Importance of social gatherings and the development of a corporate culture.

I’m working on a industrial design case study and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

As you learned in Chapter 1 of your textbook, managers have four resources to carry out mission/functions.  Basically they are the people, the budget, tools/equipment available and finally the information.  Yet managers often need to consider utilizing those resources and their time on functions that, at least on the surface, don’t have much to do with a company’s or organization’s goals.  Review the case  problem on page 304 and consider the importance of social gatherings and the development of a corporate culture.  Spending significant amounts of resources on these functions certainly sends a message to everyone involved that the leadership of the organization believes this to be true but that may not always be true as this case problem implies. 

Tasks: First, answer the four questions at the end of the case problem.   Then, ask yourself, “If I were the CEO of this company, would they continue, halt or modify future company picnics?