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Slaan \& Wu, Inc, wants to yet eloset to its eustomers. Over the past six years, the large chain of department thores had acquired three major regional departmkat store businesses that enjoged logat costrmers and tolid profits But ales volumes slipped as each of these organizations was converied to the Sloan \& Wo brand with standardized store designs, merchandisine, and marketine. The merchindising aod maketing was centratized to sech an entent that the company's expensive pre-Christmas advertising campaipn for wirter coats also appeared in Florida and southern California where few of those couss are wold. Another gafle occurred w tien the compuny distributed a targe stock of swimouts in February to stores located in the northern states. As siles und proffr cootinue to decline, Sloan \& Wo is reversing itself with a new organizational structure that gives mote sutonomy to local districts and sfores to personafixe merchandise and "Betser earning come from better creative thinking and engagenent with oer customers in every stote," states Sigan \& Wu CEO Nadia Dhilloe, "This is achieved by reallocating our fesourees. quichly to delivet on those expectatioes. We alwo believe this will specd up decision mainet and vimplify the process of woeking with our vendors" tegions (East Souts, and West). District managers and their small staff of store merchandisers and planners will be responsible for an avernee of 10 stores rather than is suores in the previous consolidated into there repions. makine peviondy ocested. The company is alto femevire one management lenel-asivant tegional managers-from the company. fr cunomers who thop at thone specife beations. Furthermore, district offices will receive resouress to particifute in local events Pate 492 Hithe Answer the following end of case questions. 1. Describe the proposed changes at Sloan \& Wu in terms of the four elements of organizational structure. ( 33 points) 2. What contingencies suggest that Sloan \& Wu's new organizational structure is appropriate or inappropriate? ( 34 points) 3. What problems do you think Sloan \& Wu might experience with the new organizational structure? Explain why these problems might occur. ( 33 points)