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Y o u h ave t o r e ad t h e c ase a n d a n sw er t h e f o llo w in g q uestio ns. A nsw ers w ill b e g ra d ed b ased o n D ep th o f A naly sis , C la rit y a n d O rg an iz a tio n, R ele van ce t o S ta keh old ers , I n te g ra tio n o f C ours e C oncep ts , C rit ic al T hin kin g, W rit in g S ty le , a n d M ech an ic s . E ach a n sw er w ill b e d eta ile d . T he f ir s t s ix q uestio ns a re a ssig ned 1 2 p oin ts e ach . A s a m in im um , 3 00 w ord s a re e xp ecte d p er a n sw er. Q uestio n 7 i s w orth 2 8 p oin ts , a n d a m in im um o f 6 00 w ord s i s e xp ecte d . Q uestio n 7 i s b ased o n a g uest s p eaker, t h ere w as a g uest s p eaker a n d h e n arra te d t h e s it u atio ns, s o p le ase a n sw er b ased o n t h at. P le ase i n clu de a t l e ast 2 o r 3 e xte rn al r e fe re n ces. A ll t e xt m ate ria l m ust b e t y p ed w it h d ouble l in e s p acin g, 1 2p t f o nt, T im es N ew R om an o r A ria l a n d p le ase u sed s im ple w ord in gs o n a s tu den t P O V. C ase q uestio ns: 1 . W hat s tr a te gie s d id S ta rb ucks e m plo y t o e sta blis h i t s d is tin ctiv e i d entit y i n it ia lly ? W hy w as i t s o s u cce ssfu l u ntil t h e m id -2 000s? A nd w hy a nd h ow d id S ta rb ucks l o se i t s u niq ueness a nd s tr u ggle i n t h e m id -2 000s? 2 . W hat s tr a te gic i n it ia tiv e s d id H ow ard S ch ult z i m ple m ent t o r e -c re ate S ta rb ucks’ u niq ueness a fte r h is r e tu rn i n 2 008? W hat w as H ow ard S ch ult z a tte m ptin g t o a cco m plis h i n h is s e co nd s tin t a s C EO ( 2 008–2017)? 3 . W hy d id H ow ard S ch ult z r e tu rn a s i n te rim C EO i n 2 022? W hat c h anges d id h e i n it ia te i n h is t h ir d s tin t a s C EO ( 2 022–2023)? 4 . G iv e n t h at H ow ard S ch ult z i s a tte m ptin g h is t h ir d r e tir e m ent, w ho i s r e sp onsib le f o r S ch ult z b ein g a “ b oom era ng C EO ”? D id h e f a il t o g ro om a s u cce sso r? D id t h e b oard o f d ir e cto rs f a il i n s u cce ssio n p la nnin g? O r, i s H ow ard S ch ult z a u niq ue l e ader w it h a d eep t a cit a nd e m otio nal u nders ta ndin g o f t h e b usin ess t h at m ake s i t h ard t o f in d i n a r e pla ce m ent? E xp la in . 5 . H ow i s S ta rb ucks t r y in g t o g ro w i n t h e f u tu re ? W hat a re i t s b ig gest c h alle nges? 6 . W hat r e co m mendatio ns w ould y o u g iv e t h e S ta rb ucks C EO , L axm an N ara sim han, t o a ddre ss t h e c h alle nges i d entif ie d i n q uestio n 5 ? B e s p ecif ic . 7 . C alm A ir f a ce s h urd le s w hile d eliv e rin g s e rv ic e s t o t h e N orth ern T e rrit o rie s, a s e xp la in ed b y G arry B ell i n o ur c la ss. W hat a re t h ose c h alle nges, a nd w hat m eth odolo gie s a re e m plo ye d b y C alm A ir t o s u cce ssfu lly m anage a nd o ve rc o m e t h em .