dialogue essay based on casestudy

Please answer the question below with your regular four/five-member group that you have been part of from the beginning of the semester.One person from your group may upload your group’s answer to Bb by midnight on Sunday (April 26).This will count as your class participation.Please include the names of all participating team members when you upload your group’s work.You may work asynchronously between now and April 26.I have already created the collaborative space for your group in Bb, but you may use any medium other than Bb.There is no separate discussion board set up for this week.You do not have to announce your presence anywhere in Bb for this week.

Question: As the case stands, the joint venture is proposed; it does not exist.Imagine your group has been hired as the CEO of the joint venture and have been tasked to ensure its successful implementation.The CEO has now physically moved to Manila, the Philippines.The CEO has started making phone calls to parties whose cooperation, acceptance or approval is needed before the joint venture can succeed.These other parties may have their own objectives and are interested in protecting their self-interests while working with or sabotaging the joint venture.Invent a realistic dialogue or conversation between at least two entities in the case.And, write the dialogue down as it will naturally play out.There are no restrictions: You may invent a 3-way or 4-way conversation/meeting/dialogue/role play as well.The dialogue may not involve the CEO.You have complete freedom.Be creative.Bring out the tension and the nuances based on the information in the case.

Word/Space Limit: One-page min and two pages max (single-line spacing, Times New Roman, 11-point font, and 1-inch margin).No exhibits.Just the dialogue.If you need more space, you may lower the margin to 0.5 inch.Do not exceed the 2-page limit.Please identify your work concisely in one line as shown in this example: Tuesday 4:30 PM – Autoliv QB Dialogue – Javier John Kwon Manish Sarah.

I am giving you a sample of the dialogue that was invented by students in some other case/semester/course.

Judy: “Well, let’s get down to business and discuss Starbuck’s future growth in China.”

Min: “I hope we can come to an agreement over the expansion, specifically that my changes have been the right changes all along.”

Judy: “ I hope so too. Firstly, we need to talk about what is working, and what isn’t. Let us talk about the financial state of the Chinese operations. You mentioned breaking even in a year before breaking ground on the retail stores in China. However, we have a net loss of ($143,620) combined for all 23 stores for 2010.”

Min: “As you might have guessed, a lot of capital and investment went into building these restaurants. I also expanded to 23 retail stores in only one year. That is a great accomplishment! In regard to success, we made $1,094,000 in sales combined (Metro china +Suburban China).”

Judy: “Yes, I agree that opening 23 retail stores in one year is a huge accomplishment. However, I want to break even before we start openingup more stores. Specifically, we need to change a few things, while leveraging upon your expertise in order to be successful in our expansion to China.”

Min: “Like I said during our last meeting, the Chinese want local cuisine with an American twist. They are willing to pay a premium price for westernization. Western influence has increased significantly.”

Judy: “I agree that localization has to play a role in our retail stores in China. However, headquarters are insisting on our brand being recognizable regardless what country the restaurant is in. We need to have our retail store look and feel like the US in regard to tables, chairs, colors, etc. Our indirect competitor, Peet’s Coffee, has successfully implemented local menu items but with the storefront resembling the US operations. Denny’s also standardizes the look and feel of their restaurant.”

Min: “I understand that standardization is important to the company. However, standardization in Chinese branches of Starbucks must be different than the standard set in the United States. It simply is not possible otherwise.”