Learning Activity #1<br/> <br/>The best strategies often fail not

because they weren’t good strategies, but because they weren’t implemented properly. One of the most important aspects of implementing a good strategy is ensuring that the organization is designed in a way that will properly support the plan.
In Week 4 you identified a generic strategic direction for a selected organization; in Week 5 you narrowed down that strategic direction and identified possible alternative strategies and then narrowed those alternatives down to ONE specific strategy to implement for either Harley or Southwest.  Using that specific strategy, identify what type of organizational design would best support that strategy. Provide a high level overview of the organizational design – be sure to fully explain the design and why it was selected to support the strategic direction and, more importantly, the specific strategy to be implemented.

Learning Activity #2
Vince Lombardi was quoted as saying “The best game plan in the world never blocked or tackled anybody”; strategist often believe their work is done once they’ve identified the right strategy to be implemented, but in reality the strategy implementation phase is often far more difficult than the strategy formulation phase.
In addition to organization design, there are several other factors that can cause a good strategy to fail: management, operations, marketing, finance, R&amp;D and MIS issues. Review your response to Learning Activity #1 and determine which ONE of these additional factors could cause that specific strategy to fail. Clearly identify the factor, explain why it could cause the strategy to fail – fully support your response.

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AGGRESSIVE STRATEGIC DIRECTION2Aggressive Strategic DirectionProspector strategyThe prospector strategy is the most aggressive strategy that the organisation shouldpursue. The strategy gives the organisation a chance to create and run active programs withinthe organisation. The formation of active programs is an achievable goal as the companyposes great potential in regards to financial capability .The prospector strategy also enablesthe company to grow and enter into new market environments while still utilizing theemerging opportunities. Southwest Airlines has depicted tremendous capability in dealingwith the competitive market through extensive research as well as close monitoring of themarket changes and emerging opportunities buy using offensive competition thus making itperfect to adopt the prospector strategy.Defender strategyOn the other hand, Southwest airlines apt not to pursue the market aggressively andinstead use defender strategy. The strategy requires the company to carefully research andfind a stable market as well as maintain the market secure. The strategy requires that thecompany keep itself off from stiff technological competition and product development andinstead protect themselves from such phenomenon. In order to achieve this low profile,Southwest airline will be required to undertake several developments such as ensuring thattheir prices are relatively low as well as other expenditures such as advertising.[Agr]QSPM tool

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