Strategic Management

Assignment 3.1: Linking Organizational Alignment and Long-Term Strategic Management

Due Fifth Day of the Week (Midnight CST) (20 Points)

Select an existing business that has recently been part of a merger and/or acquisition. You may also use your own company. Consider the challenges this business faces specific to organizational alignment and long-term strategic management. Then write a white paper, focusing on how this organization can best align its levels of strategy to achieve long-term success. Specific sections to your white paper should include:

· Define the audience and their concerns

· State the problem

· Provide a recommended solution to the problem

· Summarize the potential benefits and return on investment from your recommendation