Week 2 & Week 2
Week 2 - Overview & Learning Objectives
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Assigned Readings:
Chapter 2. Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness.
Overview:
Chapter 2 explains the types of goals that organizations pursue and the competitive strategies to reach those goals. There is an overview of strategic management, followed by frameworks for determining strategic action. and a look at how strategies affect organization design. Several approaches are then explored for measuring organizational effectiveness—how effective the organization is in attaining its goals.
Chapter 2. Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
1. Describe the role of strategy when designing an organization.
2. Describe the key similarities and differences between Porter’s strategy model and Miles and Snow’s strategy typology.
3. Identify key distinctions among the goal, resource, internal process, and strategic constituents approaches to measuring effectiveness.
4. Explain the competing values model and how it relates to effectiveness.
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 2
Assigned Readings:
Chapter 2. Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness.
Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
1. Do you believe mission statements and official goal statements provide an organization with genuine legitimacy in the external environment? When a company such as CVS (discussed in the chapter) makes a decision to stop selling cigarettes because that action conflicts with its mission statement, what do you see as the impact on public opinion? On future business? Discuss.
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words - do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
Submitting the Initial Posting: Your initial posting should be completed by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Suppose you have been asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the police department in a medium-sized community. Where would you begin, and how would you proceed? What effectiveness approach would you prefer?
The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 1.5 - 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to competitive strategy. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.