After the merger, the head of Achievement Junior (JA) Worldwide now have to control operations in 98 countries serving over 6.6 million students, with more than 7,600 local board members of the chapter. Own advice to the President and Chief Executive Officer David Chernov has grown to 111 members. Two separate organizations from the United States and international JA operations were officially merged on July 1, 2004. Although all the leaders recognized the need to unite, however, the process has been very sensitive and complex. Under the compromise, all parties agreed to freeze the structure of JA Worldwide for three years. By the end of this period, Chernow knows that it must be the case of a new model of operations that can do three things: meeting JA mission in terms of their students, serve the internal needs of its members around the world, and to be financially sustainable in the long term. "Hide
by Michael Chu, Barbara Zepp Larson Source: Harvard Business School 33 pages. Publication Date: February 21, 2006. Prod. #: 306025-PDF-ENG
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