organizational theory 5 review questions
October 9, 2021
w1 assignment quot highlander quot
October 9, 2021
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slp questions

*** Please follow each instruction carefully. Each module should have a minimum of 2 references, including some the required reference listed for each case. In end there will be 4 separte papers with proper ABA formatting. DO NOT COMBINE INTO ONE*** I have attached not only all required refences but a WORD DOC of the assignments.

Module 1

The SLP sequence for this course requires that you choose an organization, and that you apply the Five Compass Model of Strategic Leadership to that organization. For background on the 5 Compass Model, see:

Wilson, I. (1996). The 5 compasses of strategic leadership. Strategy and Leadership, 24(4), 26-31. Retrieved from ProQuest.

Assignment

Write a 3- to 4-page paper in which you address the following:

After selecting a for-profit or not-for-profit organization that is of interest to you, analyze the organization’s vision and mission statements against the criteria for meaningful statements, revising the statements as required.

Keys to the Assignment

The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered in your paper include the following:

  • Using the library or the Internet, choose an organization that is of interest to you. For this purpose, you are required to choose an organization in which you are not currently employed. (Hint: You may want to choose your target organization using a current listing of Fortune 500 companies.)
  • Locate the organization’s website. Spend time navigating the company website, so that you have a good understanding of what the company does.
  • Provide the name and website address of your chosen organization.
  • Locate and write down the organization’s mission and vision statements.
  • Critique each of the foregoing statements against the criteria included in the Background readings and/or the criteria you developed for the Case assignment. Note: Organizations have a tendency to combine their mission and vision statements; therefore, you may need to decide whether a given statement is a mission statement or a vision statement. Be sure to back up your critiques with research that appropriately supports your analysis.
  • Rewrite the vision and mission statements in the proper format for vision and mission statements.
  • In the context of the criteria for “good” vision and mission statements, defend the adjustments/changes you have made to the statements.

Reference that Must be used:

  • Wilson, I. (1996). The 5 compasses of strategic leadership. Strategy and Leadership, 24(4), 26-31. Retrieved from ProQuest.

***Find 2 additional references for a total of 3 for this module.

Module 2

In the Module 2 SLP, you will determine the most salient environmental threats and opportunities currently facing your target organization.

Write a 3-page paper in which you address the following:

Evaluate the external environment of your selected organization, determining the extent to which opportunities exceed threats, or threats exceed opportunities.

Keys to the Assignment

The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered in your 3-page paper include the following:

  • Define and discuss the most significant environmental threat or threats that currently confront the organization you selected in the Module 1 SLP.
  • Discuss the most important opportunities faced by your organization.
  • Do environmental threats outweigh opportunities, or do opportunities outweigh the target organization’s threats? Explain.
  • Based on your assessment, how do you believe your organization should respond to its active environmental threats? How should it take advantage of opportunities that might exist at present?

****Find at least 2 References to use****

Module 3

In a 3- to 4-page paper, determine the grand strategy or strategies currently pursued by the organization you have selected. After you have applied the Grand Strategy Matrix to an organization, determine whether the strategy your company now follows is the most optimal one.

Keys to the Assignment

The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered in your 3- to 4-page paper include the following:

  • Visit your chosen organization’s website, and using the company’s Annual Report and/or other additional research, determine the organization’s strategy or strategies. For example, is the company presently pursuing a Concentration strategy? An Innovation strategy? Is the company in Retrenchment?
  • Applying the Grand Strategy Matrix (GSM) to your organization, discuss the assumptions you are using to determine the optimal strategy your organization should pursue.
  • Decide whether the organization is pursuing the best strategy (or strategies). If not, what grand strategy or strategies should the organization pursue at present? Defend your answer.

****Find at least 2 References to use****

Module 4

In the Module 4 SLP, we will explore your target organization’s culture, and determine the extent to which culture relates to the success of your organization’s strategic choices.

Write a 3- to 4-page paper in which you address the following:

After completing some research concerning the culture of your selected organization, discuss assess the extent to which your organization’s stated values and culture do – or do not – support the grand strategy you selected in the Module 3 SLP.

Keys to the Assignment

The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered in your 3- to 4-page paper include the following:

  • Perform some research in the library and at your target organization’s website, and learn as much as you can about the organization’s culture.
  • Describe the organization’s culture (its artifacts, symbols, stories, and other characteristics).
  • Identify three (3) stated values of your chosen organization, and discuss how well these values support the organization’s strategies.
  • Briefly restate the strategy you selected in the Module 3 SLP, and state why this strategy was selected (e.g., overcome weaknesses, maximize strengths, etc.).
  • Critically assess the extent to which the organization’s culture and values support – or do not support – the strategy or strategies that you identified in the Module 3 SLP.

****Find at least 2 References to use****

 
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