Assignment: Strategy Structure
For this assignment, summarize three scholarly articles about strategy secure fit and use the articles, along with a real-world example, to support your ideas about how strategy and structure are related.
Organizational strategy is determined in many ways by the organization's structure. Successful implementation of these strategies depends on the structure of the organization and how well the structure supports the organization's goals.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 2: Analyze the impact of learning and performance in organizational structures.
o Explain the relationship between strategy and structure.
o Explain how strategy and structure fit together to influence organizational learning and performance.
o Describe an example of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.
o Describe the characteristics of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.
• Why might an organization choose different forms of organizational structure? Is it possible to design an integrated structure that would drive performance on the organization's strategy? How?
• Imagine an organizational structure that is not aligned with its overall strategy. What sorts of issues might arise?
• How might alignment of an organization's structure with its strategy lead to a competitive advantage in the market(s) it serves?
"strategy structure fit." From the large selection of scholarly articles that are available, select at least three to use in this assignment.
To complete this assignment, complete the following:
• Provide a brief summary of each of the three articles you selected, along with a brief explanation of why you selected each article.
• Explain how strategy and structure are related-how they "fit" together-to influence learning and performance. Use the articles to support your statements.
• Describe an example of a real-world organization that you believe has a strong strategy-structure alignment. What are some of the characteristics of the organization that lead you to believe that the strategy is tightly aligned with the structure?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.