Identify Caterpillar Inc.’s short-term and long-term goals.
Instructor comments: Identify several- more than two or three short-term and more than two or three long term goals. Be sure and say which is which. Do not forget to account for your sources. A comprehensive response will indicate what these goals will accomplish and/or the planned impact toward a strategic plan.
Evaluate how mergers and acquisitions in the last 3-5 years have contributed to Caterpillar Inc.’s performance and affected its organizational goals.
Instructor comments: Locate and evaluate mergers and acquisitions the past 3-5 years. List the M&As by name, impact, and how they have affected CAT’s organizational goals
Determine the most critical merger or acquisition that has contributed to Caterpillar’s performance and success in achieving organizational goals. Defend your choice.
Instructor comments: Based on your research, using critical thinking skills as opposed to opinions, which M or A has had the greatest impact on CAT. Defend your choice- provide supportive documentation and your response should be complete and comprehensive
Evaluate the effectiveness of Caterpillar’s operational plan for global strategies (international, multi-domestic, global-standardization, or transnational). Include supporting research or data.
Instructor comments: Which of the four above global strategies does CAT use? Evaluate and Defend your selection with supportive documentation. Is the global strategy effective? How do you know?
