Critique: Grandview Electric Case Study QUESTION AND ANSWERS

At the Blanchard family’s New Year’s Eve party, Al Blanchard talks for the first time about retiring as president of Grandview Industries. Al, 67, is standing on the back porch of his rambling Southern California home, sharing brandy and cigars with his younger brother, Morris, with whom he has worked for 27 years. “I only want to do this for one more year, Morris,” he confides. “I’ve had enough.” Then he asks, “Do you want to run the company, or should we turn it over to one of the kids?” Morris has been asking himself the same question for several months. It has 1. Read chapters 8, 9 & 10. 2. Click on Discussion and answer the discussion question, watch the date. For each discussion, post an answer and post a reply to another posting. See Discussion rubric in Handouts on Blackboard 3. Due Saturday- Case: The Cousins Tournament. Read the case on pages 189-194 and prepare a 1-page critique of the current situation (single spaced). If you were a consultant to Grandview Industries, what advice would you provide Al Blanchard, what would you urge him to do? 4. Quiz on chapters 5-8. There are four essay questions worth 25 points each. Go to Blackboard, click on Quizzes on the Course Menu. Once you open the quiz, you will need to complete it. You will have 60 minutes to answer the questions. Use your own words. The quiz will open on Monday, July 25 at 8:00 am and close Saturday, July 30 at 11:59 pm.