Boeing Case Study

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Case study Boeing 1). Select one or more diagnostic models that you believe provide a framework that succinctly identifies the key factors at the center of the Boeing situation. Explain your choice of model. I select the 7s-framework. This model better helps to identify which organizational aspect need more attention. The 7S model can be used in a wide variety of situations where an alignment perspective is useful, for example, to help you: • Improve the performance of a company. • Examine the likely effects of future changes within a company. • Align departments and processes during a merger or acquisition. Determine how best to implement a proposed strategy. It is based on the following proposition: Organizational effectiveness comes from interaction of multiple factors. I also choose the six box organizational model. The model represents a particular way of looking at organizational structure and design. It gives attention to issues such as planning, incentives and rewards, the role of support functions such as personnel, internal competitions among organizational units, standards for remuneration, partnerships, hierarchies and the delegation of authority, organizational control, accountability and performance assessment. The model also follows the basic 'systems' approach to organizational functioning including the well-known inputs and 'outputs' categories. 2). Explain the Boeing situation in terms of your selected model. The 7s- framework focuses in seven key components: Strategy: Boeing strategy consists in update their technology systems, downsize their operations, and reestablish relationships with their suppliers-the only feasible way costs could be cut. Structure: In 1994 Airbus, their main rival, booked more orders. This produced that the management executives began a series of changes that were implemented to overcome the
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