A. Corporate Structure
1. How is the corporation structured at present?
a. Is the decision-making authority centralized around one group or decentralized to
many units?
b. Is the corporation organized on the basis of functions, projects, geography, or some
combination of these?
2. Is the structure clearly understood by everyone in the corporation?
3. Is the present structure consistent with current corporate objectives, strategies, policies,
and programs, as well as with the firm’s international operations?
4. In what ways does this structure compare with those of similar corporations?
B. Corporate Culture
1. Is there a well-defined or emerging culture composed of shared beliefs, expectations,
and values?
2. Is the culture consistent with the current objectives, strategies, policies, and programs?
3. What is the culture’s position on environmental sustainability?
4. What is the culture’s position on other important issues facing the corporation (that
is, on productivity, quality of performance, adaptability to changing conditions, and
internationalization)?
5. Is the culture compatible with the employees’ diversity of backgrounds?
6. Does the company take into consideration the values of the culture of each nation in
which the firm operates?
C. Corporate Resources
1. Marketing
a. What are the corporation’s current marketing objectives, strategies, policies, and
programs?
i. Are they clearly stated or merely implied from performance and/or budgets?
ii. Are they consistent with the corporation’s mission, objectives, strategies, and
policies and with internal and external environments?