Walgreens Strategic Analysis

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Identifying the Best Practices in Strategic Management
Gertrude Steinbeck
ORG 500 – Foundations of Effective Management
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Dr. Stephanie Allong
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August 6, 2010

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More recently, the organization diversified its offerings through worksite healthcare facilities, home care facilities, specialty pharmacies, and mail service pharmacies (Walgreens Company, 2010).
Walgreen Company established a strong organizational culture focusing on consumer and employee satisfaction. The mission of Walgreens is:
We will provide the most convenient access to consumer goods and services . . . and pharmacy, health and wellness services . . . in America. We will earn the trust of our customers and build shareholder value. We will treat each other with respect and dignity and do the same for all we serve. We will offer employees of all backgrounds a place to build a career. (“Mission statement,” 2010, para. 1)
Walgreens was established in 1901
If a quotation is longer than 40 words, it by pharmacist Charles R. Walgreen Sr. (“Our Past,”
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2010). Priorindented ½ inch (or 5company, Mr. Walgreen struggled with the direction the format is to establishing the spaces multiple web pages from from the left) from the left margin. Do
The organization has expanded into all 50 states, as well as the District of couple of words of the title of Care clinics
Colombia and Puerto Rico, for a total of 7,496 stores and 350 Take the web page.(Walgreens
Company, 2010).

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Strategic management and corporate sustainability are two important practices in today’s competitive global environment. In order to effectively implement strategic management in light of corporate sustainability, leaders must have an understanding of such concepts. This paper has provided a background and understanding of strategic management and corporate sustainability.
An overview and history of Walgreen Company was also presented in order to identify best practices in strategic management that enhance corporate sustainability.

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Carroll, A. B. (1979). A three-dimensional conceptual model of corporate performance. The
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Collins, J. (2001). Good to great. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers