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For this assignment, 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.

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.

By successfully completing this assignment, 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.

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

  • Why might an organization choose different forms of organizational structure? Is it possible to design an integrated structure that would drive performance on the organization’s strategy? How?
  • Imagine an organizational structure that is not aligned with its overall strategy. What sorts of issues might arise?
  • How might alignment of an organization’s structure with its strategy lead to a competitive advantage in the market(s) it serves?

“strategy structure fit.” From the large selection of scholarly articles that are available, select at least three to use in this assignment.

To complete this assignment, 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 of the characteristics of the organization that lead you to believe that the strategy is tightly aligned with the structure?

Format this assessment as a research paper following APA 6th edition 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 part, while also being as clear and concise as possible.

 

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MAKE SURE YOU CAN TRACE THIS CODE LINE BY LINE. INSERT ADDITIONAL PRINT STATEMENTS AND/OR MODIFY THE EXISTING ONES IF YOU NEED TO. You will have to create a file input.txt and put values into it before you can run the code. What should that file look like? Output.txt file will be automatically created. PROGRAM testio INTEGER:: numlines, I REAL:: a,b,c PRINT *,”This program will open file input.txt, read from it,” PRINT *,”process the numbers and ” PRINT *,”write out to output.txt.” PRINT *, ” ” PRINT *, “Assumption: input.txt has at least 3 numbers per line.” What happens if input.txt does not exist before you run this code? Properly?

 

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Meow-Mart is a locally owned cat boutique specializing in custom-built cat condos. Meow-Mart has teamed up with a local carpentry business and have seen a boom in business within a 100 mile proximity to the stores premise.

Meow-Mart has decided to hire a Management Information Systems consultant to assess and recommend an Information Technology plan that supports the following business objectives:

  • Improves marketing to all 50 states
  • Automates business transactions
  • Secures personal data
  • Streamlines logistics such as supply management and distribution
  • Provides a collaborative communications platform
  • Ensures that there is no loss of data due to unexpected outages

Instructions

You will present your IT plan to Meow-Mart’s Owner using Microsoft PowerPoint. You will need to include audio explaining the slides, diagrams/charts, quantitative analysis, and Disaster Recovery Planning worksheet. To find help on how to include audio with your PowerPoint presentation see the link in Resources.

The strategy must include the following components:

  • Explain the types of Information Technology systems that would support the objectives (1 slide, include text explanation in the notes)
  • Use diagrams and/or charts as a visual aid (2 slides minimum)
  • Provide quantitative analysis in order to measure performance and benchmarks (1-2 slides)
  • Use the Disaster Recovery planning worksheet (attached) to develop a strategy that ensures no loss of data due to unexpected outages (1 slide, include text explanation in the notes)

Resources (if needed)

  • Designing Management Information Systems
  • The Disaster Recovery Handbook
  • PowerPoint audio help

 

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Your papers will be graded on the following criteria:

30% Thesis- A thesis must be clear, stating your position and what you will be arguing. The thesis must come at the beginning of the essay so that your reader knows what to expect.

30% Use of Evidence- Your paper must include a minimum of FOUR specific examples from the reading that support your argument. You can either quote or paraphrase from the text, but if the latter, you must be specific enough that I know exactly which part of the text you are referring to. Your examples must also be relevant, with a clear connection to your thesis and analysis.

30% Analysis- You must have a clear thesis and support that with evidence from the text, but you must also tell me WHY and / or HOW the evidence helps demonstrate your point.

10% Organization- Is your essay divided into paragraphs with proper punctuation.  

 

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