VDB REPORT

Cleanse
Body Soap

Assessment Item 3
BSB115 - Management

Word Count – 1412

Table of Contents Introduction 3 Problem Defined 3 Problem Analysis 4 Leading 4 Controlling 5 Environmental Factors 5 Conclusion 6 Recommendations 6 Bibliography 7

Introduction
Cleanse is an Australian body soap company who produce and wholesale their products out to supermarket chains such as Woolworths and Coles. The company has been operating for over 3 years and has established a head office in Brisbane and Sydney with over 200 employees in its Australian operations. In addition to its Australian operations, Cleanse also has a branch in Delhi, India where they produce the same product and wholesale Cleanse products to supermarket chains such as Foodworld and Spar.

This report has been commission by the CEO of Cleanse after they were made aware of the ongoing issue at the Delhi branch. The purpose of this report is to address the issue at the Delhi branch of Cleanse and identify the gaps between what has actually happened and what steps should have been taken to avoid it in the first place. The report will also provide valuable recommendations as to how this problem can be resolved by addressing the contextual factors associated with operating in a different country. The branch in Delhi is a major part of Cleanse, because its product is produced and sold amongst the second largest population in the world (World Atlas, 2012).
Therefore this issue needs to be resolved correctly and promptly before it becomes a serious problem within the organisation.

Problem Defined
The underlying problem is that line managers are not getting enough of a say in the decision making aspect of the business and therefore in the past six weeks four line managers have resigned from their respective positions. This issue itself shows a lack of stability and with