ADEMOLA OLUTOSIN ONASHILE
MBA Class Assignments on Aston Blair Inc. Case & Change Signature

MBA Class Assignments
Spring 2015
Business School, Seinäjoki
Business Administration
International Business

TABLE OF CONTENTS

table of contents 2
1 ASTON BLAIR INC. CASE 3
1.1 Introductory Background information on Aston Blair company & case 3
1.2 The problems facing Bacon at the end of the case 4
1.3 Evolution of the problems 9
1.4 Actions to be taken and the reasons for the actions 11
2 CHANGE SIGNATURE 10
2.1 Introduction: Leadership framework 10
2.2 Change signature 11 2.2.1 My Past Self language 13 2.2.2 My Developed Self 15 2..2.3 My Underdeveloped Self 16 2..2.4 My Future Self 17 2..2.5 Integration 19

References 21

1. ASTON BLAIR INC. CASE
1.1 The introductory background information on the Aston-Blair Company & case
According to (Aston-Blair Case, 1993: M-6, 11), this case study in question ‘Aston-Blair Inc.’ focuses on a particular company which is the 3rd biggest in its industry in the US and its major specialization is on the manufacturing of precious metal alloys and other specialized alloy for commercial and industrial purposes.
The establishment’s efforts and feats had been notably felt in the USA for its massive contributions in the metal industry whereby the circulation of its products like precious metal accessories’ have always reached the buyers and dealers nationwide uninterruptedly. In return, this has added positively to the growth and profitability bottom-line of the company over years. However, unprecedently the firm expressed a downturn approach in its profitability level by recording losses in the 1st quarter of 1991 also with the expectation of subsequent massive losses in the 2nd quarter in the same year; this was as a result of economic meltdown and a decline