...1. What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? Robin Hood has a few weaknesses that he needs to deal with currently. The biggest problem that I see is that his strategy for business needs to be re-evaluated. When he first started his quest he was robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. This strategy and vision worked well for Robin Hood when he was able to give to the poor and sustain his men with the money he took from the rich. As the numbers of his men increased he needed more money and goods to sustain them. As this need has arisen so has the difficulty of robbing. His business has changed, as those traveling through the forest were getting smarter and not carrying as much gold and coin. The rich are also taking a different further route around the forest causing Robin Hoods men to have to travel further or miss the travelers all together. Robin Hood also had the problem of his men being resistant to change. They didn’t see the big picture of why the business had to change. Robin Hood should include all of his top men in the decision process of what their new vision should be. This will help aid the men by including their core values into the vision and mission of the group. Robin Hood needs a well-communicated strategic vision. Robin Hood’s strategy must change because of the changing choices his business has taken and adapting to the new conditions around him. Robin Hood needs to make sure that his new strategy becomes a realized...
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...from being caught by the law. Robin Hood was an outlaw. However, he was not the normal outlaw that kills anything, takes anything, or does everything for only for themselves. Robin Hood was an outcast hiding from the law, but there were many people that loved him for the acts that he made to protect them against what they viewed was an unjust government. He was loved by the poor and shunned by the rich. Robin Hood, an outlawed hero in the 1300s, has a legendary history, driven by his unyielding values for justice and desire for balance in social classes, with ideals that have lived on till this day. Robin Hood’s legendary background is well known throughout the world. The author of Robin Hood is unknown. It is most likely a story that the poor told about a man that stole their money back from the rich. Over the centuries, the common people passed this story by word of mouth such that the story grew to be that of a man, Robin Hood, who stood up for something that was wrong in society. This story stayed alive by the affection that the people had for someone who stood up for them, thus the legend grew and grew. After all of these centuries, the author of the story has become the oppressed people that Robin Hood protected and fought for against a greedy government. He originated in the English culture and is known for his devotion to the poor. Robin Hood would rob the rich and give what he robbed to the poor. Most of the time, Robin Hood was robbing the sheriff or the...
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...Robin Hood was a man on a mission but had no plan. He had hoped that strength lay in numbers and the better it would be for him to effectively fight against the sheriff and his administration. The dilemma occurred when the increasing number of men had made the band a corporation. The more men were recruited into the organization, the less face to face interaction Robin had encountered with each of his men. The capacity to fund the increasing number of people became very scarce. Supplies needed to be obtained from outside villages. The cost of buying food was beginning to drain the band’s financial reserves at the very moment when revenues were in decline. Travelers, especially those with the most to lose, were now giving the forest a wide berth. Some issues that needs to be addressed are: How to avoid detection of the growing organization? Has Sherwood Forest become too small to sustain operations? What to do about the growing strength of the Sheriff’s forces? How to address organizational communications and leadership confusion? A formal structure needed to be enforced and a chain of executive management needed to be established so as to monitor the number of people; Merrymen. Robin Hood, if strategizes a new structure and organization of the band, appoints someone in charge of the number of new recruits, seek other ways of finding provisions for his men, he will be on track to achieve success. Robin Hood’s first priority should be to appropriate structure and organization...
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...1. What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? Ans: The Increasing size of the band had been the core problem for Robin Hood, because it was getting very hard to manage the band. The core issues were the lack of discipline in band and the cost of buying the food was draining the bands financial reserves. 2. Do Robin Hood and his band need a new mission? new objectives? For example: why not accept the offer of the barons to assist in securing King Richard¡¯s release from prison (give me pros and cons for that possible new mission, and do you suggest adopt this new mission)? Ans: Yes, Robin Hood and his band need a new mission, a new objective and a good strategy. He should adopt a new mission to free the people from Prince John and return king Richard to the throne. Robin Hood can also join with barons to collect the ransom to release King Richard. This option might seems risky but he has to do something, which is better than doing nothing and getting caught my Sheriff. His present strategy has been outdated and it could not work at the time when his enemy is too strong and well planned. 3. . What strategic options does Robin Hood have? Is continuing with the present strategy an option or is the present strategy obsolete? For example, why not try to end the campaign by killing the Sheriff; why not try to move to another...
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...Rona Gem Intia IV- Serenity 10. Give your synthesis of the book in the context of your plans about your future. This is a personal statement of you, by you and for you. * My plans about my future are to be a successful person, to reach my dreams for my family, to build a family business and to be rich. I want to make my parents proud because of me and to fulfill my dreams. To build a big house for my family and go to other country with them. 1. Who are Rich Dad and Poor Dad to the author? Describe and give their significance to the book. * Rich Dad, he is highly educated and intelligent; he had Ph.D. and completed four years of undergraduate work in less than two years. Poor Dad, he never finished the eighth grade. They were both successful in their careers, working hard all their lives. Both earned substantial incomes. Yet one struggled financially all his life. The other would become one of the richest men in Hawaii. Both were strong, charismatic and influential. Both men offered Robert Kiyosaki an advice, but they did not advise the same thing. 2. What is RAT RACE? Do you want to be in it? * Is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to escape while running around a maze or in a wheel. I don’t want because I hate doing something that I’m not happy and enjoying. 3. What did the author meant by “LIFE PUSHES ALL OF US AROUND?” * Each push is life saying ‘Wake up. There’s...
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...rich and give to the poor. There objectives should be Recruit only those most willing to the cause and are skilled in their craft Never change their believes Pursue other ways to gain revenue 3. What are the strategies and what should they be? Corporate- They currently use a Concentration strategy because they are using the same strategy of pursuing rich merchants and refusing to pay taxes and trying to get rid of the sheriff . Robin hood should use a Diversification strategy because with his growing overhead expenses he needs to peruse other areas of income. Business- Robin hoods uses a Focus/Niche strategy because his only source of revenue is stealing from the rich. He should use a Differentiation strategy to get more sources of income. Maybe not taxes but they could venture into selling game or setting up nonprofit gambling centers. Functional- HR- Recruitment through people hearing about what they do and they getting volunteers. Management- Robin hoods run the merry men with absolute authority while delegating other responsibilities to his most trusted men. SWOT: Strength- Strong brand name, Recruitment is easy, Weakness- Expenses are growing faster than revenues Opportunity- With the growing number of employees they can divaricate their strategy and allocate resources towards other ventures. Threat- The sheriff is in close with prince john and instead of becoming weaker with the...
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...(Student’s Name) (Instructor) (Course) (Date) Robin Hood 1. 2. Resources Robin Hood was resourceful in terms manpower, but faced insufficiency of other resources. Robin Hood and his clique of merry men had a successful first year. This can be wholly attributed to the overwhelming number of new recruits from all over England. Although he was initially satisfied with the size of his organization, he realized that he had not made the necessary preparations to accommodate the big number of members. Numerous challenges now threaten to ground robin hood and his band of merry men. Lack of food and other provisions almost derailed his main goal, which was to rob from the rich and giving to the poor. Most of the loots they made were not only insufficient for the organization, but also for the poor. 3. 4. Capabilities Robin Hood was capable in terms of exemplary archery skills, leadership skills and the goodwill he enjoyed from the general public. These qualities made him a hero among his people, but pitted him harshly against the minority rich people of England, and helped him operate almost without any resistance from the local people. 5. 6. Competency Robin Hood was competent judging from the performance of his rivals. His ability to mobilize people was unmatched. He single handedly built a disciplined force of merry men whose loyalty to him was astronomical in nature 7. 8. Strengths As a leader, Robin Hood had several strengths. He had strength in numbers since...
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...Synopsis 1: Robin Hood Robin Hood and his merry men are now in trouble because wealthy travelers (their source of revenue) are avoiding the forest. As is often common in an entrepreneurial organization, the Merry Men were highly motivated by Robin Hood’s leadership. Therefore, Robin had previously relied on informal communication to organize and implement operations. Robin is pleased with the growing size and influence of his organization. However, growth has meant that specialized duties have begun taking up most of the men’s time, leaving a command vacuum between Robin and the first line recruits. In addition, they are now all located in a large encampment that can be seen for miles. This creates the probability of a surprise attack on their position. Growth has also put great pressures on resources, so now they must harvest the forest more thoroughly. Rich travelers are avoiding the forest, so in desperation Robin is considering robbing the poorer travelers, which means his lieutenants must now tell their men to rob their brothers and fathers. What started as a rebellion has been routinized into banditry. Robin must therefore begin to question the Merry Men’s mission. Should it still be an extension of his private grudges and aspirations? Has the organization acquired a new mission, if so what is it? On whose behalf should the organization formulate its mission! Summary of Discussion Questions 1. What is strategy? 2. What strategic problems does Robin Hood have? ...
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...University of Santo Tomas Robin Hood A Case Presentation Submitted to Sir Real Carpio So In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements In Entre 7 Strategic Management Submitted By: Reyes, Jemima Tamayo, Janelle Taylo, Michael John Teñido, Lenard Turgano, Glerish Verosil, Richard Yabut, Katrina 19 November 2012 I. Statement of the Problem Mismanagement of the lieutenants with the recruitment and training of Merrymen members leading to the scarcity of resources, and incoherency of his goals from the band; this may result in the weakening of the band of Robin Hood that will give the Sheriff a chance to eliminate them. The revolt against the Sheriff had begun as a personal crusade. It erupted out of Robin’s conflict with the Sheriff and his administration. However, alone Robin Hood could do little. He therefore sought allies, men with grievances and deep sense of justice. Later he welcomed all who came, asking few questions and demanding only a willingness to serve. Strength, he believed, lay in numbers. Robin ruled the organization; he makes all the important decisions. He delegated specific tasks to his lieutenants. The increasing number of the band was a source of satisfaction for Robin, but also a source of concern. The fame of his merry men is spreading, and new recruits were pouring from all the corners of England. As the band grew in number the resources they have is not sufficient for all of them like food and shelter. The Sheriff was...
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...3/22/2015 3/22/2015 SP2 MODULE 1 – GROUP F Case Analysis: Robin Hood SP2 MODULE 1 – GROUP F Case Analysis: Robin Hood Khemattie Ali (IR) * Sandra Alilovic * Mohammed Musa * Jorge Castro Manrique * Clayton Pereira * Brianne Cartmill * Elena Bayazitova Khemattie Ali (IR) * Sandra Alilovic * Mohammed Musa * Jorge Castro Manrique * Clayton Pereira * Brianne Cartmill * Elena Bayazitova Table of Contents Current Strategy 1 Vision and Mission: 1 Problem Statement 2 Analysis of the environment 2 Internal Analysis 2 SWOT and Porter’s Analysis 3 Strategic Alternatives 5 Recommendations: 5 Literature interpretation questions 6 References 6 Current Strategy Robin Hood’s (RH) current strategy is one of focused differentiation, which consists on an organization concentrating its efforts within a specific region. His objectives were focused on forging a disciplined band and united in enmity against the Sheriff. RH’s methods and policies in achieving his objectives have generally been to “rob the rich and give to the poor” (Gamble, Thompson & Peteraf, 2013, p. 399). This varies from the strategy of their major competitor, Prince John, who implemented a regressive taxation system in England. The strategies are based on the following: 1. Emotional appeal: personal devotion - his personal dislike of the Sheriff and the government. Mass appeal: the majority of population...
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...Cedric- * Cedric is a Saxon landowner and thus, has a lot of power. * He has strong pro-Saxon views and is seen as a die-hard patriot who despises the Normans. * His sentiments go up to the extent that he disowns his own son, Ivanhoe for supporting the Norman king, King Richard. * He has a huge chip on his shoulder because he thinks he should have greater power and that this right of his is being curtailed by the Normans. * Cedric views the Normans as bullies who look down upon the Saxons and unnecessarily over tax them. * Cedric's strong pro-Saxon patriotism leads him to make prejudiced assumptions about every Norman right until the end of the novel where we see Cedric having a slight change of heart. This happens when Cedric sees how King Richard stands up against the unfair and unjust Normans despite being a Norman himself. * Also, he eventually reconciles with his son up to a great extent. Wilfred Of Ivanhoe- * Wilfred (Ivanhoe) is the protagonist of our story and thus plays a central role in the entire plot. * Being Cedric’s son, he is essentially a knight from a Saxon family. * However, he is seen as a strong supporter of the Norman king, King Richard and it is owing to this that Cedric initially disowns him. * Ivanhoe is a skilled warrior and a ladies man at the same time. He is shown to be madly in love with Rowena (whom he eventually marries). * While on one hand, Ivanhoe seems to be the ideal heroic figure, he...
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...Robin Hood – Case One 1. What is strategy? A strategy is formed from ideas, decisions, and actions that firms undertake to create and/or sustain competitive advantages and enable its success. Strategy directs firms towards their overall goals and objectives with both short-term and long-term perspectives. 2. What strategic problems does Robin Hood have? Robin is concerned with his band’s rapidly increasing growth, the decrease in revenues, rise in cost, and the state of his campaign. Robin must consider moving his operation, because Sherwood Forest may be too small. Another issue to address is what to do about the growing forces of the Sheriff. Robin also needs to consider his thoughts and come to a decision. Should he kill the sheriff? Should he join forces with the baron to free King Richard? Should he impose tax to increase revenues? 3. What is the role of the organizational leader as strategist and articulator of global goals? A leader must be proactive, anticipate change, and continuously improve the established strategies. He must lead the analysis, decision-making, and implementation of actions to create sustainable competitive advantages that lead to success. In Robin Hood’s case, he may need to change his organizational strategy. His strategy worked in that he was able to recruit many men from all over England, however with the rapid growth and unable to accommodate all of them in Sherwood Forest, Robin must reevaluate his strategy...
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...Robinhood case Introduction and Mission Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Men had a successful first year. With new recruits pouring in from the furthest outreaches of England, Robin had met his objective of strengthening in number. Although he was satisfied with the size of the organization, he has realized necessary preparations had not been made to accommodate the now over abundance of members of his organization. Many challenges now face Robin such as a lack of provisions and lack of funds to support the band, but he cannot lose focus of their original foundation of "Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor". In addition they have to stay focused on their long term goal to remove Prince John from power by freeing King Richard from his imprisonment in Austria. Robin Hood has to form structure within his organization so that it can continue to grow and prosper. External Analysis Following are opportunities: A fixed transit tax could be implemented to immediately increase revenues. Accept the invitation from the Barons to join them in their quest to collect the ransom that would release King Richard the Lionhearted from his jail in Austria in return for Robin's future amnesty. The Barons assistance would alleviate problems concerning provisions. Expansion of the operation to geographical areas to the north, south, east and west of Sherwood Forest for an opportunity to create new avenues of revenue. The Merry Men could kill the sheriff therefore ending...
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...1. ¿Qué problemas tiene Robín Hood? ¿Qué problemas necesita abordar? Los problemas principales: • Crecimiento de la banda de una manera acelerada. • Al ampliar el grupo, Robín pierde autoridad. Esto hace que sea más difícil su coordinación • Pocos o escasos recursos en el entorno para sustentar la banda. • Falta de disciplina o problemas para aplicarla. • Falla en la recolección de ingresos por falta de viajeros. Temas que deben ser atendidos: • Considerar implementar nueva política de impuestos. • Unirse a la conspiración para liberar al Rey Ricardo. • Ubicación peligrosa y fácil de detecta por enemigos, necesidad de defender un puesto fijo. • falta de rangos intermedios y de escala inferior para mantener orden. • Cargos intermedios renuentes a cambiar de estrategia. 2. ¿Robín Hood y los Bandidos necesitan una nueva misión? ¿Objetivos nuevos? ¿Una Estrategia nueva? Si, definitivo ellos tendrían que plantear nueva misión, objetivos y estrategias, porque la banda ya cumplió con sus objetivos iniciales, se acoplan a una visión que fue implantada por un conflicto personal de Robín Hood y está ya fue cumplida, sin contar el rápido crecimiento de la banda y los interrogantes de ¿Qué quieren? ¿Cómo van a lograrlo? ¿Cuándo van a implementarlo? Aún siguen sin ser establecidos. 3. ¿Con qué opciones estratégicas cuenta Robín Hood? ¿Proseguir con la estrategia actual es una opción o ésta es obsoleta? La estrategia actual ya está obsoleta, nos queda claro que se deben...
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...1/14/2014 Robin Hood Case 1. Robin Hood has brought upon himself many ethical and financial problems in this case. By being the leader of the merrymen, he has started his own organization where he “robs from the rich and gives to the poor.” At the start of his mission he welcomed everyone to join his organization and mission, to give money to the poor and stop the sheriff of Nottinghams outrageous tax scheme. However, now he is facing a dilemma and it seems he has lost focus of his original plan. His original plan was to acquire enough trustworthy merrymen in order to have the strength in number to take down the sheriff of Nottingham, however, now he is facing the dilemma of having too many merrymen, which is causing a shortage on food and resources. He is facing the issue of whether or not he will have to start taxing his own merrymen in order to keep sustain enough money to buy food and resources. This is an ethical issue he is being dealt with, since this is the very same reason he is trying to put a stop to the sheriff of Nottingham. The other big issue he is facing is his rapid growth in merrymen. People kpt coming to him seeking revenge against the sheriff and joining his band. Another big problem with having such a large group of men was that Robin Hood didn’t “recognize have of the men he ran into.” Prince John had many spies and Robin new that it was only a matter of time that he would slip up and invite a couple of spies into his group of...
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