QUESTIONS BASED FROM THE CASE J&J
Johnson & Johnson: Evaluate J&J’s organizational design and structure, using concepts and tools from the course. What are some benefits of this structure and why have recent CEOs tried to make some changes to it? Are the firm’s design and structure responsible for its recent quality issues in any way and how can these be addressed in the future?
• Address a professional audience (in relation to their rhetorical context, e.g., C-Suite, Board of Directors)
• Identify the strategic issue faced by the firm
• Provide at least one piece of concrete evidence to show that this is a strategic issue
• Identify a specific recommendation
• Support that recommendation with one piece of evidence to show that it would help resolve the strategic issue
