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There are many possible structures and industry and competitive analyses that an organization can adopt.

Discuss industry competitive analysis and the significant ways that an organization's structure affects its ability to adapt to strategic initiatives. Provide a rationale and (or) a real-world example to support your response.

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This posting discusses how organizational structure influences a firm's strategy.

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Competitive analysis means recognizing different competitors in the industry and identifying their marketing strategies. Some of the important methods of competitive analysis are the Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats (SWOT) analysis, the external factors analysis ...

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