The case is article “Codman & Shurtleff, Inc: Planning and Control System” published in Harvard Business School February 10, 2000. Critical analysis on article that answers the following question: 1) Complete the Codman and Shurtleff flow chart (appendix 1) for all annual planning and control processes described in the case. (free-form answer at the start of assigment) 2) Evaluate the planning and control system in use at Johson & Johson. Whate are its strengths and weaknesses? 3) Over the last several years, Fortune magazine has polled the CEOs of the 240 largest U.S. companies to gather data on the management quality of major U.S. corporations. CEOs responding to the surveyu have repeatedly ranked Johnson & Johson as one of the most innovative and well-managed firms in its industry. What role, if any, do you believe that J&J’s management planning and control systems play in achieving (or hindering) this innovation? 4) From information provided in the case, suggest how you would design a reward / incentive system for Roy Black and the Codman & Shurtleff Board to capture maximum benefit from planning and control procedures. How would you deal with relating pay to performance in rapidly changing environments? 5) Roy Black states that decentralized management is “unequivocal accountability for what you do” (last paragraph). Do you agree with his statement?
Midterm Project – {Scene skit idea pitch} (Start working on this) Write a skit based on one of the 8 plays in this class and the content of one of the 14 chapters. Essence – Find the heart of the play, why is it important, what is the point, purpose, lesson of the story. Use your imagination and creativity – How can you retell this story? Is there any history of the characters in the play that can help you tell your point of view? Create a list of the possible chapter content ideas that you can incorporate into your story. Create a bullet point, outline and script for your skit idea. Record yourself reading the skit in character. It needs to be 5-10 minutes long when preformed. (do not turned this in) Record yourself making the pitch to the class. Almost anything goes except…No swearing, no nudity and keep all props legal and appropriate for the classroom. Idea example: (Jason talking about Dramatic Characters – Chap 7 and how his wife Medea changed character types throughout their relationship. ) Take your idea and “Pitch” it to the class. Include the following items. 1. Your Pitch (written form 1-2 pages single spaced) (25 points) 2. Your Skit (written form around 5 pages in script format single spaced) (50 points) 3. The recording of your Pitch (5 mins or less. however it must be convincing) (25 points) Additional Advice: A. How to Write a Pitch Introduce your story idea and define your angle. … Explain why your idea is timely, unique, important, and/or of interest to that particular outlet’s readers. … Estimate a deadline for your piece. Include your name. Attach clips and/or writing samples to demonstrate your experience and/or idea B. How to Write a Skit Develop Your Idea. Occasionally an amazing idea may come out of nowhere, but usually, you should search for that idea. … Outline the Story. Even if your skit is very small, it should have a beginning, middle and end. … Write the First Draft. … Build the Action Up. … Keep Improving Your Drafts. … Perform Your Skit.
Directions: Read Tanya Maria Barrientos’ narrative essay “Se Habla Espanol” and Tim Kreider’s narrative essay “A Man and His Cat”. Then, provide a developed paragraph (of 5-8 sentences) to answer #2 about Barrientos’ effect of beginning her essay with an anecdote on page 648, or answer #1 about Kreider’s purpose for writing this reflection paper on page 963. (Provide one well-developed paragraph for either Kreider’s #1 or Barrientos’ #2; do not answer both.) Criteria 1. consistent use of third person point of view throughout the paragraph 2. consistent use of present tense throughout the paragraph 3. omission of contractions 4. omission of colloquial and informal language 5. MLA format of a paragraph–MLA heading and pagination; centered and creative and relevant title; indention; double spacing; Times New Roman text; font size-12 6. clear and specific topic sentence to begin the paragraph: topic + thesis point (either Barrientos’ effect or Kreider’s purpose) + title of essay reflected norton field book to writing with reading and handbook 4E richard bullock maureen daly goggin francine weinberg
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