Organizational Analysis Paper

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Organizational Analysis Paper

Throughout this course, you have examined many different methods and strategies for improving performance, increasing throughput and profit, and designing more successful organizations. In this Application Assignment, you will synthesize concepts from The Goal with ideas conveyed in How the Mighty Fall to analyze the level of success of a company.

To complete this Assignment:

  • Select a company discussed in How the Mighty Fall. You can opt to use a company that fell apart or a company in the control group.
  • Using the information in How the Mighty Fall for the company you selected, construct a simple cause and effect diagram.
  • Explain the key features of your diagram and your thought process as you developed it.
  • Briefly describe the lessons you learned as you analyzed an organization in terms of improving performance, increasing throughput and profit, and designing more successful organizations. Explain how you can use these concepts in the future.

All work is to be completed in APA format with proper citing!

References:

Collins, J., (2009). How the mighty fall: And why some companies never give in.? New York, NY: Harper Collins.

Read pp. 1–64.
The author introduces the five stages of decline that organizations progress through as they begin to fail. This portion of the book covers in detail the first two stages of the decline—arrogance in success and growing an organization beyond its ability.

Bungay, S. (2011). How to make the most of your company’s strategy. Harvard Business Review, 89(1/2), 132–140.