¶ … organization's structure? How decentralized or centralized is it?
What are the lines of authority and communication?
What are the roles of teams, committees, and task forces?
The Coca Cola Company. (2011). Functional leadership. Retrieved from:
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/ourcompany/bios/bio_17.html
The company's official website describes its leadership, including its functional leadership. It discusses who is in authority at the company. It also extensively discusses the people at Coca Cola, including their skills, experience, and knowledge. It also talks about their depth and quality. However, while the resource may discuss their attitudes about the company and their jobs, it is unlikely this would have objective information.
Girard, R. (2005). Coca-Cola Company: Inside the Real Thing. Retrieved December 11, 2011
from Polaris Institute website: http://www.polarisinstitute.org/files/Coke%20profile%20August%2018.pdf
Discusses corporate structure, including the bottling process at Coca Cola Company works, and shows that the company's process is relatively decentralized. However, it also reveals that the corporate structure is centralized.
Griffin, R. (2008). Fundamentals of management. Boston: The Houghton Mifflin Company.
This book discusses the management style at Coca-Cola, giving a critical evaluation of management problems at Coca Cola.
Systems
1. How are budgets set?
2. How is planning done?
3. What measures are used to evaluate performance?
The Coca Cola Company. (2011). Functional leadership. Retrieved from:
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/ourcompany/bios/bio_17.html
The company's official website describes its leadership,...
It discusses who is in authority at the company. It also extensively discusses the people at Coca Cola, including their skills, experience, and knowledge. It also talks about their depth and quality. However, while the resource may discuss their attitudes about the company and their jobs, it is unlikely this would have objective information.
Girard, R. (2005). Coca-Cola Company: Inside the Real Thing. Retrieved December 11, 2011
from Polaris Institute website: http://www.polarisinstitute.org/files/Coke%20profile%20August%2018.pdf
Discusses corporate structure, including the bottling process at Coca Cola Company works, and shows that the company's process is relatively decentralized. However, it also reveals that the corporate structure is centralized.
Griffin, R. (2008). Fundamentals of management. Boston: The Houghton Mifflin Company.
This book discusses the management style at Coca-Cola, giving a critical evaluation of management problems at Coca Cola.
People
1. What are the skills, experience, and knowledge of the firm's employees?
2. What is their depth and quality?
3. What are their attitudes about the company and their jobs?
The Coca Cola Company. (2011). Functional leadership. Retrieved from: http://www.thecoca-
colacompany.com/ourcompany/bios/bio_17.html
The company's official website describes its leadership, including its functional leadership. It discusses who is in authority at the company. It also extensively discusses the people at Coca Cola, including their skills, experience, and knowledge. It also talks about their depth and quality. However, while the resource may discuss their attitudes about the company and their jobs, it is unlikely…
