Case study 1
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Robin Hood – Case Analysis Questions
– Joseph Lampel, New York University
It was in the spring of the second year of his insurrection against the High Sheriff of Nottingham that Robin Hood took a walk in Sherwood Forest. As he walked he
pondered the progress of the campaign, the disposition of his forces, the Sheriffs recent moves, and the options that confronted him.
The revolt against the Sheriff had begun as a personal crusade. It erupted out of Robin’s conflict with the Sheriff and his administration. However, alone Robin
Hood could do little. He therefore sought allies, men with grievances and a deep sense of justice. Later he welcomed all that came, asking few questions and demanding
only a willingness to serve. Strength, he believed, lay in numbers.
He spent the first year forging the group into a disciplined band, united in enmity against the Sheriff, and willing to live outside the law. The bank’s
organization was simple. Robin ruled supreme, making all-important decisions. He delegated specific tasks to his lieutenants. Will Scarlett was in charge of
intelligence and scouting. His main job was to shadow the Sheriff and his men, always alert to their next move. He also collected information on the travel plans of
rich merchants and tax collectors. Little John kept discipline among the men and saw to it that their archery was at the high peak that their profession demanded.
Scarlock took care of the finances, converting loot to cash, paying shares of the take, and finding suitable hiding places for the surplus. Finally, Much, the Miller’s
son had the difficult task of provisioning the ever increasing band of Merrymen.
The increasing size of the band was a source of satisfaction for Robin, but also a source of concern. The fame of his Merrymen was spreading, and new recruits
poured in from every corner of England. As the band grew larger, their small bivouac became a major encampment. Between raids the men milled about, talking and playing
games. Vigilance was in decline, and discipline was becoming harder to enforce. “Why,” Robin reflected, “I don’t know half the men I run into these days.”
The growing band was also beginning to exceed the food capacity of the forest. Game was becoming scarce, and supplies had to be obtained from outlying villages.
The cost of buying food was beginning to drain the bank’s financial reserves at the very moment when revenues were in decline. Travelers, especially those with the
most to lose, were now giving the forest a wide birth. This was costly and inconvenient to them, but it was preferable to having all their goods confiscated.
Robin believed that the time had come for the Merrymen to change their policy of outright confiscation of goods to one of a fixed transit tax. His lieutenants
strongly resisted this idea. They were proud of the Merrymen’s famous motto: “Rob the rich to give to the poor.” “The farmers and the townspeople,” they argued, “are
our most important allies.” “How can we tax them, and still hope for their help in our fight against the Sheriff?”
Robin wondered how long the Merrymen could keep to the ways and methods of their early days. The Sheriff was growing stronger and becoming better organized. He now
had the money and the men and was beginning to harass the band, probing for its weaknesses. The tide of events was beginning to turn against the Merrymen. Robin felt
the campaign must be decisively concluded before the Sheriff had a chance to deliver a mortal blow. “But how,” he wondered, “could this be done?”
Robin had often entertained the possibility of killing the Sheriff, but the chances for this seemed increasingly remote. Besides, killing the Sheriff might satisfy
his personal thirst for revenge, but it would not improve the situation. Robin had hoped that the perpetual state of unrest, and the Sheriffs failure to collect taxes,
would lead to his removal from office. Instead, the Sheriff used his political connections to obtain reinforcement. He had powerful friends at court and was well
regarded by the regent, Prince John.
Prince John was vicious and volatile. He was consumed by his unpopularity among the people, who wanted the imprisoned King Richard back. He also lived in constant
fear of the barons, who had first given him the regency but were now beginning to dispute his claim to the throne. Several of these barons had set out to collect the
ransom that would release King Richard the Lionhearted from his jail in Austria. Robin was invited to join the conspiracy in return for future amnesty It was a
dangerous proposition. Provincial banditry was one thing, court intrigue another. Prince John had spies everywhere, and he was known for his vindictiveness. If the
conspirators’ plan failed, the pursuit would be relentless and retributions swift.
The sound of the supper horn startled Robin from his thoughts. There was the smell of roasting venison in the air. Nothing was resolved or settled. Robin headed
for camp promising himself that he would give these problems his utmost attention after tomorrow’s raid.
Your total answers that you write must be 1000 words minimum.
Make sure your answers are very easy to understand and identify. Separate each answer with its own paragraph and a heading in underline or bold. Use bullets and
numbering for easier reading.
1) What are the goals and objectives of Robin Hood and his band? What is it that they are trying to accomplish?
2) Create a basic organization chart for Robin Hood and The Merrymen. Write each person’s name and what they are responsible for doing.
3) Perform a basic SWOT analysis on Robin Hood and his situation (see page 75-78 in eBook for details on SWOT analysis). List the top 3-4 Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats that Robin Hood and his men face.
For the Opportunities, use these 4:
. Implement Fixed Transit Tax
. Expand to a larger area
. Join the Barons to raise ransom $$ to buy King Richard’s freedom
. Kill the Sherriff.
4) Do Robin Hood and the Merrymen need a new plan? Is continuing with the present course of action an option or is that now obsolete?
Think about your SWOT analysis, and answer the next 4 questions. Think about how each of the 4 opportunities would help (or not help) to solve Robin Hood’s
problems. A plan that does not solve our problems or achieve our goals is useless. Also a plan that we cannot execute is also useless.
5) What is your opinion about expanding the band’s operations to a larger area around Sherwood Forest as a way of solving these problems? Why or why not is this a
good idea?
6) Do you think make sense to impose a fixed transit tax to counter the decline in revenues? Why or why not?
7) What are the pros and cons of accepting the offer of the Barons to assist in securing King Richard’s release from prison? Do you think this is a good plan? Why
or why not?
8) Should they try and end the campaign by killing the sheriff? Why or why not?
9) What one course of action of the 4 opportunities you analyzed would you recommend to Robin? Be specific about why you chose this and how it helps with the
threats/problems you identified in your SWOT analysis.
10) Make a list of the top four or five specific action steps (tactics) that he needs to take in order to implement this plan and turn it into action, not just
words. If you correctly list the action steps, then if the action steps are all followed, then the plan becomes implemented and goals are accomplished.
11) Show a new organization chart for Robin Hood and his men, based on whatever new course of action you recommend in question 9. Write each person’s name and what
they are responsible for doing.
12) Think about what Robin Hood will say to his men, and complete this short speech:
“Men, I know you have been wondering what we are going to do about our situation. I have just come from a meeting with the leaders of this band.
We are going to take the following actions immediately to help address our situation: First, ___________________________________.
Second_________________________________, Third________________________.
For the long term, what we want to do is __________________________. Want I want each of you to do this week is___________________. “
Your total answers that you write for this assignment must be 1000 words minimum.
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