Demonstrating Effective Leadership: Case 33 – Shootout at the zoning commission: Megastore V. The Pharmacists; and Case 50 – Indecent exposure and the Board of Cosmetology
Patti Maisner
Capella University
Introduction
In both cases, thirty-three and fifty, there are common themes of competition, fear, deceit, with an overall lack of leadership. Case thirty-three, “Shootout at the zoning commission: Megastore” (Sharp, Aguirre, & Kickham, 2011-a) describes the struggle over a land parcel that will either be devoted to the development of a large multinational chain store, which includes a pharmacy, or be left to an unknown project. Case fifty, “Indecent exposure and the Board of Cosmetology” (Sharp, Aguirre, & Kickham, 2011-b) involves …show more content…
Mr. Boyd, the zoning commissioner, scheduled a hearing for the arguments supporting and opposing the development of the megastore to be discussed. The first issue, is that the zoning commission should not be in charge of making said decision, regarding the land parcel. In most communities, the organizational chart, for distribution of power, begins with the mayor and city manager, two of the most important positions in local government (Sinden, 2015). Unless the megastore purchases the parcel, the city manager and city council would ballot the issue, having the citizens of Lake Chinle make the final decision. However, Mr. Boyd and his commission are in charge, and have offered nothing to the groups attending the hearing, except a packet which details the choices for parcel six. This is the second issue. The zoning commission, having the final word, is operating as part of an organization. According to Oreg and Benson (2011), a community can be viewed as an organization and be lead as such by management with appropriate leadership actions. Several options could have been offered to those attending the hearing, increasing their chances for their option to be chosen, like researching the current statistics and trends for the effects on the community when a large chain store decides to locate in their …show more content…
The first task should be to research the latest business trends for small business, including pharmacies, and the effect on those when a megastore is present. In doing so, the commission would find several advantages and disadvantages for the megastore, small businesses, and the two pharmacies in town. For instance, depending on the nature of the small businesses, they might suffer repercussions, as large retail chains like the megastore, tend to sell more non-pharmacy items than pharmacy (prescriptions and over-the-counter) items (Mohammadzadeh, Yousefi, & Sharifinia, 2014). Because of this advantage, large chain stores are able to offer lower prescription prices, which stems from lower costs per unit, more bargaining power and cost sharing (due to the numerous number of stores), and the purchasing in large quantities which prevents better inventory predictions and product shortages. Other pluses to help the commission make the decision and to report to the citizens, are the following: large stores with pharmacies operate on flat-rate generic plan. But not all medications are offered under the plan, so the small independent pharmacies can actually offer better prices (Blank, 2016), unlike what Mr. Golde used for his argument against the local pharmacies. Large chains are open 24 hours
Patti Maisner
Capella University
Introduction
In both cases, thirty-three and fifty, there are common themes of competition, fear, deceit, with an overall lack of leadership. Case thirty-three, “Shootout at the zoning commission: Megastore” (Sharp, Aguirre, & Kickham, 2011-a) describes the struggle over a land parcel that will either be devoted to the development of a large multinational chain store, which includes a pharmacy, or be left to an unknown project. Case fifty, “Indecent exposure and the Board of Cosmetology” (Sharp, Aguirre, & Kickham, 2011-b) involves …show more content…
Mr. Boyd, the zoning commissioner, scheduled a hearing for the arguments supporting and opposing the development of the megastore to be discussed. The first issue, is that the zoning commission should not be in charge of making said decision, regarding the land parcel. In most communities, the organizational chart, for distribution of power, begins with the mayor and city manager, two of the most important positions in local government (Sinden, 2015). Unless the megastore purchases the parcel, the city manager and city council would ballot the issue, having the citizens of Lake Chinle make the final decision. However, Mr. Boyd and his commission are in charge, and have offered nothing to the groups attending the hearing, except a packet which details the choices for parcel six. This is the second issue. The zoning commission, having the final word, is operating as part of an organization. According to Oreg and Benson (2011), a community can be viewed as an organization and be lead as such by management with appropriate leadership actions. Several options could have been offered to those attending the hearing, increasing their chances for their option to be chosen, like researching the current statistics and trends for the effects on the community when a large chain store decides to locate in their …show more content…
The first task should be to research the latest business trends for small business, including pharmacies, and the effect on those when a megastore is present. In doing so, the commission would find several advantages and disadvantages for the megastore, small businesses, and the two pharmacies in town. For instance, depending on the nature of the small businesses, they might suffer repercussions, as large retail chains like the megastore, tend to sell more non-pharmacy items than pharmacy (prescriptions and over-the-counter) items (Mohammadzadeh, Yousefi, & Sharifinia, 2014). Because of this advantage, large chain stores are able to offer lower prescription prices, which stems from lower costs per unit, more bargaining power and cost sharing (due to the numerous number of stores), and the purchasing in large quantities which prevents better inventory predictions and product shortages. Other pluses to help the commission make the decision and to report to the citizens, are the following: large stores with pharmacies operate on flat-rate generic plan. But not all medications are offered under the plan, so the small independent pharmacies can actually offer better prices (Blank, 2016), unlike what Mr. Golde used for his argument against the local pharmacies. Large chains are open 24 hours