Running head: IT STRATEGY, SOURCING AND VENDOR RELATIONSHIPSIT Strategy, Sourcing and Vendor RelationshipsStudents nameInstitutionCourseDate1IT STRATEGY, SOURCING AND VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS2IT Strategy, Sourcing and Vendor Relationships1. What will AstraZeneca look like in 2014 after its restructuring and outsourcingstrategies have been completed? That is, which functions will be performed by thecompany and which ones won't be?AstraZeneca intends to restructure its self and shift from Tightly-Bound to LooselyCoupled institution through outsourcing. The organization will no longer waste time andresources in areas of research and development, manufacturing of drugs logistic activities orInformation technology but rather outsource those services to companies best at this as itconcentrates on the critical business (Turban, 2017 p 376 ). The company will only focus onIntellectual properties, research, branding, and quality and safety issues while all the otherfunctions will be outsourced.2. What new types of management skills will be necessary?Outsourcing, contractual management, and negotiation management skills will benecessary for AstraZeneca as it changes its way of operation. The new operation plan requiresthose skills to enable it deals effectively with the many vendors she wishes to engage inoutsourcing.3. Do you think that this organizational model is the model of the future?The model of this organization is taking best fit into the future ...
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