Problem:
Look at the top management team at Toyota and analyze how they use structure, controls and culture to implement their strategy and fulfill their corporate mission.
Read the following article:
Norihiko Shirouzu. (2010, April 14). Inside Toyota, Executives Trade Blame Over Debacle. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition), p. A.1. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global.
Research the company annual report to get information about the structure, controls, and culture of Toyota from the company perspective.
https://www.toyota-global.com/investors/ir_library/annual/index.html
Comment on how one or more of these implementation factors may account for the Toyota safety scandals and the company's current failure to accomplish their mission.
The response should discuss:
How do the strategic implementation factors contribute to the safety scandals currently facing Toyota?
Feel free to concentrate and go in depth on any one of these three, the structure, culture, and controls. You may pick one of these and really get in to depth. OR you can take all three of these issues and give a cursory overview of how these factors have impacted Toyota's ability to achieve their mission.