Running Head: THE WALLACE GROUP- CASE STUDY

Unit 1 IP- The Wallace Group
George DelMoral
AIU Online
MKT46 MGT485 Global Strategic Management
Matt Fok
March 25, 2006

A. What is the most important problem facing the Wallace Group?

There are numerous problems associated with the Wallace Group, but the most important seems to be inefficiency from the lack of utilizing strategic management.

a. The Wallace Group suffers from moving back and forth from an entrepreneurial mode to adaptive mode in its decision making. This can be clearly seen from the early days of Harold Wallace running all three businesses, reacting to existing problems as they arise, to the more recent events of settling unresolved disputes between Corporate and the Groups.

b. The group is functioning as a "non" learning organization. According to Wheelen & Hunger, "organizational learning is a critical component of competitiveness in a dynamic environment." (2006, p. 9). The Wallace Group competes......

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