A Hierarchically Organized Company - Our focus is on organizational

Saudi Electronic University A Hierarchically Organized Company Discussion

Our focus is on organizational structure and strategy implementation. For this critical thinking assignment, read the case study, W.L. Gore (Gore) & Associates: Rethinking Management (Case # 22) from your textbook(Contemporary strategy analysis tenth Edition Robert M. Grant). In addition, read Chapter 6, “Organizational Structure and Management Systems: The Fundamentals of Strategy Implementation.”

• Name and describe a typical company that is organized as a hierarchy.
• Describe how the following are practiced at this company—specialization, coordination, cooperation, and control.
• How does this company’s structure and management system promote the effective implementation of the company’s strategy?
• Describe how the following are practiced at Gore—specialization, coordination, cooperation, and control.
• Given that typical control mechanisms are lacking at Gore, how is the company able to effectively operate?
• How do Gore’s organizational structure and management systems promote effective strategy implementation?