Patagonia Self Driven Company Presentation

SU Patagonia Self Driven Company Presentation

Assignment Overview

In this assignment you will examine a purpose driven company. Select a purpose driven company. Using the Mandala model from the article Leadership in a Complex World. How to Manage the “Tragedy of Choice”, provide an analysis of how well the company is performing in terms of the key pillars of being a socially responsible company.

Questions to Answer

1. Is the company financially strong? Look at sales revenue performance (including past and projected growth), net income and profit margin and number of employees.
2. What are the products and services offered by the company? What is the general consumer sentiment of the quality of these products and services?
3. What is the company doing to help the environment? How does the company harm the environment? Overall, is this a strength or weakness of the company?
4. What is the company doing with regards to corporate social responsibility (both positive and negative) Overall, is this a strength or weakness of the company?
5. What is your overall assessment of this company in terms of its balance of each of the 4 macro values of the Mandala model? What can the company do to provide a better balance?