{"id":144245,"date":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writemyessayfree.com\/internal-and-external-environments-that-affect-strategic-planning"},"modified":"2017-08-17T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T11:47:28","slug":"internal-and-external-environments-that-affect-strategic-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/internal-and-external-environments-that-affect-strategic-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal and External Environments that Affect Strategic Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Review the case study entitled \u201cEvaluating Vision and Mission Statements at Pepsico.\u201d Alternatively, you may choose an organization of your choice; however, be sure to include a copy of the vision and mission statement in your submission. And <b>Address the questions posted.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>In 3 pages:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Use academic writing standards and APA style guidelines,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Citing references as appropriate. <\/p>\n<p>Use at least 2 creditable references in addition to the book. <\/p>\n<p>No plagiarism and copy and past.<\/p>\n<p>Google is not a reference. <\/p>\n<p><b>Case Study<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Consider the mission and vision statements for PepsiCo (http:\/\/ www.pepsico.com\/Company.html) and then answer the questions included below: <\/p>\n<p><b>PepsiCo\u2019s Mission Statement* <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to be the world\u2019s premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. We seek to produce financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fair- ness and integrity. <\/p>\n<p><b>PepsiCo\u2019s Vision Statement <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPepsiCo\u2019s responsibility is to continually improve all aspects of the world in which we operate\u2014environment, social, economic\u2014 creating a better tomorrow than today.\u201d Our vi- sion is put into action through programs and a focus on environmental stewardship, activities to benefit society, and a commitment to build shareholder value by making PepsiCo a truly sustainable company. <\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b><b>The table below summarizes the key characteristics of ideal mission and vision statements as discussed in Chapter 3. Use the Y\/N columns in the table to indicate whether each of the features is present, or not, in the mission and vision statements of PepsiCo. \u2028<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b><b>How do the mission and vision statements relate to the eight characteristics of an ideal mission statement and the eight characteristics of an ideal vision statement? What are the gaps? \u2028<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b><b>How useful are the mission and vision statements of PepsiCo in terms of linking organizational priorities with individual and team performance? In creating such a linkage, which ideal mission\/vision statement characteristics (shown in the table above) seem to be more important than others? What other places might the HR department at PepsiCo look for information regarding how to more effectively cascade firm-level strategy to each individual\u2019s goals? \u2028<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Mission statement<\/b><b>\u2014Summarizes the organization\u2019s most important reason for its existence <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Characteristics Y\/N <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Basic product\/service to be offered (does what) <\/p>\n<p>Primary markets or customer groups to be served (to whom) <\/p>\n<p>Unique benefits, features, and advantages of products\/services (with what benefits) <\/p>\n<p>Technology to be used in production or delivery <\/p>\n<p>Fundamental concern for survival through growth and profitability <\/p>\n<p>Managerial philosophy of the firm Public image sought by organization <\/p>\n<p>Self-concept of business adopted by employees and stockholders <\/p>\n<p>Brief\u2014so that employees can remember it Verifiable\u2014able to stand the reality test <\/p>\n<p>Bound by a timeline\u2014specifies a timeline for fulfillment of the various aspirations <\/p>\n<p>Current\u2014updated on an ongoing basis <\/p>\n<p><b>Vision<\/b><b>\u2014Statement of future aspirations <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Characteristics Y\/N <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Focused\u2014lists a few (3\u20134) aspects of organization\u2019s performance that are important to future success <\/p>\n<p>Understandable\u2014written in a clear and straightforward manner so that they are understood by all employees <\/p>\n<p>Inspiring\u2014makes employees feel good about their organization\u2019s direction and motivates them to help achieve the vision <\/p>\n<p>Stretch\u2014goal not easily attained <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review the case study entitled \u201cEvaluating Vision and Mission Statements at Pepsico.\u201d Alternatively, you may choose an organization of your choice; however, be sure to include a copy of the vision and mission statement in your submission. And Address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/internal-and-external-environments-that-affect-strategic-planning\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}