Starbucks in $2019$: Is the Company on Track to Achieve Operational Excellence and Attractive Growth?

Assignment Questions

$1.$ Explain Starbucks$$ business model. How $$ if at all $$ has it changed over the last two years under Kevin Johnson$$s leadership?

$2.$ How would you rate Kevin Johnson in terms of the three main managerial areas used to build an organization, as shown in Figure $10\mathrm{.}1?$ Which are strengths, and which are areas for improvement?

$3.$ What is your assessment of Starbucks$$ financial performance over the past two years under Johnson$$s leadership? $($Use the financial ratios in the Appendix of the text or in Figure $4\mathrm{.}1$ as a guide in doing your financial analysis.$)$

$4.$ What recommendations would you make to Kevin Johnson to allow Starbucks to strengthen its position in its most important markets?