Organizational Analysis: A Case Study of BHP Billiton

Organizational Analysis: A Case Study of BHP Billiton
Organizational Analysis: A Case Study of BHP Billiton
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Organizational Analysis: A Case Study of BHP Billiton
Contents
Executive summary....................................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
An overview of the company.....................................................................................................4
Strategies deployed by the company..........................................................................................4
Controversies of the business and their outcomes.....................................................................5
An ecological analysis of the company......................................................................................5
Organizational culture and leadership style...............................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8

Organizational Analysis: A Case Study of BHP Billiton
Executive summary
The main aim of this report was to carry out an organizational analysis of BHP Billiton
Company. This analysis encompassed its strategies, issues facing criticism in the company,
environmental analysis to come up with some of its significant threats and opportunities as
well as its leadership style and culture. This report has established a better understanding of
the factors affecting an organization's performance and even those that may lead to its
downfall regarding its environment, both internal and external. It was found that strategic
planning is very imperative as it gives a company the direction in which it should operate to
ensure that it reaches its long-term goals. The organizational leadership was found to be very
crucial in determining the profit margin earned by a particular company as poor leadership
may lead to the registry of significant losses and stagnation in the price of investor's shares.
The report also established that the company has the opportunity of turning its threats into
opportunities and core competencies into competitive advantages to outdo their rivals. Some
of the recommendations were the expansion of potash and shale industry as well as using the
online channel to fetch a broader market for its commodities. If the opportunities discussed in
this paper are seized and the threats dealt with, then the company has the potential of
remaining the largest and the global leader in the mining industry.