Rancho Solano (RSPS), a leading academic institution with an advanced curriculum, was established in 1954. RSPS continues to be a highly ranked private school and was also ranked as the third best private school in the state of Arizona. However, at the beginning of 2012, two schools were closed down. This case study is meant to explain the general and specific environmental factors causing the closures; the closure process; the impact on organizational behaviors; classical, behavioral and modern management approaches that could have been taken; as well as long, mid and short term goals for the future.
General and Specific Environmental Factors Ultimately, the economic conditions in the general environment were the biggest factor in Rancho Solano’s decision to close two campuses. A decline in enrollment caused by an economic recession and the addition of competing charter schools forced RSPS to align their resources to the changing market dynamics. In addition, when Meritas decided to invest in adopting an International Baccalaureate program and purchase state of the art facilities and technology during the recession, it only intensified the financial burden caused by the dip in enrollment.
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Being a Global Education Centre, the two schools of learning are home to students from around the world, and neighborhood understudies of various foundations, nationalities, and interests. Meritas has a diverse collection of schools in locations all over the US, they need to use this to their advantage and offer programs where kids can “switch” campus’ for a semester at a time to really get a feel for global awareness and giving them the opportunity to be with different kids and teachers and to receive a well-rounded, diverse,
General and Specific Environmental Factors Ultimately, the economic conditions in the general environment were the biggest factor in Rancho Solano’s decision to close two campuses. A decline in enrollment caused by an economic recession and the addition of competing charter schools forced RSPS to align their resources to the changing market dynamics. In addition, when Meritas decided to invest in adopting an International Baccalaureate program and purchase state of the art facilities and technology during the recession, it only intensified the financial burden caused by the dip in enrollment.
When the housing bubble burst in 2007, the United States underwent a massive recession during which, employment declined by an estimated …show more content…
Being a Global Education Centre, the two schools of learning are home to students from around the world, and neighborhood understudies of various foundations, nationalities, and interests. Meritas has a diverse collection of schools in locations all over the US, they need to use this to their advantage and offer programs where kids can “switch” campus’ for a semester at a time to really get a feel for global awareness and giving them the opportunity to be with different kids and teachers and to receive a well-rounded, diverse,