Describes the outcome of Erik Peterson's meetings over the course of two days with a number of senior executives from the parent company. Students should have read the (A) and (B) cases. The (C) case may be assigned with the (D) case. A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-007.Learning Objective: To raise and discuss the leadership, management, and business problems facing a new MBA graduate in a general management job involving a new product launch; to have students address how he got into his current situation and the choices he must make to resolve these problems, while also preparing for a site visit by his newly appointed boss, the newly appointed head of the division, and the corporate EVP in charge of the sector