Human Capital

Question 1

“Domino’s Pizza” Please respond to the following:

• Determine whether the current organizational structure at Domino’s is a good match for its corporate strategies. Explain your rationale.
• Evaluate alternative structures to determine which one would be most appropriate for Domino’s to consider and discuss likely benefits Domino’s would realize from adopting that structure. Provide specific examples to support your response

Question 2

“Strategic Leadership” Please respond to the following:

• Compare and contrast strategic controls and financial controls. Provide specific examples of how each may be used to best serve a corporation.
• As a strategic leader, determine if you would feel ethically responsible for developing your firm’s human capital and state why. Discuss whether or not you believe your position is consistent with the majority or minority of today’s strategic leaders.

Question 3

 

• What are the elements of a SWOT analysis? Describe a leadership situation that you have (or that you could) conduct a SWOT analysis. What was (could be) the outcome?
• Why is knowledge management important for a learning organization and a strategic leader?
• How can a leader use the elements of a learning organization to enhance leadership and organizational strategy?
• All managers need to think strategically (not just top-level managers). How can middle or first-level managers think strategically?
• Can others in the organization who are not managers contribute to strategic leadership? Why or why not?
• The Reading discusses the different levels of business strategy: corporate level, business level, or functional level. Which level should a strategic leader be most concerned? Explain.