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Read Case 14.1: Tucker Knox Corporation in your text (pages 419-423). You are to act as an OD practitioner who has landed the Tucker Knox Corporation as a client. Create a case analysis using the Case Analysis Format as it appears on page 188 of your text. You can add additional space to this format if you need room to fully explain or examine different sections of the form. Additionally, make certain that you justify your recommendations to the Tucker Knox management.

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In a 537 word solution, the response presents causes in the macro and micro environment together with alternatives and recommendations.

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Case Analysis Form

I. Problems

A. Macro
To compete in the world market with private and captive manufacturers, have efficient manufacturing facilities in locations in the United States and overseas to compete with low cost and low price, and to retain the headquarters in the United States while the other manufacturers move their operations overseas. The setting up of the automation engineering department, successfully implementing the concept, design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of all custom automation in the five manufacturing facilities.

B. Micro
Internal politics initiated by the moves of Jack Donaldson to have his own people around him. Even when an outsider Sam Martin thought that Ed Leonard should be promoted to the post left vacant by Howard, Jack objected and filled up these ...

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