Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Global Communications (GC) has begun to implementation an aggressive strategic approach to becoming a truly global competitor. GC fell behind in the industry with significant loss of stock value. In this analysis the issues and the opportunities confronting GC will be identified, analyzed and discussed. Following the issues for GC will be the ethical dilemmas of all the pertinent parties affected. An end-state vision that will show a reflection of the desired outcomes considering the concepts from varying sources has also been included. Alternatives will be identified and analyzed after which solutions will be recommended. Defining the problem is the most critical step in realizing the opportunities that exist (Maul, 2006). Incorporated in this paper is a gap analysis for GC defined as to where they are currently in a situation and where they want to be (Definition of gap analysis, 2008). The dynamics associated with the GC environment centers on a lack of organizational communications with the various stakeholders. Elements that affect the organization are conflict continuums (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2003, p. 487), deficits in organizational commitment concerning job security (McShane & Von Glinow, 2004 p. 128), and organization politics (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2003, p. 575) that propagate distrust among stakeholders.
Situation Analysis
Issue and Opportunity Identification
In an industry that is waning as a whole Global Communications (GC) finds itself in the situation where their profitability has diminished. In just three years the stock price has fallen from $28 per share to $11. GC is struggling with how best to deal with the fall in stock price. Due to this stockholders and members of the board of directors ...