Foundations of Control
Control is very important in the management environment and the community, since it can aid the organization to realize its set goals and strategic objectives. Managers can do a variety of things to help companies be successful. One important thing that they can do is building an accommodating culture that helps employees to realize their potential and enhance their skills (Daft & Marcic, 2013). This should entail creating a culture of teamwork, openness, learning and knowledge acquisition. The collaborative culture builds team cohesion and facilitates effective problem solving, all of which leads to better performance.
Another important strategy that managers can take to guarantee the success of the organization is listening to consumer’s opinions and queries. Consumers often offer invaluable feedback to the management of the company, which can help in product and service improvements. As the experiences of Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks demonstrate, listening to customers enables the manager and other employees to understand the needs and preferences of consumers, such as the flavors desired and the appropriate level of aroma (Pearson, 2003). This helps to sustain consistency in product offering and retaining customers. Managers can also help the company to be successful through extending the product offerings in order to attract more clients and increase competitiveness. Dunkin Donuts, under the philosophy of founder Bill Rosenberg, has pursued a
The second aspect of management used to investigate the issue is Controlling. Control is a concern that is facing every manager in every organisation today. Many businesses continually look to improve relationships between all levels of staff in order for a healthy working environment. To effectively control a business the organisation requires information about
As the rising District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, many factors must be presented, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and selecting for
The organizational design of Dunkin Donuts already exists as a franchising company using a unitary form of management. Beckman (2009) defines unitary form or U-form organizational design as, “A model in which similar tasks, such as production tasks, are grouped into specialized units creating economies of scale and the familiar functional silos that still exist in many organizations today” (p. 7). The U-form design will have to be used to allow the new locations to function inside the Dunkin Donuts franchise system, but we believe it can be adapted and improved by making a few simple changes and additions. After working with and looking deeper into the current organization design of Dunkin Donuts, we believe it can be improved by simplifying the design of each new store location to a simple structure design. The new store locations need to feel more like locally owned, down home country stores. Every new and existing customer should be able to walk into each of our new location and feel like all the employees have known them for
As the rising District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, many factors must be presented, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and
It is an honor to receive this great promotion as District Manager of Dunkin Donuts. As a newly promoted District Manager, my goal is to share and expand my Managerial experience by building successful employee teams for each of the five locations that I will be responsible for. I also want to provide a very positive environment for both the customers and employees within the Dunkin Donuts premise. It is my promise to responsibly serve our guests, communities, Franchisees, and employees. Dunkin’ Brands offers a comprehensive series of award-winning training programs for crew members, managers and franchisees designed to foster deep connections to our brands’ heritage and improve the guest experience and business results at the restaurant level” (Dunkin Brands, 2014). My job is to foster Dunkin’ Brands core values into the organizational structure of each location. The purpose of this paper is to identify and explain how job design, organizational design, recruiting and selecting, training personnel and performance appraisals are key elements in creating successful establishments.
Overall Strength: in general, the article provides structure to a concept that is very intangible by: (a) describing the nature and the functions of control; (b) segregating the MCS into categories: core control system, organizational structure, and organizational culture; (c) illustrating how to apply the control model (satisfied my approach) (d) provides a basis for designing and evaluating the system. The manner, in which the model is presented, with its use of figures, further emphasizes the structure of the model. See below on further emphasis on parts (a) -(c).
“To give our customers the best food and beverage values that they can find anywhere and to provide them with the information required for informed buying decisions. We provide these with a dedication to the highest quality of customer satisfaction delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, fun, individual pride, and company spirit” (Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Readings, 2016, p. 24).
As I climb the Hierarchy’s ladder with the rise of District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, several factors must be acknowledged, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and selecting for optimal efficacy, and appropriately training and appraising employees.
Dunkin’ Donuts has over six-thousand locations in the United States and serves over three and a half million customers daily. The biggest competitor for Dunkin’ Donuts are Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Starbucks, and McDonalds. In order to maintain market competitiveness Dunkin’ Donuts must remain driven towards service excellence. This starts by hiring staff members that are eager to provide the best customer service with every interaction they have and be able to produce an excellent product. “Dunkin’ Brand offers a comprehensive series of award-winning training programs for crew members, managers and franchises designed to foster deep connections to our brands’ heritage and improve the guest experience and business results at the restaurant level.” (Schmidt,R.A & Oldfield, B.M. 1999) Bill Rosenberg the founder of Dunkin’ Donuts operates by a simple philosophy but one that is carried through each store. “Make and serve the freshest, most delicious coffee and donuts quickly and courteously in modern well-merchandised stores” (Dunkin Donuts, n.d., pp. 1) Being a new district manager tasked with opening five new locations will help fulfill Rosenberg’s vision of providing the best product around in a courteous environment both for staff and customers. This paper will focus on job design, organizational design, recruiting and selecting, training personnel and performance appraisal are key elements in the success of opening five new locations.
Management differs today than it did in the past. In the past, managers were considered “bosses” and their job mostly consisted of giving employees orders, monitoring performance and reprimanding unproductive behavior and misconduct. Many managers still manage employees in such fashion; however, some managers now tend to be more proactive and have changed managerial functions for the betterment of company operations and performance to accomplish organizational goals. Effective management for company success now entails guiding, training, supporting, motivating and coaching employees verses
Even though Dunkin Donuts is an international business, each individual store has its own set of goals and missions to achieve success. This is also known as the value chain, which is “the process or activities by which a company adds value to an article, including production, marketing, and the provision of after-sales service.” (Oxford) After observing and working for Dunkin Donuts, the business’ success is primarily based off the happiness of their loyal customers and smooth teamwork of their employees. This particular Dunkin Donuts on Western Avenue in Peoria, Illinois is faced with a lot of challenges, but with the right approach to these challenges can make their business even more successful.
As a district manager, many responsibilities come with the job. District management is responsible for virtually all the operations in the company with respect to the business goals that have been set out in the company plan. This is especially the case when the district assigned is a group of new area start-ups. District managers are responsible for the allocation of resources, hiring, training and managing teams. The roles of a district manager starting new Dunkin’ Donuts locations are no different yet they include the responsibility for a smooth start. These added responsibilities include job design,
Having a work team that is connected to and with the management team is key to success. The commitment to the workforce is ultimately what drives the success of an organization. Managers and or owners need to tap into workers thoughts and how they feel about the company. If and or when the workers are dissatisfied, change needs to happen within policy and procedure. The experienced and knowledgeable workers will find a place that treats them better and with respect.
Starbucks is the best example to show any business marketing strategies have done successfully because it is one of the biggest companies over the world. Becoming the biggest business happened quickly with exceeding expectation. The case of Starbucks informs how Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, can make his business from domestic to overseas and presents several key strategies which are external, such as location, customers, and reputation and are internal, such are product mix and employees. First of all, Starbucks has to concern places that when and where customers want coffee because it involves all the business activities with storing and transporting its products, so it can serve customers efficiently. For example, the original Starbucks store is still located in Pike Place, Seattle because it is a tourist attraction, so he tested opening in Chicago because it is the main location of Midwest culture and considered floating population near retail store, so it can have a potential growth broadening out the national brand as his dream. Later, he could expand his company to Los Angeles; fortunately because the Los Angeles Times introduced Starbucks as the best coffee shop. Therefore, Starbucks became the symbol of the best coffee shops in America. Next, it values customers’ experiences and connection, so Schultz does target to two generations, which are old and young, in order to connect and satisfy both of
The feedback generated from these marketing research approaches will help understand buyer’s needs, demands and thought processes on the Starbucks brand and the new product implementation. It will further segment the market and identify which area of the segmentation provides favorable feedback towards the new product that Starbucks can effectively use in their marketing