MGT 498 Wk 4 – Apply: Strategic Management Research Journal Part 4

Review the Strategic Management Project Background document.

Review the following terms and concepts discussed this week to prepare for this assignment:

• Vertical integration
• Taper integration
• Backward vertical integration
• Forward vertical integration
• Strategic alliances
• Global strategy
• International strategy
• Innovation

Create a Microsoft® Word document and title it Strategic Management Research Journal Part 4.

Write a 525- to 700-word response to the following prompts in your journal entry:

• Identify Caterpillar Inc.’s short-term and long-term goals.
• Evaluate how mergers and acquisitions in the last 3-5 years have contributed to Caterpillar Inc.’s performance and affected its organizational goals.
• Determinethe most critical merger or acquisition that has contributed to Caterpillar’s performance and success in achieving organizational goals. Defend your choice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of Caterpillar’s operational plan for global strategies (international, multi-domestic, global-standardization, or transnational). Include supporting research or data.

Include references per APA format.

Note: You will use information from this entry in your presentation due in Week 5.

Submit your assignment.