Mintzberg: Parameters of Organisational Design
An outline of Mintzberg’s 10 parameters of organisational design that must be taken into account when designing the structure of an organisation.
Strategy Tools
Organizations need clear, robust yet flexible strategies to ensure success, growth and longevity. Use these tools to develop a strategy that suits your organization. Discover the factors that can impact this, and how to develop strategic focus in your team.
The Inter-Relation of Strategy and Culture
Organisational culture and strategy must complement one another in order for the strategy to be accepted and implemented. Here we look at the interrelation between strategy and culture and the issues involved in changing organisational culture.
How is Performance Measured?
Having robust performance measures is an important factor in the effective monitoring of strategy implementation. We list over 50 different measures that can be used for assessing performance.
Strategic Options: Evaluation Tools
A range of tools are available to help organizations assess strategic options. We explore some of the most widely used tools here.
Understanding Partners
This simple exercise is designed to examine whether an individual or group has sufficient understanding of its potential partner organization. Allow 55 minutes for completion.
Is Our Partnership at Risk?
Use this exercise to identify those areas of partnership work which may have been left open to risk.
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Fat Cats Restaurant: a Strategy Case Study
This case study uses Porter’s generic strategies to identify key competitors and establish strategic options.
Mission and Vision Statements
Inspire your people with compelling mission and vision statements. Watch this video to learn how.
Strategy Implementation
Strategy implementation involves identifying and planning key actions, shaping the organisation to support the strategy and motivating others to achieve change. This article gives an overview of what is probably the most important stage of strategy development.
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are a popular and widely used method of strategic growth and development, yet they attract a high rate of failure. In this article we look at how a merger or acquisition can benefit an organisation, and some of the problems that can be encountered along the way.
Pitfalls of Porter’s Five Forces
Porter's Five Forces is a vital tool for understanding competitive pressures within an industry. But it has drawbacks and should be used with other tools.
How Structure Affects Strategy
An outline of some of the different ways an organisation can be structured to complement its strategy.