Write a 750 word paper to assess the impact of dynamic competitive environments on organizational transformation plans relating to Starbucks.
1. Which, if any, of the organizational trends identified by Cawsey et al. will impact your plan? How do these trends align to the general environment factors or environmental threats identified by Barney & Hesterley? Are there additional trends?
2. How important are big data and social media in business planning?
3. How important are alliances, alliance cultures, and flexible working environments to successful transformation?
4. How does strategic workforce planning (Holbeche) impact your transformation plan?
5. Given the competitive environment in which your organization operates, how would you use the Decision Hierarchy (Spetzler et al.) to classify the decisions in your plan?