1. How did Domtar’s strategies align with its mission? Explain

CASE ANALYSIS

1. How did Domtar’s strategies align with its mission? Explain your answer.

2. Given the difficulty of organizational change, what factors contributed to the

success at Domtar? How did Domtar’s management at all levels contribute to

reducing resistance to change? What else might they have done?

3. What were the major HRD challenges associated with Domtar’s acquisitions and

joint partnerships? How were these challenges addressed and what were the

risks associated with these approaches?

4. Take the critical facts in the Domtar case and place them into the appropriate

phases of the training model presented in the chapter. Begin with the triggering

event and provide a rationale for why each fact belongs in the phase in which

you have placed it.