Organizational Structure

Read the Case - Attached file and answer to these 5 questions (100 words each question ) Discussion Questions 1. What are the key structural issues that Alan Mulally encountered as the incoming President and CEO of Ford Motor Company? (100 words) 2. How has Alan Mulally addressed the structural issues identified in the previous question? (100 words) 3. Explain the context that Ford’s strategic goals provide for the design of its organization structure. (100 words) 4. Explain the context that Ford’s external environment provides for both its strategic goals and the design of its organization structure. (100 words) 5. Would a network (or lattice) organization be a viable structural alternative for Ford Motor Company? Explain your answer. (100 words)

This report provides key study on the ford case how Mulally encountered all of its problems. It is observed that company has felt several ups and down throughout the time during the different life cycle of this product.

The Alan Mulally appointed as president and CEO of the Ford motor company and after getting appointed in company he planned restructuring of its value chain activities. he planned to change the business functioning of management department of Ford Motor company has eliminate all the non productive expenses in determined approach. It is further observed that he also changed the institutional work of company that took year to develop. The main focus of Alan Mulally was to reduce the cost of productions expenses with a view to increase the efficiency of its business (Bayou, & De Korvin, 2008).

Alan Mulally used restructuring process system in which he will retrench some of its employees and hire efficient and talented employees in particular value system of organizations. It is also noticed that he strengthened the business functioning by changing existing organizational culture. All the employees who do not perform well are warned to perform well otherwise it may result to losing of their jobs after certain period of time. These adopted plans will not only increase the overall productivity of company but also make changes in the working structure of employees in determined approach (Hashmi, and Biesebroeck, 2016).

Alan Mulally suggests a strategic plan to its employees which they could use to achieve certain goals and objective in effective manner. If the entire employees work as team then they could achieve synergy in their existing working structure. It will enhance the relation between employees, customers, vendors and investors in determined approach. If all the team members become more collaborative to each other in value chain activities of Form motor car then it will surely increase the productivity and quality of its offered products in market (Bayou, & De Korvin, 2008).