MBA501 T2 2019: EFS Disruptive Innovation Presentation Analysis

This presentation analyzes the case of Essendon Food Solutions (EFS), a food ingredient company facing challenges in creativity and innovation. The presentation covers internal perspectives (bureaucratic structure), external perspectives (shareholder relationships), marketing perspectives (customer focus), and technology perspectives (TRIZ and patent analysis). It recommends promoting flexibility, focusing on customers, and adopting robotic technology. The presentation also explores strategic leadership, emphasizing the importance of strategic thinking and democratic leadership for initiating change within EFS. The presentation concludes with recommendations for EFS to implement disruptive innovation and organizational changes.

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Presentation Transcript
Slide 2: Hi Good Morning!
I am going to present the disruptive innovation presentation for Essendon Food Solutions. As we
all know that disruptive innovation entails improving products and services with few resources
to meet the needs and requirements of the customers.
Slide 3: Moving on!
Essendon Food Solutions which was founded by Jonathan Jacob and Henry Schultz as a food
ingredient company. The company operates with 800 employees and earns around $1.6 billion
with two subsidiaries EnzymeTech and Essendon Emulsifiers.
Slide 4: Before understanding the disruptive innovation, we have to know the present condition
of EFS. The company has been challenged in terms of its creativity and innovation and requires
structural change.
Slide 5: The first perspective is internal. Here EFS follows a bureaucratic structure coupled with
a sub-optimal culture that inhibits the employees from deploying disruptive innovation
Slide 6: We could recommend from internal perspectives to EFS. In this case, the company must
promote flexibility across the managerial level to embrace disruptive innovation.
Slide 7: In terms of external perspectives, EFS has a significant relationship with shareholders
as the company provided dividends even at low-profit years.
Slide 8: However, based on external perspectives, the recommendation is EFS must focus on
other stakeholders such as customers to facilitate positive business environment.
Slide 9: In the case of marketing perspectives customers must be given the prime focus by
acquiring information about the demands and needs of the customers which could lead to
disruptive innovation solutions.
Slide 10: In terms of recommendation, EFS must conduct a systematic and planned program to
initiate food-based disruptive innovation.
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Slide 11: Technology perspective signifies EFS’s position in terms of technological innovation
which could be analysed through TRIZ and Patent Analysis.
Slide 12: EFS must forecast market needs by adopting disruptive innovation and can also adopt
robotic technology to assess the quality of the enzymes.
Slide 13: Strategic leadership is a significant part of innovation change. Here, it can be seen that
manager’s potential in terms of achieving the strategic vision is significant and is facilitated with
active communication and adopting a flat structure for EFS.
Slide 14: Trait theories include qualities such as good decision-making abilities, empathy and
integrity while behavioural theories identify autocratic and democratic leaders which are
significant for ensuring openness to innovation.
Slide 15: Moving onto the next slides, strategic thinking is significant for the senior executives of
EFS which is a good predictor of leadership quality.
Slide 16: I would like to end the presentation by stating that EFS must implement disruptive
innovation and make changes in its organisation structure and adopt democratic leaders to
initiate the change.
Any questions?
Thank you.
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