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Strategy Structure Fit

For this assessment, 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.

Introduction

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.

What is the relationship between strategy and structure in designing a high-performance organization? The strategy will determine whether the structure is oriented toward functions, products, markets, geographies, or work processes. High-performing learning organizations have emerging designs that help connect structures of relationships and flows of information that allow them to evolve and transform, reinventing themselves for long-term sustainability.

To prepare for this assessment, first use the Capella library to search for articles using the exact phrase strategy structure fit. From the large selection of scholarly articles, select at least three to use in this assessment.

To complete this assessment, 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 organizational characteristics that lead you to believe that the strategy is tightly aligned with the structure?

Format this assessment as a research paper following current APA guidelines for style and citing sources, making sure that you also use correct grammar and mechanics. There is no required minimum or maximum page length; however, you should strive to be as detailed as possible in addressing each part while being as clear and concise as possible.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, 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.
    • Explain the relationship between strategy and structure.
    • Explain how strategy and structure fit together to influence organizational learning and performance.
    • Describe an example of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.
    • Describe the characteristics of an organization that is perceived to have a strong strategy-structure fit.

Mission Statement

Develop and write your personal mission statement.  Introduction  A well-written mission statement can provide the momentum and motivation to take a company to the next level. The same is true of personal mission statement. If you thought about yourself as a company, what would you say about yourself? What values drive you? What is your marketing message? What is your reason for doing what you do?    While many organizations have mission statements, few individuals do. What is the purpose of a mission statement? How is it created? What types of things should go into a mission statement?    A lot of thought and reflection should go into the drafting of a mission statement, whether for an organization or an individual. Drafting a personal mission statement forces you to think deeply about your life and your experiences and helps you identify what really matters to you. It also serves to help clarify your values and goals, which then allows you to create a strategic plan for achieving your goals.    Note: Developing a strategic plan requires specific steps that need to be executed in a sequence. The assessments in this course are presented in order and should be completed in sequence.    Develop and write your own personal mission statement. Be clear about your passion, values, goals, and philosophies. Once you have your mission statement articulated, explain how it:    Expresses your image of yourself.  Expresses your values and philosophies.  Identifies what you have to offer.  Explain how your mission statement answers the following questions:    What are your economic goals?  What is your philosophy in terms of quality and image?  What are your core competencies and competitive advantages?  What “customers” do you serve best?  How do you view your responsibilities to those who rely on you?  Format this assessment as a research paper, following current APA guidelines for both style and citing sources, making sure that you also use correct grammar and mechanics. There is no required minimum or maximum page length; however, you should strive to be as detailed as possible in addressing each bullet point while also being as clear and concise as possible.    Competencies Measured  By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:    Competency 2: Participate collaboratively and respectfully.  Explain how a mission statement reflects personal commitment to responsibility.  Competency 3: Communicate effectively.  Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.  Competency 4: Plan strategically.  Develop a personal mission statement.  Competency 5: Employ high-performance business management techniques.  Explain how a mission statement reflects personal philosophy of quality and image.  Explain how a mission statement reflects personal core competencies.  Explain how a mission statement reflects personal competitive advantage.  Explain how a mission statement identifies a target customer.  Competency 7: Use appropriate financial models and principles.  Explain how a mission statement reflects personal economic goals.

Mechanistic Versus Organic

Write a research paper about mechanistic organizational structure and organic organizational structure in which you address environmental considerations and changes and compare and contrast the two types of structure in terms of their differences and their application to the current environment.

Introduction

It is useful to focus on the importance of designing organizations that are flexible and responsive in the hyper-competitive and rapidly changing global marketplace of today. Because of the nature of today’s environment, it is absolutely critical that organizations be flexible, adaptable to change, and completely focused on the customer. This requires that they are able to completely reinvent themselves as necessary. It can literally mean the difference between success and failure.

What do we mean when we talk about mechanistic and organic organizational structure? How do these types of structures influence organizational performance and the ability of an organization to learn and adapt to changes in the environment? Is one type preferable over the other?

Complete the following:

  • Briefly define mechanistic organizational structure and organic organizational structure.
  • Compare and contrast the main differences between the two types of organizational structure.
  • Explain how environmental changes translate into mechanistic versus organic organizational structure.
  • Describe how the current environment is changing and where you see it heading.
  • Compare how mechanistic organizations handle the turbulence of hyper-change and hyper-competition versus how organic organizations address the same issues.
  • Explain which type of organizational structure you feel is more applicable to the current local and global environment, and why.

To successfully complete this assessment, you will need to conduct some research into mechanistic and organic organizational structure. You should format this assessment as a research paper following current APA guidelines for style and citing sources, making sure that you also use correct grammar and mechanics. There is no required minimum or maximum page length; however, you should strive to be as detailed as possible in addressing each bullet point, while also being as clear and concise as possible.

Please note: The term environment is used throughout this course to mean all of the external factors that affect an organization. These include, but are not limited to, the overall global market, the industry as a whole, and the financial market.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Analyze historical perspectives of the study of organizational structure and design and its applications in today’s world.
    • Define mechanistic and organic organizational structure.
    • Compare and contrast the differences between mechanistic and organic organizational structure.
    • Explain how environmental changes translate into mechanistic versus organic organizational structure.
    • Describe current and future changes in the local and global environment.
    • Compare mechanistic and organic organizations in terms of how each handle hyper-change and hyper-competition.
    • Explain the organizational structure that is most applicable to the current local and global environment.