Visit the website of the Ford Motor Company: https://corporate.ford.com/, and go
to the Investors page. Look around the page (there is a lot of excellent information
here), and search for information related to the organization’s structure and
controls. Then, locate the company’s most recent Annual Reports and 10-K
filings. After completing some research at Ford’s website, the library, and on the
internet, address the following:
- Describe the organizational structure at the Ford Motor Company (what form of
structure does the company have?). Include any information you can find
regarding the company’s Board of Directors and the company’s committees. Is
the Board a diverse group of individuals? - Describe the organization’s culture. How well does the company’s values
statement align with its culture? Is the culture at Ford Motor Company an
inclusive work environment? - Do some research at the Ford Motor Company website and in the library (be
sure to look at trade magazines and newspapers as well) and find as much
information concerning the company’s control systems as you can (budgets,
inventory control, annual objectives, functional strategies, policies and
procedures, personnel evaluation systems, or other). Describe these controls,
and discuss how they assist in keeping Ford Motor Company strategies on
track