Cullman Electric Cooperative

Running head : Cullman Electric Cooperative

The Cullman Electric Cooperative

An Article Critique

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August 4 , 2009

The case of Cullman Electric Company is a good example of how managers can remain dynamic and proactive despite dire and difficult situations Steve Foshee must understand that in such line of business , it entails coming across such setbacks that may impede overall productivity and function to the full optimized capacity of each employee . Seeing this appropriate mechanisms and alternatives should be set to actively combat these problematic

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Reflecting on this case , several management failures can be attributed and pointed out . The first one revolves around the inability of Steve Foshee and his team at CEC to have an adequate contingency plan of this kind . It may be argued that the company has adopted a type of strategy to fit its previous experiences (Case Research Journal , 1999 . However the catastrophic event that happened in 1996 was relatively a new one which made CEC vulnerable to its damages and consequences

Another failure was the inability of Steve Foshee to look into and apply measures to redirect company resources towards furthering and increasing outputs of each employee efficiently and effectively . Such initial attempt then resulted to an environment that is unorganized chaotic , and with broad goals and responsibilities for each one to do (Case Research Journal , 1999 . Due to this , the first few days of restructuring were difficult and the methods for delivery were minimal and inefficient

Lastly , it involves the participation...