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