be taken into account in your
  analysis.

• Who was affected by the
  issues? In other words, who are the stakeholders inside and outside of the
  organization that need to be considered when formulating an analysis, and
  possible response to the situation?

• Why did the issue
  occur? This may involve conjecture on your part. It is all right to speculate;
  just identify your speculation as such. In an empirical case, causal factors
  may be identified as such.

• How would you, as a
  manager, apply the insights gained from the case to improve an (your)
  organization’s operations?

  Narrative answers should be written in grammatically correct, well-formulated English sentences. Each
  paragraph should be organized around a single topic, and transitions should
  flow logically from one paragraph to the next.