12McKinsey 7S Analysis

Short Description

The McKinsey 7S framework model is a diagnostic management tool used to test the strength of the strategic degree of fit between a firm's current and proposed strategies. It is a management tool designed to facilitate the process of strategy implementation within the context of organizational change.

Background

Implementation has always been the difficult aspect of strategic management. Often the best-laid long-range plans have remained unimplemented because the organizational structure and culture have been lacking. Although modern strategy theory offers the analyst a plethora of different models from which to choose, there is a dearth of implementation methodology. The McKinsey 7S model was designed ...

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