approach currently in place. Need to Fix the lack of attention that Ford management showed towards the plant, transform the work practices, attitudes and deal with the Unions. Will Hudson be successful in institutionalizing the newfound spirit, which has led to a much-appreciated turnaround. Does the cultural change and performance transformational noticed by Hudson and his team conclude to a long-term success Analysis of Data and Events 1. Between 1980-1990 there was 50% drop in employee strength against 25% drop in car production. Again in 1990-1998, there was 53% drop in employees and 33% drop in car production. Was the management in the mode of finding quick solutions to the problems by finding the easy way- retrenchment? They might have been scanning the issues superficially without probing deeper or were they left with no other option 2. The organisation might have been suffering from Nut Island Effect. The employees might have gotten isolated from top management for too long otherwise the problems didn’t surface overnight. There were persistent problems for four decades. Did the fact that Halewood produced number one UK selling car for years make the top Management complacent and not address issues like lack of