Allentown Materials Corporation Case Study Summary

A Case Evaluation Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (Abridged)

Don Roger was the Vice President and General Manager of the Electronic Products Division at Allentown Materials Corporation in 1992. Allentown Materials Corporation was established to manufacture specially glass and ceramic in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1800s and manufactured high quality electronic components in 1990s (Ellet 2007 p183). The case focuses the leadership problems of the EPD in 1992 and the action of Roger to solve the problem. The case also deal with the effective leadership of Don Roger. After the death of Roger’s predecessor Bennett division had been facing a lot of difficulties past two years and business was declined in 1991

The case study deals with the management problems of Coca-Cola Company and its effect in Coca-Cola business and action of Coca-Cola chairman Doug Ivester in 1999 in Belgium. Similarly we evaluated in Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (case A) evaluated the leadership problems and Don Rogers’ action. Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO, Doug Ivester, a statement released on 16 June 1999, The Coca-Cola Company, in cooperation with the Belgian Health Ministry, withdrew its products from Belgian stores, as a result of two ‘‘unrelated’’ matters. In the first case, some consumers complained of an irregular taste and odor in bottled products. In the second, more than 100 consumers (students at six schools) became ill after reporting an unpleasant odor on the outside of canned products. Symptoms of the reported illnesses included headaches, stomach-aches, shivering and nausea, and were severe enough to lead to hospitalization of students in some cases (Victoria Johnson and Spero C. Peppas). This all happed because of leadership problem because if the leader were aware about the possibility problem this situation would not to face the