Reflect on the research and analysis as you move forward assessing the next steps for IKEA and how to increase value for the shareholders and stakeholders involved. This question of value is largely influenced by the firm’s ability to be optimally organized and operated.
Compose a written assessment of IKEA’s organizational strategies and operational processes, evaluating what changes need to be made and what procedures need to be maintained in order to outfit the firm for increasing success.
Address each of the following issues in a 500 words
1. How does the current organizational and operational structure, including the system of corporate governance, benefit IKEA? How does the current organizational and operational system challenge the firm’s success? What would have to change to reverse how structural issues are impeding the firm’s success?
2. How might the firm benefit from a strategic alliance? What are the risks of a strategic alliance and how might those risks be managed?
