Seminar Management Strategy & Policy Assignment
Read the Throwback Brewery case and Chapter #2 of the textbook (Both will be
attached) Answer the following questions:
attached) Answer the following questions:
Part 1: What are Throwback Brewery’s goals and in what ways should these be linked to performance appraisal?
Is there any performance evaluation happening at Throwback? Defend your position by identifying data that indicates that Throwback’s informal system is working (or not
working) well?
How might a formal appraisal process support or detract from Throwback’s
organizational goals and its organizational culture? How does its culture compare with the examples in Chapter 2 of the assigned textbook?
Compared to Throwback’s current performance appraisal system, what are the
advantages and disadvantages of introducing a formal performance evaluation at
Throwback Brewery?
What is your own personal experience with performance appraisals? What tools would
you consider using to appraise the performance of your chosen course project company
or organization?
Part 2:
What strategic issues confront Throwback Brewery? What market or internal
circumstances should most concern Nicole and Annette?
What recommendations would you make to the owners to address the strategic issues
confronting Throwback Brewery? How might the implementation of a formal appraisal
system impact the company’s culture?
Take a few moments to watch these videos (see links below). Do any of these
depictions of performance appraisals change your mind about what Annette and
Nicole need to do next?
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdp4sPviV74
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfxB2V-zdG0
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmKnS5jPOc
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OKNRI5AWH4
Is there any performance evaluation happening at Throwback? Defend your position by identifying data that indicates that Throwback’s informal system is working (or not
working) well?
How might a formal appraisal process support or detract from Throwback’s
organizational goals and its organizational culture? How does its culture compare with the examples in Chapter 2 of the assigned textbook?
Compared to Throwback’s current performance appraisal system, what are the
advantages and disadvantages of introducing a formal performance evaluation at
Throwback Brewery?
What is your own personal experience with performance appraisals? What tools would
you consider using to appraise the performance of your chosen course project company
or organization?
Part 2:
What strategic issues confront Throwback Brewery? What market or internal
circumstances should most concern Nicole and Annette?
What recommendations would you make to the owners to address the strategic issues
confronting Throwback Brewery? How might the implementation of a formal appraisal
system impact the company’s culture?
Take a few moments to watch these videos (see links below). Do any of these
depictions of performance appraisals change your mind about what Annette and
Nicole need to do next?
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdp4sPviV74
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfxB2V-zdG0
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmKnS5jPOc
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OKNRI5AWH4