Sherman Computer Repair New Direction Assignment
By now you should be familiar with the Synergetic simulation
and Synergetic’s decison to move from computer assembly to network assembly.
Sherman Computer Repair, a small computer repair company, sees this as an
opportunity to fill the void left by Synergetic. Currently, Sherman Computer
Repair has three locations where customers can bring brokenhardware for
repairs. Each of the three locations employs a manager, three computer repair
technicians, and a receptionist. Sherman Computer Repair also offers in house
repair service, employing 12 mobile technicians. Sherman desires to move into
computer assembly. This will force Sherman Computer Repair to have new
professional worforce and new technology. What will they need to do to make
this change? Write a 2,500-3,000-word paper in which you do the following:
a. What is Sherman Computer Repair’s current organizational
design? What barriers exist that would prevent the organization from adopting
and developing new technologies? How will these barriers be mitigated?
b. What are the weaknesses and strengths of the
organizations external environment? How will these hinder or benefit the new
strategy? How can theorganizational structure or design be modified considering
those weaknesses and strengths?
c. Does the organization have the talent necessary to
realize their new direction (e.i. degrees, certifications, industry knowledge
and experience, etc)? What talent will need to be acquired and/or developed
from within the organization to realize success?
d. What barriers to change currently exist in the
organization? How will these impediments to change be managed for the
organization to achieve their new goals in the computer repairbusiness line?
