Analysis of Conflicts in Case Study

Running head: ANALYSIS OF CONFLICTS IN CASE STUDY
ANALYSIS OF CONFLICTS IN CASE STUDY
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ANALYSIS OF CONFLICTS IN CASE STUDY
Answer to Question 1
The values that were followed by Mark Dawson, the senior vice president of Lakeland
Wonders were quite different from the values of Cheryl Hailstorm who was the CEO of the
company. The CEO felt that the vision that was created for the company was different from
the ways by which the company operates in the industry. The company has around three
plants in various areas of Minnesota and more than 5000 employees were a major part of its
operations. The major driving force behind the growth of the company was Cheryl Hailstorm.
The high energy that was depicted by the CEO of the company was a major reason behind the
successful operations of Lakeland Wonders (Meyer, Neck & Meeks, 2017). The vision that
was created by Cheryl for increasing the growth of the company was not supported by the
vice president of the company. This was the major reason behind the conflicts that had been
created within the organizations. The growth that was planned by Cheryl was mainly based
on the outsourcing of the various activities of the company based on production. The
outsourcing of activities was a step that was planned to reduce the costs related to production
and further to increase the speed (Hill, Jones & Schilling, 2014).
Answer to Question 2
Cheryl Hailstorm had a vision for the future growth of the company in the industry.
The main part of the vision is based on the outsourcing of manufacturing process and
launching a new product line. The team in the company was with the decision that had been
made by the CEO. However, the employees had different opinions about the decisions that
had been taken by the management. The support that is provided to the CEO with respect to
the various steps that has been taken by her was also different. The CEO can thereby hold
regular meetings with the employees so that they can be educated about the benefits that can