X$.$ Strategic Implementation of General Electric

A$.$ Functional areas $$ is the firm operating effectively and efficiently

$1.$ efficiency

$2.$ quality

$3.$ speed $($customer responsiveness$)$

B$.$ Company$$s culture $$ is the culture conducive to its strategy $($culture trumps strategy$)$

$1.$ Firm$$s created organizational culture

$2.$ Identify the characteristic norms and values that describe the way people behave in the organization

$3.$ Determine any ways in which top management team has influenced culture

C$.$ Company structure $$ does the firm$$s structure support its strategy?

$1.$ Why did the company choose this structure?

$2.$ In what ways is it appropriate for the strategies the company chooses?

$3.$ What changes in the company$$s structure would you recommend to make it work more effectively?

$4.$ What changes has the company itself made to improve effectiveness?

D$.$ Company CEO $$ does the firm have the $$right$$ leadership?

$1.$ CEO$$s leadership capabilities.

$2.$ His$/$her leadership style $($Find some examples of recent changes in the company$$s strategy or structure, how well do you think top management managed the change process?$)$

E$.$ Strategy, Structure, Culture and Leadership $-$

$1.$ A good fits between strategy, structure, organizational culture and Leadership?