Organization strategy of Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
1. The stock values of Lowe's for at least past 3-5 years(trend analysis)
2. The capital structure of Lowe's ( at least 3 years comparison)

compare and contrast the information, make a recommendation as to a financial planning strategy Lowe's should pursue.

be sure to address the following: strengths of each approach, weaknesses of each approach, opportunities of each approach, and threats of each approach

Project 4 - 10% of your grade

Topic/Themes: Cybersecurity as an Organizational Strategy: An Ethical and Legal Perspective

Description:

Prepare a short paper of approximately 8-12 pages investigating the strategic impact of cybersecurity in the organization with a special focus on its ethical and legal implications. The paper must include at least 10 literature sources and may be include the following topics:

Following topics to address:
-Cybersecurity as an organizational strategy: a literature review
-Implementing a cybersecurity strategy: legal, ethical, and technical considerations
-The role of IT and cybersecurity in the organizational performance
-Diffusing cybersecurity strategy from the top to the bottom of the organization
-Practical recommendations for creating a cybersecurity strategy

References:

Spinello, R.A. (2011). Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, 4th Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

Baase, Sara. of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet, 3rd edition

Explain how marketing, finance/accounting, Research &Development, and management information systems managers' involvement in organizational strategy formulation and in organizational strategy implementation can enhance organizational strategy design and organizational strategy implementation.
Your questions:
Please explain why each department participation in the creation of the organizational strategy is important.
Please explain how each departments will contribute to the creation of the organizational strategy.
Please explain how each department will contribute to the implementation of the organizational strategy.
Please explain why each departments participation in the implementation of the organizational strategy is important.
Justify and substantiate your conclusions.
The following items are required:
APA style cover page/title page

Page numbers in the right hand corner of the header for each page.

One inch margins on all four sides of the page.

APA in text citations (as appropriate).

APA Reference Page (as appropriate).

12 pt Times New Roman Font.

Document must be double-spaced.

The first line of each paragraph indented five spaces.
A minimum of one research source over and above your textbook for this course.
Do not use Wikipedia, any online encyclopedias, or any online dictionaries as research sources in this course. Use scholarly quality research only.
Minimum length of the written assignment document is two pages. The two pages does not include the cover/title page or the reference page. Two pages means two pages of document body.

Operational Plan

Develop an operational plan for an organization of your choice. Create a fictional organization that includes the name, type of business, size of organization, and the product or service that the organization offers. The paper must be between 10-12 papers in length and include five scholarly sources, in addition to the text. Include the following in the assignment:

Develop an organizational chart for the proposed organization.

Include the title of positions and a brief description of the positions? duties and responsibilities.

Figure 7.7 on page 207 of the text provides an example of how to develop the organizational chart.

Define the organization?s vision, mission, and values

Outline the basic planning process for the organization and how the three levels of management influence this process.

Explain why the quality, productivity and profitability are important elements in the planning process

Evaluate the relationship between the human resource planning activities and the overall organizational strategy

Discuss the philosophy of management that will be applied to the management of the organization and how the structure of the organization will foster a positive work environment where employees will be motivated and productive.

Compose the steps of control and types of controls included in the control process for the organization.


Writing the Operational Plan

The Final Paper:

Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a title page with the following:

Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted

Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least five scholarly sources from the Ashford Online Library, in addition to the text.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

I would like to request writer - Cathii. This writer previously had written a paper (Order ID 96043) and the topic is linked to some of the same materials.

Assignment - Why do organizational strategies evolve from simple business strategies (e.g. cost leadership and product differentiation) to more complex corporate strategies (e.g. vertical integration, product diversification, mergers / acquisitions, and globalization), to the new frontiers of network strategies (e.g strategic alliances, cooperative or open source strategies, flexibility-adaptability-agility, and high-reliability strategies)?

Using evidence from Christensen, Friedman, and other reliable sources, provide answers to these (above) questions with illustrations from your own experiences and places of employment.

Friedman, T. L. (2005, 2006, 2007-Release 3.0). The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Picador / Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.

Christensen, C.M. (2006). The innovators dilemma. New York: Harper Collins, Collins Business Essentials. (This is a paperback with an Authors Note on the first page dated May, 2002).

There are faxes for this order.

a paper. An analaysis of teh alignment between teh organization's strategy and the HRD system. Need to look at best practices reviewing academic and practioner literature on alignment of organizational strategy and HRD systems. Then recommend action steps that you would recommend to the HRD management to take thata would align the HRDF process with the organizational stategy.

Must use books, minimum of recent journal articles (5years or less old) maximum of two internet sites.

Prepare a course paper, approximately 12??"15 pages in length (excluding appendices), on a topic related to the theme of Strategic Staffing.

A list of example topics for course papers is provided below to provide some ideas. However, these are examples only. Please feel free to consider other staffing-related topics that are of interest to you.
Alignment of staffing strategy with organizational strategy.
Internet staffing methods compared to traditional staffing methods: time, cost, quality, and retention.
Effects of utilizing realistic job reviews on employee selection, performance, and retention.
Current developments in job analysis.
Breaking the glass ceiling: Sociological, legal, and organizational issues.
Current issues: Managing the flexible workforce.
Current developments in selection testing and validation.
Defining the new careers of the 21st century and implications for staffing strategies.
Requirements and implementation strategies for a staffing management information system.
Developing innovative mobility paths for career development: Parallel tracks and lattice tracks.


******The paper should include*****

- 1 page (first page) which states and describes the specific topic

- Describe the strategic staffing topic that you have selected and identify why it is significant. Present any background or facts that will enable the reader to clearly understand the issues.

- Identify and clearly state the issues or problems. Remember, that what appears to be the strategic staffing problem may actually be just a symptom of a bigger problem??"dig deep to be sure you've identified the real problem(s). If there appears to be more than one problem/issue, decide if they are separate or related issues. Keep the problem statement short and concise. Specify whose point of view you are taking to identify the problem.

- Connect the problem to a specific topical area of work in Strategic Staffing. Name the topical area (e.g., high rate of voluntary turnover of valuable employees). Then write your synthesis of at least four scholarly or professional studies or articles that seem relevant to your inquiry.

- Provide an identification and description of the causes of the problem/issue. Be sure the causes you identify relate directly to the problem/issue. A critical element of the strength of this section is to apply concepts and models from our text, from class discussions, and from your literature review. Discuss the concepts, ideas, or insights that are most valuable in helping you make sense of the causes of the staffing problem. Support your analysis with reference to appropriate research.

-Suggest consequences to the organization in the next year, two years, or more if nothing is done differently and no actions are taken to address the causes of this problem.

- Recommend a more desirable state of affairs (behaviors); compare this state to what happens if no changes are made; and propose at least two action steps that will leverage the organization toward the more desirable state. Describe exactly what should be done and how it should be done, including by whom, with whom, and in what sequence.

-Think about this assignment and write a well-thought-out reflective statement about how this assignment influenced your personal, academic, and professional leadership and managerial development.

You must use no less than eight resources. Cite all sources.
All references must be cited in two places: within the body of your paper and on a separate reference list.

Using your selected leader/manager and the organization he/she worked for during their managerial tenure, write an APA formatted, 1,000 word, double-spaced paper describing the organization?s strategy and strategic management plan using David?s Comprehensive Strategic-Management Model. The assignment requires that you address each stage (i.e., vision/mission, audit of the internal and external environment, long-term objectives, selected strategies, implementation, control, and feedback). Additionally, discuss how the organization?s strategy achieved competitive advantage; you will also need to include in-text citations link to a minimum of five (5) references to show the sources of information for your paper. Use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font for your paper.

Leader-Sam Walton:Wal-Mart

The review should examine studies or models of at least 3-4 professional and scholarly sources, multiple trade-level sources, and a variety of popular sources (some suggestions below).

Journal Type Some Examples

Professional Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Nursing Quarterly, Personnel Administrator, Society of Advanced
Management, etc.

Academic Theory Academy of Management Review, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Management, Journal of Compensation and Benefits Review, Human Relations, Journal of Conflict Management, Public Administration Review . . .

Academic Empirical Interfaces, Academy of Management Journal, Industrial and
Labor Relations Review, Econometrica, Journal of Social
Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes, Journal of Finance . . .

Popular Business Wall Street Journal, Barrons, the Economist, the Financial Times

Trade-Industry Advertising Age, INC, Computer World . . .

This paper should include a one page single space executive summary as well as an introduction.

Further this paper should seek to analyze and explain the organizational change impact of outsourcing and strategic alliances.

These are the instructions for this analysis.

The purpose of the analysis section is to explicitly examine the issue. This clearly means that the issue is examined in terms of its influence or impact on other important issues (i.e.: some aspects of organizational strategy, structures, or processes). For each paper, this will be a unique task. One way to look at this task is to ask yourself, ?Of what am I informing the reader that isn?t obvious?? The difficulty with this criterion is that the meaning of ?obvious? can be very different from reader to reader.

The root of analysis is some form of planned comparison. A segment can hardly be called analysis if all it does is identify and describe; but note, that it is a requirement to
sufficiently identify and describe before you can examine how component parts of a process or an issue relate to (affect or influence) one another. It will become obvious to you as you edit and revise, that some forms of identification and description are necessary for you to proceed to analysis.

This section should take the fullest use of various forms of evidence to present the analysis. This may include such things as statistical data, anecdotal information, quotations, case histories, or reported findings of other analyses. In using evidence, you must be very careful to present an even-handed approach. Selectively ignoring information that tends to disprove a position that you intend to take in the evaluation segment is a form of bias. Biases can usually be ?sniffed-out? by astute thinkers by the absence of perspective that can be detected with a few well-conceived questions.

If the reader suspects an explicit or implicit absence of a fair perspective, credibility of the analysis is at stake. This is because an analysis that ?misses? a major relationship or perspective is likely to lead to incomplete conclusions. While truly no analysis is ever perfectly complete, those analyses that miss major concepts or relationships tend to be less influential simply because the absence of a key relationship or concept means that the writer cannot presently contemplate the fullness of the relationship effects. Given the awareness of this problem, the analyses section should be oriented on the relationship issues that ?count the most? (that is, appeal to explaining the most important parts of issue). The analysis of relations section is the main portion of your paper; as such it will run anywhere from three to ten pages.

According to the references listed below write me a 3 page paper double space discussing the relationship between sears organization's strategy and structure. Be sure to address the following questions:

1. What is sears organization's strategy?
2. What is sears structure?
3. Do sears organizational strategy support it?s structure?
4. What is the primary outcome of the degree of fit between strategy and structure?
5. Communicate the understanding of the concepts (i.e., clouding, etc.)
6. Describe the ability to link the concepts to the issues of privacy, transparency and reliability.

References:

Thompson, F. (1991). Management control and the Pentagon: The organizational strategy-structure mismatch. Public Administration Review, 51(1), 52-66.

(2008) The Strategy-Structure Mismatch.
http://www.willamette.edu/~fthompso/MgmtCon/Strat&Struct.html

Choose a multinational organization from the list and review their online HR mission statement and information on their career-related web pages.


Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain if the organization has addressed the following items from a global perspective:


? The goals and strategy of the organization in the mission statement, values, and goals

? The goals and strategy of HR in the career-related web pages

? Review further pertinent information about the company on its site or other informational websites

? How the organization has aligned the HR strategy with the organization?s strategy and why alignment is important


Select from the following list of organizations:


? Coca-Cola?

? LG?

? Nestl??

? IBM?: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/us/en/;http://www.ibm.com/ibm/values/us/

? Anheuser-Busch InBev?: http://www.ab-inbev.com/

? Starbucks?


Format your paper consistent with APA version 6 guidelines. Be sure to include a clear thesis statement in your introduction that represents your position/response on the issues in the assignment instructions.

I would like to use the same Writer as in my previous order.


New Topic: Journal Article Analysis

Submit a 1,600 word analysis of the articles from the Management Philosophy Table assignment. If you include different articles or make changes to your table, create and submit a new table.

Include the following:

? Briefly summarize each article?s contribution to your topic. Even though the articles belong to the same theory, the authors may have different opinions.

o Include the main theorist on whom the authors based their writings and in what management school of thought the research exists.

o What influences of the main theorist are found in the articles?

? Using your table as a guide, compare and contrast the articles, highlighting similarities and differences.

? Synthesize the articles into a single observation regarding your topic.

? If your table has changed, include a revised table.

Format your analysis consistent with APA guidelines.



New Topic: Journal Article Analysis

Individual
Journal Article Analysis Submit a 1,400- to 2,100-word analysis of the articles from the Management Philosophy Table assignment. If you include different articles or make changes to your table, create and submit a new table.

Include the following:

? Briefly summarize each article?s contribution to your topic. Even though the articles belong to the same theory, the authors may have different opinions.

o Include the main theorist on whom the authors based their writings and in what management school of thought the research exists.

o What influences of the main theorist are found in the articles?

? Using your table as a guide, compare and contrast the articles, highlighting similarities and differences.

? Synthesize the articles into a single observation regarding your topic.

? If your table has changed, include a revised table.

Format your analysis consistent with APA guidelines.

References
Dierksmeier, C. (2011). The freedom-responsibility nexus in management philosophy and business ethics. Journal of Business Ethics, 101(2), 263-283.
He, N. (2011). Case study on the influence of Chinese traditional philosophy to the enterprise management. Journal of Management and Strategy, 2(3), 73.
Kralev, T. (2011). Management by objectives: Management philosophy for prosperous tourism organizations. UTMS Journal of Economics, 2(1), 83-87.
Wang, Y. (2011). Mission-driven organizations in japan: Management philosophy and individual outcomes. Journal of Business Ethics, 101(1), 111-126.

Extra References
Ashkenas, R., Ulrich, D., Jick, T., & Kerr, S. (2002). The boundaryless organization: Breaking the chains of organizational structure (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S. A. (2007). Management: Leading and collaborating in a competitive world (7th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Beamish, P.W., Morrison, A., Inkpen, A., & Rosenzweig, P. M. (2003). International management: Text and cases (5th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Hoopes, J. (2003). False prophets. The gurus who created modern management and why their ideas are bad for business. Cambridge, MA. Perseus.

Jones, G. R. (2010). Organizational theory, design, and change. (6th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.


Previous Topic: Management Philosophies Table

Order ID: A2086426
Writer?s If you would like the same writer to complete future research development for you, please specify the writer's username (see above) when placing your next order.

University of Phoenix Material
Management Philosophy Table
Table 1
To what extent do academic philosophies affect actual decision-making of managers?

Authors Article Type and Context Dynamics Differentiation Integration
Purpose
Wang Quantitative survey
The influence of managerial philosophy within Japanese companies Japanese companies have been traditionally viewed as being more influenced by philosophy and mission statements than organizations in other nations Surveying 1019 Japanese employees, evaluating their experiences supports this conventional wisdom Organizational philosophy acts as a mediator between individuals and the needs of the enterprise in Japan Mission statements have the ability to render companies more effective and also potentially more ethical by offering a buffer between employee and organizational needs
Dierksmeier Phenomenology
The extent to which the self-interested model of firm behavior of classical economics really advances firm interests Increasing calls for firms to have ethical and moral standards, such as observing principles of sustainability
The article argues against the classical firm philosophy which is to sever corporate ethical standards from normative ethical standards
A qualitative model for evaluating choices versus a model driven by quantitative analysis is proposed
Management education must be founded on an ideal of moral freedom, not just a conception of capitalist freedom
He Case study of the influence of traditional Chinese philosophy on business ?The key idea of Confucianism is to achieve strategic alignment, for instance, the alignment between organizational strategy and individuals' behavior? (He 2011). The degree to which Confucianism, which is once again popular in China, can be useful in businesses cross-culturally. Case study of successful integration of Confucian ethics and principles at NTT DoCoMo and in Silicon Valley organizations to show how Confucian principles can be useful in a variety of organizational settings Teamwork, a sense of individual ?embeddedness? in a larger whole are all Confucian virtues and have shown themselves useful in China?s new, budding enterprises and also in organizations around the world. Confucian virtues are what make many Silicon Valley organizations so successful.
Kralev Review
Management by Objectives: The advantages of implementing them in an tourist-driven organization Interactions of MBO and practical demands of business Comparison of advantages and disadvantages of MBO: defines what needs to be done, encourages organizational loyalty as success for employees is clearly defined by meeting objectives. Disadvantages include the time and money taken to create objectives. The virtue of MBO is offering a clear, structured philosophy of what type of objectives (long, middle, and short) a firm should set and to make sure that they are ?realistic? and ?time-defined? (Kralev 2011) How MBO as a philosophy can be applied within the context of a specific industry




References
Dierksmeier, C. (2011). The freedom-responsibility nexus in management philosophy and business ethics. Journal of Business Ethics, 101(2), 263-283.
He, N. (2011). Case study on the influence of Chinese traditional philosophy to the enterprise management. Journal of Management and Strategy, 2(3), 73.
Kralev, T. (2011). Management by objectives: Management philosophy for prosperous tourism organizations. UTMS Journal of Economics, 2(1), 83-87.
Wang, Y. (2011). Mission-driven organizations in japan: Management philosophy and individual outcomes. Journal of Business Ethics, 101(1), 111-126.

Dear sir,

Please write me an example essay on the below topic.

Business Operations in Your Organization: Strategies for Achieving Competitive Advantage.

Present a case for how business operations in your chosen organization of choice,can be managed to achieve competitive advantage.

1) The company you have chosen to examine and an explanation for your choice.

2) To what extent does demand management as practiced in your organization support the view that, "An integral part of any demand management process is an implementation of an iterative process of sales forecasting and planning"? (Mentzer, Myers, & Stank, 2007)

How far does consideration of demand forecasting as practiced in your organization lead you to agree with the conclusion that, "true analysis of sales forecasting management often produces the conclusion that the benefit of improved accuracy is not worth the cost"? (Mentzer et al., 2007).

3) How critical is technology to any strategy for business process integration in a global organization?

What are the problems facing a traditional asset-driven supply chain planning to convert to becoming a customer-driven value chain?

Is business process integration feasible and, if so, what lessons can be learned from the case study that would be applicable to any organization planning a strategy of business process integration?

Topic: Organizational Change of the company Northrop Grumman:

OCP Proposal on Northrop Grumman Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers are commonly characterized as the consolidation of two organizations into a single organization. Potential merger or acquisition partners are typically identified pursuant to some type of strategic fit. Strategic fit is broadly characterized as similarity between organizational strategies or complementary organizational strategies setting the stage for potential strategic synergy. Studies have shown that strategic fit does not necessarily make a merger successful.

The merging organizations must consider their organizations people orientation, attitudes toward innovation, customer service orientation, employee loyalty and attitudes toward growth. Even with a consensus on these issues, the merger still may not be successful. Employee problems have been estimated to be responsible for one-third to one-half of all merger failures.

Northrop Grumman has had numerous successful mergers since Northrop merged with the Grumman Corp. in 1994. Today, Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $25 billion global defense company, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. It provides technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology. Northrop Grumman has approximately 120,000 employees and operations in all 50 states and 25 countries. The corporation serves U.S. and international military, government and commercial customers.

The last three successful mergers that Northrop Grumman has accomplished were with Logicon, Litton PRC, and TRW. Bringing their total in all to 12. Because of these successful mergers, their corporate stock value has gone up and the corporation is now in a better position it in an industry dominated by giants.

My OCP will deal with why a corporation like Northrop Grumman has acquired so many other companies. I will discuss their organizational structure prior to theses mergers and how it changed afterwards. I will also analyze the strength, weaknesses, similarities and differences encountered in mergers and how Northrop Grumman dealt with these while also comparing their actions to other recent company mergers, both successful and unsuccessful. I would also like to briefly identify what legal stumbling blocks may be encountered during a proposed merger, such as the deal that fell through between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.







Requirements:

Examine an actual example of organizational change derived from, and supported by, organizational theory, in this case mergers and acquisitions of the company Northrop Grumman.

Develop a sound theoretical model of the chosen change topic (mergers and acquisitions), and to also develop an interview format of objective and deductive questions to be posed to a "real" manager or executive, responsible for a recently completed or ongoing change program.

Seek information on the strategic, organizational design, or organizational process purposes that the organization is trying to achieve (or has recently achieved) through the change program (mergers and acquisitions).

Conduct a literature review of current (within past 3-4 years) trends, applications, and models in the chosen topic. The review should examine studies or models of at least 3-4 professional and scholarly sources, multiple trade-level sources, and a variety of popular sources

The paper will seek to explain the current models, applications, and outcomes of the change program (mergers and acquisitions) explored during the interview phase, and will compare the applications, as implemented or conducted by the interviewed organization to the original literature findings. In other words, the student should develop a theoretical model, test the model in a "real" organizational setting, and compare the findings to the original theoretical model.


Certain distinguishing criteria are expected to guide the paper.

a) Relevance
Relevance refers to whether or not the issue being analyzed contributes to a deeper understanding of organization theory. That is, some issues may be less critical to an understanding of organization theory and change than others. For instance, compliance with the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, though required by law for all public companies that file a form 10-k with the Security and Exchange Commission, may not impact sufficiently upon specific applied changes in organizational strategy, structure, or processes. Therefore, if Sarbane-Oxley is chosen, it is the researcher?s responsibility to explain the theory building and application oriented relevance of Act-related change upon specified processes, structures, or strategies of the organization under study.

b) Timeliness
Timeliness refers to whether or not organizations are dealing with the issue in some systematic way through adaptations, changes, or reactions in strategies, structures, and/or processes. An example of timeliness is the impact of Internet applications upon the development and delivery of new goods and services (such as in financial products, education, or travel planning). However, the analysis of how overnight air express systems have impacted on the design and delivery of ground delivery services would be less timely. This is not to say that innovations in air or ground delivery do not continue to have relational impacts on strategies, structures, or processes; however, it is clear that these theoretical applications to business are in a more mature (older) phase of the organization?s life cycle.

c) Applicability
The chosen issue or topic should have demonstrable effects on other applications of theory and design. That is, no one theoretical application stands alone. It is the responsibility of the analyst to reveal by documentation (anecdotal, case history, empirical data, and/or third party testimonial) how organizations are adapting to the issue or how an organization (or group of organizations) is using an issue to shape future applications of strategies, structures, or processes.


The paper:

I. Executive Summary

The purpose of the executive summary is to give the reader an overview of the essential components of the report. Two page executive summary. There are many ways to construct an executive summary, depending on the type of the report. For this report, the first idea presented in the Executive summary is that of declaring the type and nature of management change program of analysis. It also identifies the important strategic, structural, and/or process relationships affected by the change program. This should be composed of one or two paragraphs.

The second task of the Executive Summary is to briefly discuss the underlying assumptions of the change program (in terms of desired changes in strategy, structure, or processes). Any formal definitions or special terms are introduced here. This should be composed of one to two paragraphs.

The third task of the summary is to briefly identify findings of the operation of said change programs. Case histories may be referenced, data summarized (such as summary statistics), advantages and disadvantages referenced, and/or opportunities and problems encountered. In sum, the third paragraph gives essential results and/or benefits/costs results (at the time of the writing). This task may take one to three paragraphs.

The final task is to present a brief synopsis of the future of said change programs given the knowledge gained from the literature and from the experience in the interview.

The executive summary (as well as the rest of the paper) is written in an objective, third person (and active voice) style. Allow the research speak for itself. Do not, under any circumstance, sprinkle the report with first or second person statements that reflect feeling or personal opinion.

II. Table of Contents (Example)


I Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i - ii


II Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii - iii

III Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Figure 1 (if you have a figure in the introduction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 or 2

IV Analysis of Change: The Impact of HRM Outsourcing
Negotiations Strategies And Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3

Subtitle (if you have subtitled segments within the section) . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7


V Interviewed Organization's Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 8 - 12

VI Comparisons Section . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 13 - 14

VII Looking Towards the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 - 16

VII References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 18

IIX Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 +
IX Bibliography (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 +



The page numbers in this example are for demonstration purposes. That is, your Introduction should be from one to two pages in length, your analysis of relations should be from two to five pages in length, and so forth.




III. Introduction

One of the purposes of the introduction is to provide a necessary and sufficient context to the researched issue. The introduction should not be, in any way, a mere reflection of the executive summary, however. That is, the introduction should leave the reader with a sense of issue identification, issue importance, issue operation, and relations to the issue. At the end of the introduction, the writer should be confident that the reader has been sufficiently informed of critical concepts and the orientation upon which the organizational subject is to be examined.

Obviously, the introduction ?introduces? the reader to the subject (the change program), but in doing so, the writer has to constantly ask him or herself if he or she is assuming prior knowledge (about the subject) on the reader?s behalf. Thus, while it is critical to give definitions, identify and distinguish important concept relations, and give a sense of appropriate organizational variables, it is equally important to write the introduction in such a way that the reader does not have to research the meaning of concepts used. At the same time, the introduction needs to be efficient. Information given in the introduction that does not somehow flow to or from and support the analysis will be considered extraneous to the reader as he or she completes the report. Things considered extraneous can lead to other misinterpretations about the purpose or intent of the report.

By the time the reader finishes the last paragraph of the introduction, s/he should clearly understand the importance of the change program. A well-written introduction does this by clarifying the context and the orientation of the paper.

At times, a brief history can help build the context; but do not write a long historical treatise! At other times, summary and/or anecdotal information helps to establish the context for the analysis; data may even be used if it helps focus the reader on the importance of the issue and the relations to be examined. The length of the introduction depends on the complexity of the subject; it often runs from one to three pages, however.


IV. Analysis of Change: (Your subtitle)

The purpose of the analysis section is to explicitly examine the issue, Which in this case is the merger/acquisitions of company Northrop Grumman . This clearly means that the issue is examined in terms of its influence or impact on other important issues (i.e.: some aspects of organizational strategy, structures, or processes). For each paper, this will be a unique task. One way to look at this task is to ask yourself, ?Of what am I informing the reader that isn?t obvious?? The difficulty with this criterion is that the meaning of ?obvious? can be very different from reader to reader.

The root of analysis is some form of planned comparison. A segment can hardly be called analysis if all it does is identify and describe; but note, that it is a requirement to
sufficiently identify and describe before you can examine how component parts of a process or an issue relate to (affect or influence) one another. It will become obvious to you as you edit and revise, that some forms of identification and description are necessary for you to proceed to analysis.

This section should take the fullest use of various forms of evidence to present the analysis. This may include such things as statistical data, anecdotal information, quotations, case histories, or reported findings of other analyses. In using evidence, you must be very careful to present an even-handed approach. Selectively ignoring information that tends to dis-confirm a position that you intend to take in the evaluation segment is a form of bias. Biases can usually be ?sniffed-out? by astute thinkers by the absence of perspective that can be detected with a few well-conceived questions.

If the reader suspects an explicit or implicit absence of a fair perspective, credibility of the analysis is at stake. This is because an analysis that ?misses? a major relationship or perspective is likely to lead to incomplete conclusions. While truly no analysis is ever perfectly complete, those analyses that miss major concepts or relationships tend to be less influential simply because the absence of a key relationship or concept means that the writer cannot presently contemplate the fullness of the relationship effects. Given the awareness of this problem, the analyses section should be oriented on the relationship issues that ?count the most? (that is, appeal to explaining the most important parts of issue). The analysis of relations section is the main portion of your paper; as such it will run anywhere from three to ten pages.


V. Interviewed Organization's Program

This section gives a brief summary of the Northrop Grumman?s program of change (its assumptions, purposes, goals, and objectives). The organization of this section will be somewhat unique in each paper, however, the reader should walk away with a clear idea of why the organization is attempting such a change and what goals it is seeking to accomplish through the program.

It is also very useful to identify your interview questions at this point.
Questions such as:
1. N-G?s strategic growth philosophy(it appears to be one of growth by acquisition within the broad defense industry spectrum ? or, buy rather internally developed)
2. What does N-G look for in a potential acquisition candidate (complementary technology, existing products and contracts, R&D prowess, diversification, cash reserves)
3. With its long history of activity in M&A?s has N-G formulated a proven model for the organizational and cultural intergeration of acquired companies.
4. What is the current organizational structure of N-G and how has it evolved over-time
5. What do and don?t organizational lessons has N-G learned through the various M&A?s?




Discussing the key questions and the theoretical motivations for asking them can do this.

VI. Comparisons Section: (Your subtitle)

This section of the paper actively compares literature modeling, prescriptions, and findings, with the purposes, applications, and findings of the host organization (as expressed by the executive granting the interview). Again, this is written in an objective, third person style. The emphasis is on comparing and contrasting noting any reasons for similarities and dissimilarities between what the literature prescribes and the organization applies.

In fact, no organization ever applies a model purely from the literature. Intervening considerations such as the organization's culture, its uses of technologies, systems of leadership and communications ? all moderate the applications. These issues should be made clear to the reader.



VII. Conclusion and Looking Towards the Future

The conclusion section looks at the overall impact of the issues and revisits the context that was established in the introduction. The conclusion should not dwell on repeating essential facts or relations already covered in the paper. Rather, the conclusion looks to the future (in terms of applications, directions, and implications of the organizational issue and relations).

A discussion of future applications, modifications, or implications is also appropriate in the final phase of the report. This is the one section wherein the author of the paper can, through reasoned substantiation, make prescriptive statements about the applications of the change program.

Request for Writer Infoceo

Subject - Organizational Analysis

Organization To Be Analyzed FORD Motor Company of Canada Limited.

Instructions

1) Analyze the Competitive Environment of Ford Canada (visit www.ford.ca)

2) Please research this company and you may probably need to make some assumptions as sensitive information may not be accessible.

3) Please discuss the following about Ford Canada

a) Organizational strategy
b) Organizational Structure
c) Organizational Design
d) Organizational effectiveness
e) Environment
f) Inter Organizational relationships

Please put yourself in the role of a consultant and use competitive intelligence tools to analyze this organization by considering the competitive environment of Ford Canada by analyzing the follows:

1.Describe the industry within which Ford Canada operates. Identify the major competitors. Describe the major trends, risks, or uncertainties facing organizations operating in this industry. Choose and discuss the most important sources of risk and uncertainty.

2.How well has the company dealt with these key sources of risk and uncertainty? What effect has competition, uncertainty, and risk had on the organizations strategy, structure, and overall effectiveness?

3.Describe the company's major stakeholders (e.g., competitors, suppliers, customers, employees). How has your choice of company managed its inter- and intra-organizational relationships?

4.Use the theoretical materials and the competitive intelligence you have collected to frame and make sense of Ford's competitive environment.

5.What recommendations would you provide to this company to enhance its effectiveness?

The Assemblage Marketing Strategy for Products
The marketing objective of introducing The Assemblage a startup based restaurant is going to be twofold. It is important to build brand awareness for the Assemblage, as the brand is being launched into the US market beginning in New York. The second marketing objective is going to be to create an association with the Assemblage brand of fun times. The ultimate vision is to see the consumer immediately think of the Assemblage when they decide that they are looking for a fun time with friends.
The Assemblage is going to operate in the casual dining segment. There are a number of key reasons for this. The first reason is that this segment is one of the largest in the American restaurant industry. The industry is worth an estimated $75 billion annually. The industry has strong penetration of two key target markets ??" under 35s and higher income earners. We believe that these two markets are among the largest spenders at restaurants and we wish to court these audiences. The economic slowdown has reduced capacity in the industry and we feel that this reduction is temporary so we want to move in to fill this gap. This is possible because the industry is highly diffused with literally hundreds of concepts competing for business. While there is a high degree of brand loyalty, we believe that consumers in this segment are also more willing to explore new options than are consumers in, for example, the fast food segment.
The economy is already showing signs of life, with GDP figures improving in each of the past three quarters. We believe that as economic recovery takes hold, the industry will recover rapidly. During the downturn casual dining segment lost 1.6% of revenues, or $1.2 billion. Thus, we see at least $1.2 billion in growth over the next year or two, which means significant opportunity for an innovative concept.

Prepare a 5 page report, addressing the following:

1. Discuss the type of products the company will offer and identify its primary characteristics.

2. Discuss the product branding strategy.

3. Discuss how the product fits within a product line and the depth and breadth of the line.

4. Explain how the product and target market strategies fit with the organizational strategy.

Use at 3 references to support the discussion on the product, product characteristics, and target market and cite your references using APA style.

Assignment #2 - Marketing Strategy for Products

This activity is part of your marketing plan. Prepare a 4-5 page report, addressing the following:
1.Discuss the type of product the company will offer and identify its primary characteristics.

2.Discuss the product branding strategy.

3.Discuss how the product fits within a product line and the depth and breadth of the line.

4.Explain how the product and target market strategies fit with the organizational strategy.
Use at 2 references to support the discussion on the product, product characteristics, and target market.

This is a continuation on the previous paper that was submitted on here,Thanks.

Attached is the assignment Task 1. Kindly do the following:

1. READ THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA given below and try to answer the questions to meet the assessment criteria

2. Use practical examples and suggest clear recommendation inclined to meet the Assessment criteria

3. Also refer back to the case and the situation in the case

4. Proof read there should be no spelling mistakes

6 Follow the FORMAT which is very important. (Times New Roman 12)

7 Do not make a question answer issue - rather make it a report with heading of the question (eg. the report starts with an introduction or Executive summary then TOC - use word indexing - then body of the report do not cut paste any questions

8 The most important point _ DO NOT CUT PASTE anything from internet - PLAGIARISM

9. Have a conclusion and recommendations - Don't forget your body referencing and your end Bibliography. - USE HRS system of referencing


Learning Outcome 1

Understand the Value of an E-Strategy in Organizations

Assessment Criteria (AC) to Test Outcomes

AC1.1 - Explain the Benefits of Having an E-Strategy in Organizations
AC1.2 - Evaluate the Contribution of an E-Strategy to the Achievement of an Organization?s Objectives.

AC1.3 - Discuss How to Align an E-Strategy with an Overarching Organizational Strategy.

Tasks

Task 1 (1.1)

Task 1 (1.2)

Task 1 (1.3)

Learning Outcome 2

Be able to develop an e-strategy for an organization

Assessment Criteria (AC) to Test Outcomes

AC2.1 - Analyze the business factors that underpin the requirement for an e-strategy in an organization.
AC2.2 - Discuss the benefits of e-commerce to an organization.
AC2.3 - Develop a plan for an e-strategy that ensures an organization retains its competitive advantage in a global market
AC2.4 - Specify the technical infrastructure required in an e-strategy plan for an organization.

Tasks

Task 1 (1.4)
Task 1 (1.5)
Task 1 (1.6)
Task 1 (1.7)

Required Task 1: Leading E-strategy

Assessment and Grading:

This assessment is based on achievements in learning outcomes. In order to pass, all criteria identified in the assignment with reference to learning outcomes of the module must be met.
Word Count/Limit:
3,500 words (+/- 10%)

Please study the following case Study on Amazon available at http://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/online-business-revenue-models/amazon-case-study/ or amazon.com and complete the following tasks

Amazon Vision & Strategy

?Relentlessly focus on customer experience by offering our customers low prices, convenience, and a wide selection of merchandise.? The vision is still to offer ?Earth?s biggest selection and to be Earth?s most customer-centric company. Consider how these core marketing messages summarising the Amazon online value proposition are communicated both on-site and through offline communications. Of course, achieving customer loyalty and repeat purchases has been key to Amazon?s success. Many dot-coms failed because they succeeded in achieving awareness, but not loyalty. Amazon achieved both. In their SEC filing they stress how they seek to achieve this. They say:?We work to earn repeat purchases by providing easy-to-use functionality, fast and reliable fulfillment, timely customer service, feature rich content, and a trusted transaction environment.
A good summary of the latest business model initiatives is available in this Amazon annual report summary for 2011. For Q4, 2010:
? North America segment sales, representing the Company?s U.S. and Canadian sites, were $7.21 billion, up 45% from fourth quarter 2009.
? International segment sales, representing the Company?s U.K., German, Japanese, French, Chinese and new Italian sites, were $5.74 billion, up 26% from fourth quarter 2009. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, sales grew 29%.
Amazon performs exceptionally efficiently measured against revenue per visitor, which is one of the key measures for any commercial website, whether it?s a media site, search engine, social network or a transactional retailer or offers travel or financial services. Of course profit per user would be quite different due to the significantly lower costs of other .coms like Facebook and Google. Key features of our websites include editorial and customer reviews; manufacturer product information; Web pages tailored to individual preferences, such as recommendations and notifications; 1-Click? technology; secure payment systems; image uploads; searching on our websites as well as the Internet; browsing; and the ability to view selected interior pages and citations, and search the entire contents of many of the books we offer with our ?Look Inside the Book? and ?Search Inside the Book? features. Our community of online customers also creates feature-rich content, including product reviews, online recommendation lists, wish lists, buying guides, and wedding and baby registries.?In practice, as is the practice for many online retailers, the lowest prices are for the most popular products, with less popular products commanding higher prices and a greater margin for Amazon.
Free shipping offers are used to encourage increase in basket size since customers have to spend over a certain amount to receive free shipping. The level at which free-shipping is set is critical to profitability and Amazon has changed it as competition has changed and for promotional reasons. Amazon communicate the fulfillment promise in several ways including presentation of latest inventory availability information, delivery date estimates, and options for expedited delivery, as well as delivery shipment notifications and update facilities.
This focus on customer has translated to excellence in service with the 2004 American Customer Satisfaction Index giving Amazon.com a score of 88 which was at the time, the highest customer satisfaction score ever recorded in any service industry, online or offline. Round (2004) notes that Amazon focuses on customer satisfaction metrics. Each site is closely monitored with standard service availability monitoring (for example, using Keynote or Mercury Interactive) site availability and download speed. Interestingly it also monitors per minute site revenue upper/lower bounds ? Round describes an alarm system rather like a power plant where if revenue on a site falls below $10,000 per minute, alarms go off! There are also internal performance service-level-agreements for web services where T% of the time, different pages must return in X seconds.


Visions and importance of technology
According to founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, technology is very important to supporting this focus on the customer. In their 2010 Annual Report (Amazon, 2011) he said:
?Look inside a current textbook on software architecture, and you?ll find few patterns that we don?t apply at Amazon. We use high-performance transactions systems, complex rendering and object caching, workflow and queuing systems, business intelligence and data analytics, machine learning and pattern recognition, neural networks and probabilistic decision making, and a wide variety of other techniques. And while many of our systems are based on the latest in computer science research, this often hasn?t been sufficient: our architects and engineers have had to advance research in directions that no academic had yet taken. Many of the problems we face have no textbook solutions, and so we ? happily ? invent new approaches?? All the effort we put into technology might not matter that much if we kept technology off to the side in some sort of R&D department, but we don?t take that approach. Technology infuses all of our teams, all of our processes, our decision-making, and our approach to innovation in each of our businesses. It is deeply integrated into everything we do?.
The quote shows how applying new technologies is used to give Amazon a competitive edge. A good recent example of this is providing the infrastructure to deliver the Kindle ?Whispersync? update to ebook readers. Amazon reported in 2011 that Amazon.com is now selling more Kindle books than paperback books. For every 100 paperback books Amazon has sold, the Company sold 115 Kindle books. Kindle apps are now available on Apple iOS, Android devices and on PCs as part of a ?Buy Once, Read Anywhere? proposition which Amazon has developed.
Amazon Customers
Amazon defines what it refers to as three consumer sets customers, seller customers and developer customers. There are over 76 million customer accounts, but just 1.3 million active seller customers in it?s marketplaces and Amazon is seeking to increase this. Amazon is unusual for a retailer in that it identifies ?developer customers? who use its Amazon Web Services, which provides access to technology infrastructure such as hosting that developers can use to develop their own web services.
Members are also encouraged to join a loyalty programme, Amazon Prime, a fee-based membership program in which members receive free or discounted express shipping, in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.
Competitions
In its SEC (2005) filing Amazon describes the environment for our products and services as ?intensely competitive?. It views its main current and potential competitors as:
1) physical-world retailers, catalog retailers, publishers, vendors, distributors and manufacturers of our products, many of which possess significant brand awareness, sales volume, and customer bases, and some of which currently sell, or may sell, products or services through the Internet, mail order, or direct marketing;
(2) Other online E-commerce sites;
(3) A number of indirect competitors, including media companies, Web portals, comparison shopping websites, and Web search engines, either directly or in collaboration with other retailers; and
(4) Companies that provide e-commerce services, including website development; third-party fulfillment and customer-service.
It believes the main competitive factors in its market segments include ?selection, price, availability, convenience, information, discovery, brand recognition, personalized services, accessibility, customer service, reliability, speed of fulfillment, ease of use, and ability to adapt to changing conditions, as well as our customers? overall experience and trust in transactions with us and facilitated by us on behalf of third-party sellers?.
For services offered to business and individual sellers, additional competitive factors include the quality of our services and tools, their ability to generate sales for third parties we serve, and the speed of performance for our services

From Actions to Marketplaces
Amazon auctions (known as zShops) were launched in March 1999, in large part as a response to the success of eBay. They were promoted heavily from the home page, category pages and individual product pages. Despite this, a year after its launch it had only achieved a 3.2% share of the online auction compared to 58% for eBay and it only declined from this point. Today, competitive prices of products are available through third-party sellers in the ?Amazon Marketplace? which are integrated within the standard product listings. The strategy to offer such an auction facility was initially driven by the need to compete with eBay, but now the strategy has been adjusted such that Amazon describe it as part of the approach of low-pricing.
Although it might be thought that Amazon would lose out on enabling its merchants to sell products at lower prices, in fact Amazon makes greater margin on these sales since merchants are charged a commission on each sale and it is the merchant who bears the cost of storing inventory and fulfilling the product to customers. As with eBay, Amazon is just facilitating the exchange of bits and bytes between buyers and sellers without the need to distribute physical products.

Amazon Media Sales

You may have noticed that unlike some retailers, Amazon displays relevant Google text ads and banner ads from brands. This seems in conflict with the strategy of focus on experience since it leads to a more cluttered store. However in 2011 Amazon revealed that worldwide media sales accounted for approximately 17% of revenue!

Amazon Marketing

Amazon does not reveal much about its marketing approach in its annual reports, but there seems to be a focus on online marketing channels. Amazon (2011) states ?we direct customers to our websites primarily through a number of targeted online marketing channels, such as our Associates program, sponsored search, portal advertising, email marketing campaigns, and other initiatives?. These other initiatives may include outdoor and TV advertising, but they are not mentioned specifically. In this statement they also highlight the importance of customer loyalty tools. They say: ?while costs associated with free shipping are not included in marketing expense, we view free shipping offers and Amazon Prime as effective worldwide marketing tools, and intend to continue offering them indefinitely?.
Questions to be addressed in completing the Assignment tasks: 1

1.1 Explain the benefits of having an e-Strategy in organisation like Amazon? Critically evaluate using examples with particular emphasis on meeting strategic business objectives of Amazon? (Criteria 1.1)

1.2 From the information given in the case study evaluate contributions of an e-Strategy to the Achievement of Amazon?s objectives, analyse all the aspects in detailed manner?
(Criteria 1.2)

1.3 Critically analyse how the Amazon?s e-strategy is aligned with over overarching organisational strategy justify your statements with examples (Criteria 1.3)

1.4 Critically analyze the business factors that underpin the requirement for an e-strategy in the context of Amazon? (Criteria 2 .1)

1.5 Discuss the benefits of e-commerce to Amazon? As an e-commerce consultant proactively advise what are the future value additions (Criteria 2 .2)

1.6 Assume that you are heading the e-strategy initiatives at Amazon. Develop a plan for Amazon?s e-strategy to retain its competitive advantages in the global market place ? justify with relevant example (Criteria 2 .3)

1.7 Identify and conclude the technical infrastructure required for the strategy plan developed by you in task 1.6
(Criteria 2 .4)

Capstone Project: Implementing a Strategic Plan

Building on Assignments 1 and 2, continue to develop a strategic plan for the same organization (Note: Refer to the environmental analysis that you completed as part of Assignment 1 and the strategies identified in Assignment 2.)


Write an 7 page paper in which you will answer the following:

1.Select one (1) specific analytical tool that you can use to determine whether or not the adaptive strategy or strategies selected for your organization will be the most effective in helping the organization achieve its goals. Propose the manner in which you would use this analytical tool, and support your proposal with an example of its proposed use.

2.Determine one (1) internal and one (1) external factor that you discovered during the environmental analysis that could be a barrier to the success of your proposed strategy or strategies. Recommend one (1) solution to each of the barriers in question.

3.Determine the specific segment of the market that your organization?s strategy or strategies will target.

4.Recommend whether pre-service, point-of-service, or after-service activities would be the most effective in approach in marketing your strategy or strategies to the organization?s target customers. Support your recommendation with examples of such effectiveness.

5.Propose the most effective manner in which the organization can support its strategic direction within its culture and structure.

6.Determine the most effective manner in which each of the following strategic resources can be instrumental in helping the organization to achieve its strategic goals: finance, human resources, facilities, and IT. Provide a specific example relevant to each resource to support your response.

7.Evaluate how well the strategic plan you have developed aligns with the organization?s mission and vision. Recommend three (3) specific strategies to track the effectiveness of your strategic plan.



Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.

Topic: How can leaders effectively manage 'change' within an organization?

It should have in the body the following

Vision

Identifies strategic issues, opportunities and risks.
Clearly communicates links between the Organization?s strategy and the work unit?s goals.
Generates and communicates broad and compelling organizational direction, inspiring others to pursue that same direction
Conveys enthusiasm about future possibilities

Leadership
Serves as a role model that other people want to follow
Empowers others to translate vision into results
Is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives
Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support
Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions
Drives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo
Shows the courage to take unpopular stands

You plan is to open a gourmet coffee shop next to a college campus in Washington, DC. The hours of operation will be from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Monday ? Friday and 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on weekends. Initially, the coffee shop will have three (3) store managers and ten (10) coffee servers. Your local bank has preapproved your business loan based on your forecasted profit and loss statement and collateral. Before the bank will give final approval for the loan, the bank has requested that you provide them with two documents that explain how you plan to staff and manage the business for the next three years.

The bank has reviewed your first document (Staffing Organizations Part 1) that you submitted in Week 4.Now it is time for you to submit the second document to the bank, Staffing Organizations Part 2, for final loan approval.

Write a 6-7 page paper in which you:
1. Formulate a recruitment plan and strategy that will be used to staff the coffee shop initially and throughout the next three (3) years.
2. Create a communication message (realistic, brand, or targeted) to attract applicants to the open positions.
3. Select the communication medium for the recruitment effort and explain why that method was chosen over others.
4. Explain the selection process you will use for staffing the coffee shop and identify the advantages and disadvantages of using this process.
5. Propose the types of initial and substantive assessment methods that will be used to select external candidates for each position and explain how these assessments align with your staffing strategy.
6. Identify the predictors which will be used to assess KSAOs.
7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
? Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
? Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
? Design a selection process that incorporates a variety of assessment methods and a supporting decision method for candidate selection.
? Develop recruitment plans using both internal and external recruitment.
? Explain the role of staffing to support an organization?s strategy and improve productivity.
? Use technology and information resources to research issues in staffing organizations.
? Write clearly and concisely about staffing organizations using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Write a one page essay for each topic below:

The Political Decision Making Model

Organizational Mission

Organizational Mandates

Organizational Strategy

Summarize each topic. Each essay should include, but need not be limited to:

A definition of the topic.

A discussion of its importance for strategic thinking, acting, and/or learning.

A specific example from your own experience or something you have observed in the public sector that demonstrates how it seeks to address/resolve an organizational issue.

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Customer is requesting that (cathii) completes this order.

Requesting writer: writergrl101

DQ-1

Is there such a thing as an ?ideal? strategic architecture for organizations?
Why or why not?



Which is more important to the success of an organization, strategy or execution and why?

BUS499 - Module 1
Case Assignment

In this module?s case assignment you will be introduced to the balanced scorecard concept and will begin to consider how organizations link strategy with the balanced scorecard approach. We will look at the interrelationship of strategy and the balanced scorecard approach in more depth later on in this course. For now, however, it is good to understand the fundamentals of the BSC and to consider examples of how organizations have integrated the BSC approach into their daily operations in a fashion that reflects the strategy of the respective organizations.

To prepare for this case assignment you are to start by reading the required readings identified on the background page. You?ll note that one of those articles includes:

Martello, M., Watson, J., Fischer, M., (2008). Implementing a balanced scorecard in a not-for-profit organization. Journal of Business & Economics Research. 6(9), 67-80. Retrieved from: http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/JBER/article/view/2471/2517

This is the case study you will be evaluating for this assignment. Note that there is an option to download the PDF file rather than using the PDF viewer on this page. This may save you some aggravation.

After reading this article, formulate an argumentative essay around the following thesis statement:

Cattaraugus County ReHabilitation Center did an effective job of implementing a balanced scorecard approach in a fashion that reflects their organizational mission and vision.

If you do not think this thesis is accurate, you can argue that the Center did not do an effective job.

Assignment Expectations:

Your analysis should be structured in terms of the following four perspectives (you will be using essentially this same comparative evaluation framework for the first four modules of this course):

Introduction: In this part of your essay you will need to set up your argument by introducing your topic and presenting your position or thesis statement somewhere in this introductory paragraph.

Analysis: In this section you will present several arguments arguing in favor of your thesis statement. Make sure you discuss how the Center used the score card quadrants to align with organizational strategy (or how it failed to do so).

Conclusion: Wrap up your argument with a clear and cogent synopsis of your findings. Do your best to convince your reader (aka, your professor) as to your position.

Additional Instructions: Your argumentative essay should be 3 to 4 pages in length (not counting your title page or references). You must include a title page and a list references. APA formatting is preferred. Do not paste in sections of text into your essay. All of your work must be written in your own words. It?s OK to use a short quote now and again, but quotations must be in quotation marks and properly cited. In-text citations should be used anytime you are borrowing somebody else?s ideas, or information. That is to say, if you are borrowing a thought from a publication from G. Jetson?s article written in 2010, that section of text must be followed with (Jetson, 2010). Quotations, data, and general ideas (put into your own words) should all be cited.

The Five Branches of OD ? A Brief History
Organizational Development became recognized as a field through the combination of five major practices or branches.
The first branch (or practice) of OD emerged from National Training Laboratories. Laboratory Training (as the first branch is termed) is known for the creation and use of T-Groups -- small group designed to learn about intra/interpersonal and group dynamics (1950s).
The second branch, called Action Research and Survey Feedback, was developed from social scientist?s interest in applying research methods to manage change. Kurt Lewin was the primary author of the first two stems and is considered by many to be one of the original pioneers of OD (1940s and 1950s).

The third branch, Participative Management was based on the work of Renis Likert who characterized organizations as having four types of management systems (Exploitative authoritative, Benevolent authoritative, Consultative, and Participative group systems). Likert was also known for creating measures of attitude which later became known as the 5 point Likert scale.
The fourth branch focused on Productivity and the Quality of Work Life (QWL) which dealt with the integration of work and people, resulting in the establishment of self managed work groups (1950s to 1970s) and later developed into Employee Involvement initiatives (1970s to 1980s).
The last branch is the Strategic Change background which involves improving alignment between organizational strategy, design and external environment ? Richard Beckhard is credited with open systems planning in the Strategic Change background.
The purpose of this assignment is to assess the implications and relevance of your selected intervention and discuss why the intervention was successful or failing or promising.

1. Choose one of the five branches of OD Practice.
1st branch = Laboratory Training, 2nd branch = Action Research and Survey Feedback, 3rd branch = Participative Management, 4th branch = Quality of Work Life, and the 5th branch = Strategic Change.

2. Conduct an investigative search in the UoR database to gather details on the origin of one of the five practices of OD. A minimum of two research articles should provide enough coverage for your discussion.

In your discussion, you should address the following elements:

a. Identify the author(s) of the practice and a date or era to which it can be attributed.
b. Consider how the researcher?s work was regarded during that time and discuss any struggles or resistance encountered in establishing the background as a valid
practice.
c. In your conclusion, discuss the implications of the practice and the relevance to organizational interventions today (consider where, when, how, to whom and under which circumstances might these interventions be used). Here is where you use your personal knowledge and experience ? based on what you have read, develop and discuss your ideas about the quality and practicality of the practice using conventional knowledge.

Post should be at least 300 words.
Readings
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Readings
1. Textbook:
Koppes, L. (Ed) (2007). Historical perspectives in industrial and organizational psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Chapter 6: The Influence of the Formal and Informal Organizations on the Development of I-O
Chapter 14: Applications of Organizational Psychology: Learning Through Failure or Failure to Learn?

2. Articles:
Sminia, H. & Van Nistelrooij, A. (2006). Strategic management and organization development: Planned change in a public sector organization. Journal of Change
Management, 6(1), 99-113. (EBSCOhost Accession Number: AN 2006-05852-008).

CASE STUDIES: please choose one

Allen, S. (2009). An exploration of theories of action in leadership development: A case study. Organization Development Journal, 27(2), 39-51. (EBSCOhost
Accession Number: AN 43798690).

Burns, S. (2005). The so what test: A case study of strategic educational change. Organization Development Journal, 23(4), 92-95. (EBSCOhost Accession Number:
AN 19282785).

Cangemi, J. (2009). Analysis of an adversarial labor/management situation in a Latin American industrial setting: A case study using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Organization Development Journal, 27(1), 37-47. (EBSCOhost Accession Number: AN 38797440).

deKlerk, M. (2007). Healing emotional trauma in organizations: An O.D. framework and case study. Organization Development Journal, 25(2), 49-P55. (EBSCOhost
Accession Number: AN 26232912).

Landau, D. (2005). Transformational change: The case of Nationalab. Organization Development Journal, 23(4), 61-76. (EBSCOhost Accession Number: AN
19282782).

Recommended Readings

1. Article:
Cronshaw, S. & McCulloch, A. (2008). Reinstating the Lewinian vision: From force field analysis to organization field assessment. Organization Development Journal,
26(4), 89-103. (EBSCOhost Accession Number: AN 38797435).

Recommended Websites

Academy of Management: www.aomonline.org

The Academy of Management (the Academy; AOM) is a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about
management and organizations.

American Management Association: www.amanet.org

American Management Association (AMA), and its international affiliates, is an organization that provides training solutions for individuals, teams, organizations and
government agencies. This website offers seminars, webcasts, podcasts, articles and white papers, live and online training sessions. Visit this website for a review of
their comprehensive portfolio of twenty-one training subject areas.

American Psychological Association: www.apa.org

The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members,
APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. Visit this website to explore issues relating psychological topics, publications, the psychology help center,
news and events, research, education, careers and membership.

Organization Development Network: www.odnetwork.org

The Organization Development Network is an international professional association of organization development practitioners. Our members come from all 50 states of
the USA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and around the world. Some are external consultants; others work within their organizations to promote healthy change. They
may specialize in such areas as human resources, training, leadership or talent development, change management, strategic planning, and a broad range of initiatives
designed to make organizations more effective.

Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: www.SIOP.org.

Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), a division of APA, is a membership organization that provides invaluable and reliable resources for
professionals, students and educators. Visit this website for information about membership, meetings and conferences, services, publications, jobs, and learning
resources.