Category: Management

Using the same company, perform a brief external environmental analysis looking at the industry, the competition, the market, and the general environment to defend your strategic thinking choices and explain how the analysis will support future strategic planning and implementation, either as a growth opportunity or a termination of business.

MGT 450 Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking [WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5]

Prior to beginning this discussion, read Chapters 3 and 4 of the course text.

Thinking strategically using strategic models and techniques must be the precursor to strategic planning and implementation. The perception of “thinking” is often considered to be a subjective “out of the box” process with little defense or research of the proposed opportunity.

Strategic thinking may contain those same proposed outcomes; however, the process includes defined research models defending and supporting the recommendations for a sustainable business model.

Two companies that are at opposite ends of the spectrum in development and growth are Whole Foods and Kmart. For this discussion, provide a researched summary for one of the two organizations including its history and current market situation.

Define the success or failure of their business model and the potential for future sustainability.

Support your thoughts using one or more of the described strategic thinking techniques, such as blue ocean, structured brainstorming, Abell’s three-dimensional business definition model, strategic frontiers, four-action framework, and strategy canvas.

Using the same company, perform a brief external environmental analysis looking at the industry, the competition, the market, and the general environment to defend your strategic thinking choices and explain how the analysis will support future strategic planning and implementation, either as a growth opportunity or a termination of business.

Guided Response: Your initial post must be specific and significant. The initial post must be between 300 and 350 words. You must support your post with at least two scholarly resources in addition to the text to defend your positions and findings.

Use the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) document for additional guidance.

Identify the history, industry, mission and vision, values and purpose, the leadership within, and potential competition.

MGT 450 evaluating mission statements

Evaluating Mission Statements

[WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 2, 5]

Prior to beginning this assignment, read Chapter 2 of the course text and review the Mission Statements (Links to an external site.) web page.

The Week 1 written assignment is Section 1 of the Capstone Paper for the course.

Below is a list of five large and significant organizations. Research each organization and select one as the topic for the final paper:

Nokia – Technology industry ( chose NOKIA)

Each organization is unique and has important strategic challenges. Once you select an organization, begin a detailed search to identify the history, industry, mission and vision, values and purpose, the leadership within, and potential competition.

Also, research and select a news item (within the last 12 to 24 months) that is affecting the company and posing a challenge to the strategy of the company. Challenges come in many different forms and could be positive or negative.

You may discover leadership issues, legal or legislative issues, environmental challenges, human resource concerns, product design and research challenges, growth challenges, or possibly financial issues. Keep in mind that the identified challenge will be the core of the strategic review and recommendations developed throughout the paper.

Once your research is complete, prepare Section 1 of the paper. Section 1 must have at a minimum three full pages of content (excluding the cover and reference pages). You must include at a minimum three resources in addition to the course text that provide qualified information related to the organization. Wikipedia is not a qualified resource.

Use the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) document for additional guidance. Include the text as a scholarly resource to support theory and concepts related to strategy. During the construction of Section 1, be specific and refrain from making assumptions.

To complete this assignment, you must address the following:

Select an organization.

Identify the history, the industry, the mission and vision, the values and purpose, the leadership within, and potential competition.

Research and select a news item that is affecting the company and posing a challenge to its strategy.

The Section 1 of the Capstone Paper

Must be at least three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word. (Links to an external site.)

Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.

Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed credible sources in addition to the course text.

The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for his assignment,  contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)

Write a one-page narrative about the definition and thoughts of conducting a quantitative strategic plan matrix.After writing about the quantitative strategic plan matrix, write about the benefits of having coaching and career development within a company.If you had to choose between coaching or career development, which would you choose and why.

Management

Write a one-page narrative about the definition and thoughts of conducting a quantitative strategic plan matrix.

After writing about the quantitative strategic plan matrix, write about the benefits of having coaching and career development within a company. If you had to choose between coaching or career development, which would you choose and why.

Describe the various types of information which exist and can be exploited within the organisation.Explain the various loss routes for information from an organisation.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO 1. Identify the reasons why information is a critical asset for all organisations (this could be bringing on very earlier in this report)

LO 2. Describe the various types of information which exist and can be exploited within the organisation

LO 3. Explain the various loss routes for information from an organisation

LO 4. Define cyber in relation to information and interpret the differences – information security and cyber security are not necessarily the same thing.

Explain the events that led to each of these regulatory measures.Describe the impact these laws have had on business ethics.

Regulatory Measures

This assignment is a PowerPoint presentation with speaker’s notes. To prepare for this assignment, access and view the following tutorial: A PowerPoint Tutorial – The Essentials. Also, view Speaker’s notes.

note your PowerPoint presentation needs to have two separate parts.

First, you will examine the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (FSGO), the Sarbanes – Oxley Act (SOX), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Foreign Corruptions Practices Act (FCPA). In your presentation

Explain the events that led to each of these regulatory measures.

Describe the impact these laws have had on business ethics.

Illustrate your understanding by including examples in your presentation to support your points.

For the second part of the assignment, use the Library to choose an article that describes how one of the laws: FSGO, SOX, CFPB, or FCPA affected an organization. Be sure to choose an article that describes how the chosen law has a positive or negative effect on the organization.

Summarize the article

Describe the effects on the organization.

The presentation:

Must be 15 to 20 slides in length (not including the title slide and references slide) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the  Writing Center.

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of presentation

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Must document all sources according to APA style as outlined in the  Writing Center.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in theWriting Center.

Identify the theories and techniques relating to human capital development in particular those relating to motivation For this learning outcome you must provide examples of theories and techniques for human capital development and how these are used/applied in your chosen organisations for motivation

Resource Management Integration Report of British Airways and Emirates

L.O 1. Identify the theories and techniques relating to human capital development in particular those relating to motivation For this learning outcome you must provide examples of theories and techniques for human capital development and how these are used/applied in your chosen organisations for motivation

L.O 2. Evaluate change management theories and assess the potential challenges and opportunities associated with implementing change and the characteristics of a ‘learning organisation’ For this learning outcome you must provide examples of theories for change management and how these have been used/applied in your chosen organisations, with examples for a learning organisation and any associated challenges and opportunities.

L.O 3. Examine the role of financial management techniques for the monitoring and control of the financial resource alongside the significance of cost information and its contribution to short, interim and long term planning.

Using a tool such as ratio analysis, you must demonstrate how the tools are used (calculations and data) over a 5 year period and compare the organisations against each other AND the sector or industry average.

L.O 4. Evaluate the role of standard financial and management account practices in different types of organisations.

For this learning outcome you must provide examples and evidence of financial decision making within your organisations to do with financial/management account practices. Real examples should be provided.

An example may include decisions made due to Covid.

All work should be referenced and cited. Where company examples are NOT provided or applied – the

learning outcome will NOT be met

 Identify the method of workflow that is embodied in the company’s system.Analyze if the approach suggested is the most suitable for the company’s lean environment.

Lean Systems at Autoliv

Operations Management.

Module 2 Brief: Lean Systems at Autoliv

Purpose

This assignment is intended to assess your ability to:

Identify the method of workflow that is embodied in the company’s system.

Analyze if the approach suggested is the most suitable for the company’s lean environment.

Recommend the approach most suitable for the company’s lean environment.

Integrate established operation management principles into the discussion.

Write a business report based on the 5-step critical thinking decision making model.

Action Items

1. Read chapter 6 from the book then read the case: Lean Systems at Autoliv case at the end of Chapter 6.

2. Write a 3-page business brief that explain all the following in details:

a. Case Background: You are an outside consultant hired by Takashi Harada to evaluate and make recommendations at Autoliv.

b. Which method of workflow is embodied in Autoliv’s system?

c. Is this approach most suitable to its lean environment?

What are their strengths and weaknesses? What approach do you think the institution you selected uses (Tesla)? How does your selected institution benefit from the approach, and, if it does not benefit from their approach, why not.

Suppliers

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review Chapters 13 and 14 in the course textbook and the weekly lecture.

In your discussion post, assess key supplier-management approaches.

What are their strengths and weaknesses? What approach do you think the institution you selected uses (Tesla)? How does your selected institution benefit from the approach, and, if it does not benefit from their approach, why not.

Apply at least two supplier-management approaches or models to your institution, and explain the benefits and drawbacks particular to your selected institution.

What is a learning organization? Select an organization of your choice (Tesla), and explain why you think they are or are not an effective learning organization.

Inputs

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 13 and 14 in the course textbook, and the weekly lecture.

Understanding and assessing your organization’s culture can mean the difference between success and failure in today’s fast changing business environment.

In your discussion post, answer the following questions:

What is organizational culture and how are cultural values reflected in organizations?

What impact does organizational culture have on total quality management (TQM) practices and principles?

Can an organization change its organizational culture to promote TQM practices and principles?

Is it easy to change organizational culture?

What are common barriers to change?

What are some questions that organizations must ask and steps they must take in change management process?

Also address the following in your post:

What is a learning organization? Select an organization of your choice (Tesla), and explain why you think they are or are not an effective learning organization.