Assignment:
Research and critique the business network structure of an enterprise of your choice. You may use an actual enterprise, or a fictional enterprise you defined for your case studies in previous courses. Address the following topics:
Differentiation: The subdivision of individuals, groups, and organizations into specialized workgroups.
Integration: The links and relationships between the workgroups, the overall organization, and individuals in terms of:
- Task-based relationships
- Information-based relationships
- Social relationships
Decision-making differentiation: The differentiation among business units based on products or services, business functions, and geographic markets.
To complete the assignment, you need to post a Microsoft Word 300-word research report, to address the following:
1. Research the governance model used in your company.
2. Discuss different methods of governance and how they might benefit the company.
3. Review the level of collaboration among various business units, external suppliers, distributors, and customers.
4. Evaluate whether your company is meeting the requirements for participating in a collaborative community. If not, what changes or improvements would you recommend?