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Submitted by bigmikea78 on March 7, 2008
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With over five years experience in the field of information technology consulting for
various businesses, I have been contacted by Vandelay Industries to advise them based on the
review of two case studies. The two case studies are "The Human Moment at Work," by Edward
M. Hallowell and "Restoring Trust at WorldCom," by Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley C. Robertson.
I am now prepared to share my analysis of them along with some suggestions for an alternative
strategy that I feel is imperative for Vandelay Industries. First however, I will give a brief
synopsis of Vandelay for those of you unfamiliar with this company. Following that, I will give
a summary of each of the case studies that I was asked to read in order to formulate my
suggestion. Finally, using not only the case studies, but also the knowledge I have acquired from
other sources, I will formulate a long range suggested course of action, along with
recommendations for Vandelay Industries.
Vandelay Industries is a publicly traded company who is in the latex industry. They
manufacture and sell latex to wholesalers. Vandelay has been in this business for over 30 years
and their President and Chief Operating Officer is Kal Varnsen. Mr. Varnsen just recently took
over the company and has indicated to me, he is looking to find ways to change Vandelay from
their "old school" way of operating. Vandelay was previously run by H.E. Pennypacker who
was president of the company from the beginning. Formerly an industry leader in the latex
business, Vandelay has seen their enterprise fall behind the competition in several key areas.
"The Human Moment at Work," by Edward M. Hallowell was published in the Harvard
Business Review in 1999. In this article, Hallowell takes an interesting view of how the growing
age of information technology can negatively affect the workplace. Hallowell's...
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