Strategy Implementation for Coca-Cola
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Describe The Coca-Cola Company's organizational design, key strategic control systems, primary human resources concerns, and cultural factors, the effect they have had on the implementation of The Coca-Cola Company's strategy.
Critically evaluate the fit -- or the lack of fit -- between the company's mission, strategy, and organizational components critical to implementation. Do these components complement the strategy? Why or why not?
Consider the Case as a formal business report that you are developing for the Board of Directors and CEO as The Coca-Cola Company's consultant.
Follow the format below:
Executive summary: a synopsis of the main points, conclusions and recommendations made in the longer report. If you have never written an executive summary before, or would like a refresher, check this website: http://www.highendfinance.com/CommercialLoans/Docs/07-4%20ES%20Guidelines.doc
Introduction: State the main purpose of the paper (thesis statement), what you hope to accomplish, and how you will go about doing it.
Main Body: The "meat" of the paper. Emphasize analysis, not just description. Delineate separate topics or sections with headings.
Conclusion: Summarize your paper in the light of your thesis statement
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This answer offers cogent arguments relating to the strategy implementation and fit of Coca-Cola's mission and actual business dealings. Cultural factors are looked into in detail. 1469 words with 6 references.
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- Describe The Coca-Cola Company's organizational design, key strategic control systems, primary human resources concerns, and cultural factors, the effect they have had on the implementation of The Coca-Cola Company's strategy.
The Coca cola Company has an organizational design which is divided into two operational groups namely Bottling Investments and Corporate. The other operating groups are Africa, Eurasia, European Union, Latin America, North America, and Pacific. Each of these is divided into geographic regions. The decision making is decentralized. The strategic control system are related to the control Coca cola Company has over its bottling partners. The strategic control that Coca cola Company has is over its quality. It needs to ensure that bottlers use high quality materials, latest technology, and skilled employees for production. . The primary human resource concerns are that to prevent racial discrimination in the US. Further, there have been bottling plant murders in countries like Guatemala, and Columbia. There have been criminal anti-union activities in Turkey, China, and Mexico. The workplace issues are that Coca cola Company does not have diversity, the feeling of equality, and low motivation/productivity.
- Critically evaluate the fit - or the lack of fit - between the company's mission, strategy, and organizational components critical to implementation. Do these components complement the strategy? Why or why not?
Coca cola Company has the mission of refreshing the world, inspiring moments of optimism and happiness, and to create value and make difference. The strategy of the company is differentiation using its brand image and distinct products. The organza tonal components crucial to implementation are organizational design, key strategic control systems, human resource concerns, and cultural factors.
First, we consider the fit between Coca cola Company's mission, strategy and organizational design. As Coca cola Company grew all over the world there was an increasingly higher need for changing the organizational design. The current organizational design is a decentralized design in which the decision making has been delegated to the regional level. This design aligns with Coca cola Company's mission because it enables the company to respond to local requirements and changes in demand. ...
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