Gene One Generic Benchmarking
...related to the company's growth and its upcoming initial public offering (IPO). In order to find possible solutions to the challenges faced by Gene One we have studied 8 different companies that have faced similar challenges to the ones currently being experienced by Gene One. In each individual analysis we have identified the problems and issues faced by each company, how each company responded to the issues, and the outcome of the strategies the companies utilized. This information was then analyzed, comparing and contrasting the practices of each company in relation to key concepts discussed in this class. The companies analyzed are: Food Innovations, Google, Hewlett Packard, Insight Enterprises, Levi Strauss, Miller Brewing, Starbucks, and Unica Corporation.
Overall Analysis
Identifying good team players
Good team players have the right knowledge, skills, and abilities or KSA's (Krietner & Kinicki, 2003, p. 455). According to Michael J. Stevens and Michael A. Campion, these KSA's are necessary for a team to function effectively. The KSA's that are necessary for an effective team are conflict Resolution, collaborative problem solving, communication, goal setting, performance management, and planning and task coordination (Krietner & Kinicki, 2003, p. 454).
The first three KSA's are interpersonal and have to do with the interaction between team members. Conflict resolution involves the recognition of sources of conflict. Once identified it is encouraging desirable conflict and discouraging conflict which is undesirable. Collaborative problem solving is the identification of situations that require group problem solving and encouraging the group to work together on a solution. Communication involves not only verbal messages between team members but also nonverbal as well.
The final two KSA's are involved with self-management. Goal setting and...
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