strategic mangement 1

Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: organizational structure, organizational culture, inertia, Holacracy, PESTEL model.

Create a 700 to 1,050-word entry in your strategic management research journal. Respond to the following prompts in your journal entry:

  • Assess whether Caterpillar Inc. is using the appropriate measures to verify its strategic effectiveness.
  • Summarize Caterpillar Inc.’s organizational structure.
  • Determine whether Caterpillar Inc.’s organizational structure is considered a traditional organizational structure or a Holacracy.
  • Detail why it is important for Caterpillar Inc. leadership to study and understand the company’s internal and external environments.
  • Evaluate Caterpillar Inc.’s competitive position and how they have responded to shifts in the external and internal environments.