analyse how well the organisation manages innovation in rapidly changing digital environments, include prioritised recommendations to improve innovation performance

Innovation Fitness Report Assignment 2: (70%): Innovation Fitness Report Carry out research to assess the “Innovation Fitness” of Mastercard Inc. (or any payments company you want), The 4,000 word report and summary 10 PowerPoint slide presentation will analyse how well the organisation manages innovation in rapidly changing digital environments, and will include prioritised recommendations to improve innovation performance You will develop a report which covers key elements including: • Introduction setting the overall context for the study • Identifying and critically reviewing relevant literature • Methodology, embedding core theories and material presented during the course • Data analysis, developing your own critical analysis of the results • Discussion section, drawing together key themes identified in the report and recommendations for future actions to improve innovation management in the digital era Innovation Fitness Report To inform the report, you will answer the following questions: • How well does the organization manage innovation STRATEGY? • How well does it manage LEARNING? • How well it develops and exploits LINKAGES? • How well it manages INNOVATION PROCESSES? • Are the elements of an INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION in place? Assignment 2: Quantitative Analysis phase • Move beyond general comments on strategy, learning, linkages, processes and innovative organisation • Use quotes from interviews to bring your analysis to life • Compare your findings with comparator organisations – if possible • Develop a heat map of your results – highlighting low and high scores