Park University Business Discussion

Question One:

After completing the text readings, find stock-owned organizations whose websites mention corporate governance (search “corporate governance at _XYZ_”).

。Textbook: Dyer, J., Godfrey, P., & Jensen, R. (2020). Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases (3rd Ed.). Wiley.

How does the organization appear to ensure that the organization’s goals are aligned with those of the shareholders? Are stakeholders (employees, vendors, customers, communities) also addressed? Do you think the organization is doing a poor, fair or excellent job of balancing the interests of shareholders and stakeholders?

Support your opinions with information from the organization’s website or articles about its structure and governance.

Additional Resources

• Ahmady, G. A., Mehrpour, M., Nikooravesh, A. (2016). Organizational structure. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 23, 455–462.
• Ambrose, S. C., Matthews, L. M., Rutherford, B. N. (2018). Cross-functional teams and social identity theory: A study of sales and operations, planning (S&OP). Journal of Business Research, 92, 270–278.
• Crocker, A., Cross, R., Gardner, H. K. (2018). How to make sure agile teams can work together. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/05/how-to-make-sure-agile-tea…
• Keum, D. D., and See, K. E. (2017). The influence of hierarchy on idea generation and selection in the innovation process. Organ. Sci. 28, 653–669. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2017.1142
• Meyer, M. W., Lu, L., Peng, J., and Tsui, A. S. (2017). Microdivisionalization: using teams for competitive advantage. Acad. Manag. Discov. 3, 3–20. doi: 10.5465/amd.2015.0088
• Reagans, R., Miron-Spektor, E., and Argote, L. (2016). Knowledge utilization, coordination, and team performance. Organ. Sci. 27, 1108–1124. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2016.1078
• Soar, S. (1991) Business development strategies, TECs and Ethnic Minorities Conference Report, Home Office Ethnic Minority Business Initiative, Warwick University.
• Soni S. , Tricker, M. and Ward, R. (1987) Ethnic Minority Business in Leicester. Birmingham: Aston University.

Question Two:

Select a company that you would like to work for and audit the company using the 7S model as a guide (Dyer et al, (2020), Chapt 12 pp. 217-222 and in the Handout: Dyer et al (2016), Appendix A, pp. 10-12).

Briefly describe each “S” for the company and how well you think the company is aligned between the S’s. Use content from Horwath’s Discipline 3 in your post.

Additional Resources

• Alshaher, A. A. F. (2013). The McKinsey 7S model framework for e-learning system readiness assessment. International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, 6(5): 1948.
• E. Dobbs, M. (2014). Guidelines for applying Porter’s five forces framework: a set of industry analysis templates. Competitiveness Review, 24(1): 32-45.
• Teh, D., & Corbitt, B. (2015). Building sustainability strategy in business. Journal of Business Strategy, 36(6): 39-46.