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Mckesson Case Study

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Organizational Configuration After looking at organization configurations, I came to the conclusion that McKesson is a combination of all of them which is an integrated network. As stated in Chapter 4, “To do this requires an organizational model where the assets, resources, and capabilities are arranged in ways that are very different from the global organization’s centralized hub configuration or the multinational organization’s decentralized federation of independent operations” (Bartlett & Beamish, 2014, p. 301). This is one of the key reasons that makes McKesson a successful corporation. McKesson is based out of the United States and distributes its medical and health information technology all around the world, with locations in Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom (citation?). The company has also made strategic alliances with a clinical …show more content…

This is due to McKesson’s acquisitions and concentrating more on partnerships to expand outside the United States. The reason McKesson started operating outside the United States was because of its advancements of healthcare and technological advancements. It goes back to the partnerships it has in the United Kingdom and Canada. As of recently, it now is operating with Asian-Pacific business to Medibank Private Ltc., which supplies Asian Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand (citation?). By adapting into a partnership, but at the same time being the primary supplier to these other overseas companies, McKesson continues to thrive in the supply and technology industry. This has made them the leading company in the United States and abroad, it has become the second best if not leading in the industry (citation?). Therefore, I feel that they do not fall into either traditional or emerging change process. McKesson has been very smart in the process of expanding outside the United

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