Ottawa University Creating Effective Organizational Designs Discussion

Part 1:

Subject: Competitive Strategy

Read a topic from Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 and write a summary on it.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest fast-food restaurant chain. Using the Internet, evaluate the quality of the corporation in terms of management, the board of directors, and shareholder activism. Are the issues you list favorable or unfavorable for sound corporate governance?
2. Use the Internet to look up some of the public statements or speeches of an executive in a major corporation about a significant initiative such as entering into a joint venture or launching a new product line. What do you feel are the implications for making the internal and external barriers of the firm more flexible and permeable? Does the executive discuss processes, procedures, integrating mechanisms, or cultural issues that should serve this purpose? Or are other issues discussed that enable a firm to become more boundaryless?

Part 1 needs to be 500 plus words and APA format (refer Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 from the Competitive Strategy textbook)

Part 2:

Subject: Competitive Strategy

Article Review

Choose one article from this list (Article 1-4); critically evaluate the article’s strengths, weaknesses, and contribution to the study field using the outline below as a guide:

1. Cover page

• The cover page will include:
  • Articles Title and Author (s)
  • Name of Journal (s)
  • Date of publication
  • Your name

2. Executive Summary

• Summarize the significant aspects of the entire article, including:

• • The overall purpose and general area of study of the article.
  • The specific problem being addressed in the study.
  • The main findings of the article.

3. Literature Review

• Briefly summarize the overall themes presented in the Literature Review.

• • Was the literature review applicable to the study, current and thorough?
  • Were there gaps in the literature review?

4. Data Analysis

• • Identify the methodology used: qualitative, quantitative, mixed? Was the chosen methodology appropriate for the study? Why or why not?
  • Did the data analysis prove or disprove the research questions? Explain.

5. Results/Conclusion

• In this section, you will address the following:
  • Describe the article’s relevance to the field of knowledge.
  • Outline the strengths and weaknesses of the article. Be specific.
  • Based on the article, what future research do you think needs to be accomplished in this area?
  • What are your key points and takeaways after analyzing the article?

Part 2 needs to be 3- 5 pages and APA format (refer the Competitive Strategy textbook and atleast 1 scholarly journal)