Organizational
Structure and Strategic Leadership
The business
firm is no longer just a place where people come to work. For most of the
employees, the firm confers on them that sense of belonging and identity—the
firm has become their "village", their community. The business firm
of the twenty-first century is not just a hierarchy, which ensures maximum
efficiency and profit; it is also the community where people belong to and grow
together—where their affective and innovative needs are met (Lim, Griffiths,
& Sambrook, 2010).
Reference:
Lim, M.,
Griffiths G., & Sambrook, S. (2010). Organizational structure. Mind
Map Route. Retrieved from http://www.mindmap.0rg.pl/?mindmap=
Organizational_structure
Map Route. Retrieved from http://www.mindmap.0rg.pl/?mindmap=
Organizational_structure
Discuss the
following questions in relation to organizational structure and strategic
leadership:
- How important it is to be able to
identify and distinguish between the organizational structures used to
implement business-level, corporate-level, and international strategies?
Give examples of various organizational structures and how they are used
to develop strategies.
- What is the relationship between
organizational structure and organizational controls? Are they always
interrelated? What will happen to a company's competitive advantage if one
or the other isn't in place?
- What are the attributes of an
effective strategic leader? Discuss the value that person brings to the
strategic management process.
