mentor. This analysis will look into the relationship between Wolfgang Keller and Dmitri Brodsky. Wolfgang is the Managing Director at Konsigsbrau-TAK (A) and Dmitri is a direct report. The two individuals have very different management styles, experiences and cultural backgrounds. The analysis will review their management style differences, how Wolfgang could have prevented the conflicts and how he can improve the relationship with Dmitri. Wolfgang Keller A Business Case Analysis Wolfgang
I. Introduction & Problem Definition Königsbräu A.G., which was a Munich-based brewer company, has subsidiary in Ukrainian. Wolfgang Keller who is the managing director of Ukrainian subsidiary with having succeeded as a hands-on manager, worked for food manufacturing companies in the past. He generally took his success with effective solutions such as changing marketing strategy, reconfiguring the sales force, hiring a new top-management and many others. As a result of this effort, he set one’s
Wolfgang Keller graduated from Harvard Business School at the age of 34 and soon after experienced instantaneous business success in the food manufacturing industry. Keller, drawn to turn around opportunities departed the food manufacturing industry for Konigsbrau brewing. Keller accepted the role of managing director of Konigsbrau subsidiary in the Ukraine. Keller applied his hands on style of management, which brought earning success to the suffering subsidiary. Keller seemed to be on the successful
Questions for Wolfgang Keller Case 1) Who is Wolfgang Keller? What are his key strengths and weaknesses? Wolfgang Keller is the Managing Director of Konigsbrau-TAK, which is the Ukranian subsidiary of a major premium beer brewer. Keller has previous experience in financially turning around a German food product manufacturer’s two subsidiaries (relatively smaller in scale than his current organization). Keller’s foremost strength is his ability to turn around an apparently difficult
Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-Krayina” Introduction Wolfgang Keller, managing director of Konigsbrau-Krayina, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the German beer company Konigsbrau, faces a complicated managerial dilemma. His subordinate, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, is a talented and experienced commercial director who is not meeting his goals appropriately. Keller is an action-oriented manager who likes to use a hands-on approach when dealing with problems. He has the potential to be a great leader as evidence
Nathan Johnson Case Analysis MGT 400 – 10/13/09 Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A) 1) What is your assessment of Brodsky’s performance? Please be specific. The first point of concern regarding Brodsky’s performance that I saw was Keller’s description of how long it took Brodsky to complete a project or task. As Keller highlighted Brodsky’s great analytical skills with regards to how he redesigned the sales force organization and the development of a comprehensive set of information and control
9-498-045 REV: OCTOBER 17, 2008 JOHN J. GABARRO Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-TAK (A) After a two-month temporary assignment in Brazil, Wolfgang (Wolf) Keller was returning to Europe, where he would meet his family in Switzerland for a 10-day ski vacation. His boss, Dr. Hans Häussler, had insisted that he take the time off before returning to Ukraine, where Keller was managing director1 of Königsbräu’s Ukrainian subsidiary, Königsbräu-TAK A.E. The parent corporation, Königsbräu A.G., was
Executive Summary When Wolfgang Keller took over as the managing director of Konigsbrau-Hellas A.E, a Greek subsidiary of Munich based Konigsbrau A.G, he created a culture of camaraderie and emphasized the strengths of the distributors by providing them heavy support and services. The company promoted personal interactions between sales force and distributors and encouraged after hours and weekend get together. Dimitri Petrou was hired as the commercial director in charge of sales primarily because
The Chattanooga Ice Cream Division Case Analysis Name: TEAMB Institution: Strayer University Course: Leadership in the 21st Century Professor: Dr. Mario Barrett Date: End of Week 8 Introduction Teamwork has become so influential and determinant of outcomes on goals in many organizations. Thus, the concept of teamwork has been given a lot of attention in the management process. Instead of the old management models, contemporary management lays emphasis on leadership and effective teamwork
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