Part1
Question 1: Informed by this week’s lecture materials (in particular, Flander’s videos and website as well as the HBR resources), create a mind map to shed light on various dimensions of “strategy implementation” and be sure to cite relevant resources. Your mind map should be designed in a way that anyone could look at it and, in a short time frame, develop a general understanding of elements that contribute to, relate to, determine/define, and/or positively or negatively influence strategy implementation. If you are unfamiliar with mind maps, a simple search on YouTube will return various helpful videos on this topic. You can create your mind map in different programs, such as PowerPoint, Paint, and MS word, take a screenshot, and share it as an image.
Content reference PPT_Global Alliances and Strategy Implementation
Question 2: (a) Visit and browse the following website and explain how you might benefit from its reports for cross-border alliances, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation. (b) Briefly share your thoughts on the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report in terms of implications for global investments and alliances. Please be sure to refer to and explore the actual CPI map (look at different countries). (c) Can you please find and share with your peers similar sources/websites that offer useful information for strategic decision making beyond local boundaries?
Website: https://www.transparency.org/
Part2
Question 1: Identify a number of key variables that you should focus on, analyze, and take into account when determining a proper structure and control system for a nonlocal branch of your company. Please shed light on the correlation between each of these variables (e.g., local culture) and organizational structure.
Question 2: A key resource that was shared this week includes the Harvard Business Review article, “The End of Bureaucracy.” This article has received lots of attention since its publication. Please carefully read this resource and analyze it with respect to this week’s theme/context. Share your technical analysis with us and be sure to express your opinion regarding the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of bureaucracy as part of your analysis. Towards the end of your analysis complete the following statements:
Top-down/centralized structures are effective when ______________
Bottom-up/decentralized structures are effective when ______________
Content reference pdf ContentServer
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