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We, the Board of Directors of ABC, Inc., have been faced with the very troubling and difficult decision of whether to recommend relocating our time-honored corporation to China. To decide on what we believe to be the most respectable and ethical choice, we are going to focus on three main aspects of this situation: our long presence in Reading, the environmental impact, and the pros and cons of relocating to China. To start, ABC Steel, Inc. has been located and producing in Reading, Pennsylvania for 120 years. This is a long and enduring relationship that we have built with this city, but packing up our operations here would completely crush this relationship. For example, ABC Steel, Inc. has many employees that are the children of multiple generations of hard workers. We would lose all of these loyal employees. We are also the largest employer in Reading currently and with the city already being one of the poorest in the country, our relocation could eventually cause the collapse of Reading. If we were to move to China to do business, the already high poverty rate of 41.3 percent in Reading would without a doubt raise substantially. Lastly, we had to address what our relocation would do to our customers. Many of our customers do continued business with us because of our long tradition in Reading. If we are to move to China, we have to realize that this could damage this relationship. If they s ee that after 120 years of loyal service that we move our operations to China, weShow MoreRelatedProject Managment Case Studies214937 Words   |  860 Pagesauthorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the Web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, e-mail: permcoordinator@wiley.com. Limit of LiabilityDisclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and authorRead MoreManagement Course: Mba−10 General Management215330 Words   |  862 PagesManaging Change 121 121 147 147 Text 3. Why Organizations Change Text Cohen †¢ Effective Behavior in Organizations, Seventh Edition 14. Initiating Change 174 174 Text iii Cases 221 221 225 The Consolidated Life Case: Caught Between Corporate Cultures Who’s in Charge? (The)(Jim)(Davis)(Case) Morin−Jarrell †¢ Driving Shareholder Value I. Valuation 229 229 253 279 1. The Value−Based Management Framework: An Overview 2. Why Value Value? 4. The Value Manager Harvard