Paper Assignment
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 words entry in your strategic management research journal. You will use information from this entry in your presentation. Respond to the following prompts in your journal entry:
o Assess whether Caterpillar Inc. is using the appropriate measures to verify its strategic effectiveness.
o Summarize Caterpillar Inc.'s organizational structure.
o Determine whether Caterpillar Inc.'s organizational structure is considered a traditional organizational structure or a Holacracy.
o Detail why it is important for Caterpillar Inc. leadership to study and understand the company's internal and external environments.
o Evaluate Caterpillar Inc.'s competitive position and how they have responded to shifts in the external and internal environments.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.