Submit a 4-page evaluation of your research on a specific tool for strategic implementation. Your evaluation should include the following:
1. A brief description of your chosen tool, including relevant background, an APA-cited scholarly illustration, and detailed rationale for your choice
Occasionally, business must undergo a reorganization. This reorganization occurs primarily due to either internal or external competitive pressures placed on the firm. In many instances external pressures often have a very overwhelming influence on the strategic implementation of a reorganization. For example, external forces can change the overall competitive dynamic of the organization requiring it to implement strategic changes. This often occurs in highly technological organizations that require a very high degree of innovation in order to stay relevant within an industry. Without it, technological products can easily become obsolete causing the firm to lose market share and lose profits. This has occurred on numerous instances within the technology field. For example, the phone manufacturer Blackberry was once considered the preeminent smartphone maker in the world. Their brand was synonymous with security, safety and longevity. However, now due to technological obsolescence the company has shifted and reorganized the company to focus on software solutions. The company no longer manufactures phones and has instead has discontinue the business segment. The same form of reorganization has occurred with once dominate firms such as General Electric and IBM. Both companies have recently announced reorganizations due to an inability to keep up with changing market dynamics. In the case of IBM, the company was late in the recent technology innovations occurring in the market. As a result, the firm has decided to spin off portion of their business to create separate publicly traded entities. Likewise, General Electric has spun itself off to three separate public traded companies focused on healthcare, aviation, and...
Each of these elements required strategic implementation related to reorganization. The catalyst for this reorganization came from external forces which include competitive pressures, innovation, and overall
organization structure. To combat these external dynamics all of the organizations mentioned above decided to break their respective companies up into small, more manageable pieces that can mitigate the negative elements of these external forces (Allen, 2007).
The chosen tool for strategic implementation chosen is the 7S Model. As it relates to the background related to the 7S model, it is comprehensive approach that attempts to account for both internal and external element to strategic implementation....
…of e-commerce as a means of growing their overall market share and competitive position within the retail industry (Bordia, 2011).
3. An explanation of the usefulness of your chosen tool to you as a practitioner and independent scholar, including how it will benefit your strategic business leadership. Be sure to provide supportive scholarly examples
As a practitioner and independent scholar, the model is very useful for informing strategic direction and implementation. The model has benefited my strategic leadership as it provides a framework and a baseline foundation by which I can operate from. The model is useful as it provides a more robust, checklist format to change management and implementation. As the model has been used and adapted by many of the worlds strongest companies, it also provides reassurance that these elements are critical to success within an organization. As a result, my business leadership abilities should improve as my confidence in the model grows. Seeing that the model has worked for other organizations, provides ample case studies in which to hone and improve my business leadership style as well (Kotter, 2007).
Allen, J., Jimmieson, N. L., Bordia, P., & Irmer, B. E. (2007). Uncertainty during organizational
change: Managing perceptions through communication. Journal of Change…
