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7-S framework

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The big picture

The 7-S framework is a diagnostic model used to organise a company effectively. The model views the organisation as a holistic entity with seven different aspects that are interconnected. The model was developed originally to encourage broader thinking about how to organise a company effectively. Translating strategic choices to the organisation requires comprehensive consideration of how the strategy could work, in conjunction with seven key elements: strategy, structure, systems, skills, staff, style and shared values. The premise of the model is that these seven elements have to be aligned, because they ...

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