LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
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Discuss
the reasons why companies pursuing different corporate strategies need to
implement these strategies using different combinations of organizational
structure, control, and culture |
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Describe
the advantages and disadvantages of a multidivisional structure • Explain why companies that pursue different
kinds of global expansion strategies choose different kinds of global
structures and control systems to implement these strategies |
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Discuss
the strategy implementation problems associated with the three primary
methods used to enter new industries: internal new venturing, joint ventures,
and mergers |
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Identify
the ways in which advanced Information Technology (IT) may reduce
bureaucratic costs and allow a company to more effectively implement its
business model |