Management Assignment
Company Core Strategy and Structure
Context: In the discussion are you prompted to further explore your company's strategy. This milestone will use the research and insights gained in your discussion and build on it to further assess your company.
Next, watch the following video clip from the lab:
o Concept Clips: Organizational Design Based on the Environment
Requirements: Use the research and information you gained in the discussion this week to critically assess your company's strategic planning process. Research the strategy of one of your company's top three competitors, then compare and contrast their strategy to your organization's strategy.
Your second milestone submission should address the following requirements:
• Provide a brief summary of your company's strategy (do not copy word for word from your discussion post) and how it is impacted by the organization's structure as well as the environmental factors you outlined in your first milestone.
• Describe the strategy of at least one of your company's top three competitors and how their strategy is impacted by the environmental factors you outlined in your first milestone.
• Critically assess both strategies. Consider the following questions to help develop a full assessment:
o How are the strategies the same?
o How do the strategies differ?
o Are they impacted by the structure of the organization?
o Are they impacted by the same environmental factors?
o Is one better than the other? Or more successful than the other?
o What could your company change to improve their strategy?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o 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.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.