Case Study: Opening Your New Dunkin Donuts
Locations
Assumption and Context:You have been the manager of a Dunkin Donuts store in the Midwest for the
past two years. The store is owned by a Dunkin Donuts franchisee who owns 20
other Dunkin Donuts locations. Your employer took an employee inventory and
examined all current employees. It has been noted by the owner that you have a
highly successful track record. You have been recognized for doing an
exceptional job staffing, leading, training, coaching, and managing people. You
have been recognized for successfully managing all key components of your store
and have successfully managed key business drivers such as cash, profits,
growth, asset utilization and people. In regards to the metrics that are used
to measure their stores for sales, quality, and customer service, your store is
the top performing store in their system.
Congratulations! You have just been promoted to District Manager! The Dunkin
Donuts franchisee sees your growth potential and the growth potential in your
geographic area. The owner now has committed significant capital and plans to
open five new locations over the next two years. You will be given complete
autonomy, authority, and responsibility to structure, staff, and operate these
five new locations. You will be playing a key role in this expansion for
growth.
Assignment:Prepare a
five-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), including at least
three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, formatted according to
APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In your paper,
explain your chosen job design, organizational design, your recruiting strategy
and methods, and your training and performance appraisal process as the new
District Manager for Dunkin Donuts.
You must organize your paper using the following section headings and include
additional section headings as needed:
1. Introduction
2. Job Design
3. Organizational Design
4. Recruiting and Selection
5. Training and Performance Appraisals
6. Conclusion
