Linda Jacober

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Linda Jacober & Mac Tools

Case Study 1

Jerdson Gamble

Lasell College

Linda Jacober

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Linda Jacober case study. This case study will look at 4 different questions. The first question will be, did Linda Jacober inherit the strategic plan of a lifetime or did she board a kamikaze plane? Second, I will look at the organizational challenges that Linda Jacober had to overcome and explore the alternative approaches that where available to her. Third, I will evaluate her overall performance. Finally, I will suggest advice as to how she could have made her situation better.

Linda Jacober

Linda Jacober & Mac Tool Case Study 1

This case is about a woman that was thrust into a situation that she did not ask for. Linda Jacober found herself in charge of a at risk brand. As the new leader of Mac Direct Linda Jacober had to develop a strategic plan that would bring the brand the front of its competition. Right away Linda Jacober was up against an ageing business policy that had left Mac Direct wondering weather or not Mac Tools would make it. Linda represented a major change in management. Management previous to her was an overbearing top down decision-making machine that left lower level employees looking up rather than within to make decisions. Linda Jacober had to use different methods of restructuring to move Mac direct in a different direction. To do so she first came up with a solid Strategic formula. Her base idea was to develop this strategic formula bases around a change in organizational structure. Linda Jacober also had to come up with ways to implement her stratagey as many of the employees involved with Mac Direct had relied on upper management to make critical decision with every day work strategy.

Inheritance

According to Fundamentals of Executive Management (2011) Linda Jacober thought that she was “lucky to inherit a strong brand” and “goods...