Table of Contents
Abstract 2
Recommendations 3
Recommendation 1 3
Recommendation 2 4
Recommendation 3 5
Analysis 6
#1 ? Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness 6
#2 ? Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics 9
#4 ? Organizational Design 10
#5 ? Designing Organizational Structure: Authority & Control 13
#6 ? Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization & Coordination 15
#3 ? Managing in a Changing Global Environment 16
#8 ? Organizational Design & Strategy 19
#7 ? Creating & Managing Organizational Culture 21
#9 ? Organizational Technology 21
#11 ? Organizational Transformations: Birth et al. 23
#12 ? Decision Making 25
#14 ? Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics 26
Works Cited 28
Appendices 32
Abstract
The subsequent paper contains a comprehensive analysis of The Coca-Cola Company and addresses several organizational theory issues. Three recommendations are proposed based on the problems that were discovered during the analysis. The goals of the recommendations are to address uncertainty with suppliers and distributors, and also align company decision-making with the structure of the organization.
Recommendations
Recommendation 1
The Coca-Cola Company has a high level of uncertainty when it comes to the raw materials it uses. For a few of the ingredients, the company only has one or two viable suppliers. This could be extremely problematic for a variety of reasons. The Coca-Cola Company has less bargaining power if there is little substitutability in suppliers. Another problem could arise if a supplier experiences an event that economically devastates them. If a supplier goes bankrupt, or is in some type of natural disaster, The Coca ...