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2.0 Strategy Relationship with Corporate, Business and Functional Structures
For modern entities, strategy anchor entire decisions which need to be made and integrated to the organisation operations. The rationale of this is what CIPS (2022) identify as inappropriate strategy affecting success of staff in their operations. In line with figure 2 summary, a strategy can be categorised into corporate, business and functional.
Figure 2:Organisations Strategy Pyramid
2.1 Occidental of Oman Organisation Structure
The importance of evaluating an organisation structure is to manage people and departments holistically, flexible and an autonomous people practices (CIPS, 2022a). In figure 3 organisation structure, by use of functional organisation structure, they are able to ensure that their different departments work in collaboration to achieve their intended goals.
Figure 3:Occidental of Oman Organisation Structure
For Oxy organisation, corporate objectives are to ensure right assets are in the hands of remarkable people guided by passion of outperforming. In Oxy (2022), their operations border from profits acquisition to establishing viable, cost-efficient strategy to limit the challenges with energy and protect their environment for their future populations. In this regard, for Oxy flat structure, they clearly stipulate staff roles in their organisation. This is with elimination of many management levels therefore having an improved coordination and engagement. Further, Oxy management capitalise on efficient decision making with entire costs of operation reduced considering Middle-Level Management is eliminated.
Further, the corporate aim of Oxy is to ensure sustainable energy is accessed by their clients. This is while assuring affordable and sustainable operations in their different markets globally. The organisation mission is driving change to achieve an appropriate, green future through quality installing energy technologies both in the companies locations and also individual homes. Therefore, in line with Nwachukwu and Vu (2020) recommendation, strategic aim is important for ensuring their alignment with their mission and vision. Considering Oxy company, the importance of their strategy is establishing a roadmap to inform and guide success in navigating on mission and strategies set.
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- In this integrative assessment for Corporate Award Program establishes it has provided a formal commercial negotiation for Occidental of Oman operating in oil and gas industry.
- Commercial negotiation plan has been developed by reference to data, factual information and CIPS tools. HSE and chemicals portfolio spend category has been identified and evaluated in-depth to come up with an appropriate negotiation plan.
- The importance of identifying the HSE and Chemicals are informed by the previous COVID-19 pandemic which has informed on the need for adopting healthy business environment which is free from any infections.
- Further, coming from the pandemic where the level of business operations had significantly reduced and the organisation need to restart their operations by cleansing their systems and machines. In this case, the need for HSE and the chemicals portfolio in Occidental of Oman has been in an upward trajectory.
- For negotiation successful implementation, Occidental of Oman involves professionals, terms and conditions initiated, holistic readiness and streamlined procurement and supply chain approaches. This is with good forecast and plans being core for guaranteeing customers services delivery on time.
- From the analysis, different tools including SWOT, PESTLE and 4R’s have evidenced that Occidental of Oman is always on the advantage of ensuring they achieve the Best Alternative for Negotiated Agreement (BATNA).
- Also, this report highlight the need for holistic planning by prioritising on all expectation from the initial opening to the closure and agreement phases of negotiation.