What is a KSA company you see that motivates innovation in its organization, and why as it relates to this article.

PART I

Read this article which summarizes Kenneth Blanchard’s seminal work on the Interactive Model of Leader-Follower-Situation:

https://medicine.hofstra.edu/pdf/faculty/facdev/facdev-clinical-blanchard.pdf

  • Provide a short, 4-6 line, paragraph that summarize the reading
  • In a short paragraph describe what resonated most with you in this reading?
  • In 1-2 paragraphs describe a situation where a Leader was successful with followers in one situation/organization, and not successful with followers in another situation/organization (provide at least two sources and corresponding in-text citations)

PART II

Having Read Drucker on Innovation as summarized by Swaim, 2022, Principles of Innovation: https://www.corporatelearningnetwork.com/leadership/articles/principles-of-innovation-getting-rid-of-yesterday

  • What is a KSA company you see that motivates innovation in its organization, and why as it relates to this article. (provide at least two sources and corresponding in-text citations)
  • What specifically motivates these employees to innovate?

This post requires at least 4 references (and corresponding in-text citations).

 

Describe the three major functional areas of business organizations and how they interrelate.

 

 

Writing Assignment #1

Three PART assignment:

PART 1:

  1. Briefly describe operations management and supply chain.
  2. Describe the three major functional areas of business organizations and how they interrelate.

Section should be approximately 2 – 3 pages in length.

PART 2:

  1. List the key ways that organizations compete.
  2. Apply the key ways discussed to your organization if possible.  If not possible, pick an organization and apply the key ways accordingly.

Section should be approximately 2 pages in length.

PART 3:

  1. Discuss the purpose of value analysis.
  2. Examine your personal and/or professional life and describe an example of where value analysis could be applied.

(Up to one page in length)

*Ensure you follow APA writing standards. (Make sure to include a cover page.  A running head and abstract are NOT required.)

** A total of three references are required to include your textbook.

Please name your file: last name_first name_MGT5203.E1_#1

Example: Reagan_Matthew_MGT5203.E1_#1

 

What can people do in their daily lives to help combat your chosen threat to biodiversity? 

 

Unit 5 Project: Ecology and Biodiversity 

We’ve spent the last units discussing ecology and biodiversity. Now, let’s apply these concepts to unique real world scenarios – how the actions of humans are influencing the planet.

Major Threats to Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. Biodiversity refers to the number of genes, species, individual organisms within a given species, and biological communities within a geographic area. Biodiversity loss can occur as a result of natural ecological disturbances, such as volcanic eruptions; however, exponential growth of the human population has led to a rate of biodiversity loss that is 100-1,000 times natural baseline rates. Human activities are the main drivers behind the drastic loss of biodiversity that the planet is currently experiencing. As the human population grows, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are transformed by human efforts to find and produce food, adapt the landscape to human settlement, and create opportunities for trading with other communities. Biodiversity losses typically accompany these actions.

Your task

You are to evaluate threats and assess solutions to the loss of biodiversity. You will create a research brief that will evaluate one of the major threats to biodiversity and possible solutions to avoid biodiversity loss.

What needs to be included 

You can present your brief as a multimedia project of your choice. Use your strengths and creativity to create a professional and informative presentation that would be helpful to policy makers. This could be a video, a digital pamphlet, a PowerPoint, a blog post – whatever! This assignment is intended to help me gauge your knowledge of ecology, conservation and biodiversity.

To be considered for credit, all of the following items must be addressed in your research briefing:

  1. In your own words, discuss what biodiversity is and why it is important. Explain how biodiversity influences ecosystems.
  2. Select ONEof the following major threats to biodiversity:

o  Habitat loss

o  Invasive species

o  Pollution

o  Overharvesting

o  Climate change

  1. Why is your chosen threat a serious problem?
  2. How has exponential human population growth contributed to your chosen threat?
  3. How are non-human organisms directly affected by your chosen threat?
  4. How are humans impacted, either directly or indirectly, by your chosen threat?
  5. What is currently being done to solve the problems caused by your chosen threat to biodiversity? Are there regulations or laws in place? If so, name and describe one.
  6. What can people do in their daily lives to help combat your chosen threat to biodiversity?
  7. What innovative solutions either currently exist and should be implemented more, or are on the horizon? How do these solutions work? (This answer should not be the same as number 7 or 8) Please note: innovative means creative or advanced. Riding a bicycle and recycling, while great, are not innovative solutions
  8. Display at least two images in your project that provide the audience with understanding of why your chosen threat to biodiversity is a problem and of an innovative solution to the problem. One image should be of the problem and one image should be of an innovative solution. A graph or chart that illustrates why your chosen threat to biodiversity is a problem or an infographic of a how a solution works are great ideas. You must include a brief 1-2 sentence caption for each image. Caption should be immediately beneath the image. Caption should be a short, simple explanation of the image. While you are welcome to display images that are just of animals, plants, or factories, these images will not count as one of your two images. I.e., A picture of a polar bear, a picture of a factory with smoke rising out of it, or an illustration of the earth on fire do not provide the audience with understanding of why your chosen threat to biodiversity is a problem.
  9. Display your sources: at least three sources must be cited. You do not need to use MLA/APA style. Just supply the full URL on a works cited slide, page, etc. (If you choose to make a video, you still need to visually display your sources. You can display the sources in your video or upload a second file to Canvas with the sources listed.)

o  References from government websites, academic institutions, or organizations that are recognized authorities on the subject are recommended

o  Do not use websites, such as Wikipedia, forums, or personal blogs

Recommended Research Resources

https://www.lbcc.edu/library-research-tools

https://www.scientificamerican.com/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

https://www.iucn.org/

What makes a source credible? Use https://researchguides.ben.edu/source-evaluation if you’re not sure!

Recommended Resources for a Multimedia Project

Creating a web page with https://support.google.com/sites/answer/6372878?hl=en

Making an infographic (digital pamphlet) in https://www.canva.com/learn/how-to-create-an-infographic-design/

to make a graphic novel https://www.pixton.com/student-comic-builder

is a free screen recording tool https://www.flashbackrecorder.com/express/

 

How do you inspire action?  

In the Video this week Simon Sinek talks about how great leaders inspire action

  • How do you inspire action?

One of the main themes of the video assigned, Sinkex profeses, is that “people don’t buy what you do, they by why you do it”

  • Explain your company’s why
  • Explain your personal why
  • Describe a KSA company that really embodies they “why” instead of the “what”(provide at least two sources)

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be 5-8  pages in length (double-spaced), which does not include the title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
  • Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook or readings from this week and at least four current, scholarly,

Describe how SaudiVision2030 is shifting KSA. How is the leader enabling this shift?

In the article by Nitin Nhria assigned this week, the author states that “as the world shifts, so should leaders”

  •  In what ways have you, or will you ,shift as a leader?
  • Describe how SaudiVision2030 is shifting KSA. How is the leader enabling this shift?
  • Describe a KSA leader that has shifted (as per the article) as a leader in the past few years (provide at least two sources)
Describe a situation where your leadership skills helped you.

Critical Thinking Assignment

This assignment has four parts:

PART I

Understanding our leadership styles will help us maximize our skills. This will also help us evaluate our effectiveness in specific leadership situations.

Not all leadership styles are as effective in the same situations. Understanding the best leadership style for each situation will help us create effective strategies to achieve organizational goals.

As part of this assignment, you are asked to take the following self-assessment from MindTools website (https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/leadership-style-quiz.htm) to determine your leadership style.

Once you have completed the self-assessment, please answer the following questions:

  • Based on the self-assessment, what is your leadership style; Do you agree or disagree with the results presented? Explain.
  • Based on the readings you did this week on Leadership Styles, describe three characteristics and skills associated with your leadership style (provide in-text citations)
  • Describe a situation where your leadership skills helped you.
  • How can your leadership style create a stronger workplace environment
  • How can you enhance your leadership style to better improve your organizational culture?
provide An explanation of the role of various stakeholders in improving health care culture.

Assessment Description

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss health care culture and describe how CWV can be used to improve ethical practices. In a 1,000-1,250-word essay, discuss the important factors associated with health care culture. Include the following in your essay:

  1. A definition of health care culture, including culture of excellence and safety.
  2. Two or three examples of principles for building a culture of excellence and safety.
  3. An explanation of the role of various stakeholders in improving health care culture.
  4. An explanation of how Christian worldview (CWV) principles might be used by health care organizations to improve ethical practices, whether the organizations are Christian or not.
  5. Two or three examples of how the integration of faith learning and work at GCU can be implemented by individuals to improve health care culture.

 

This assignment requires a minimum of three peer-reviewed scholarly sources. iyeoche2022@gmail.com

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

What are the four areas of potential growth?  How can you develop your potential in each area?

Note-  Answer should be based from attached books and each answer should be at least 150 words.

 

 

  • Each person has four areas of potential growth.  What are the four areas of potential growth?  How can you develop your potential in each area?

 

  • Proper nutrition, physical exercise, and rest are needed for a healthy lifestyle.  What lifestyle changes can you make in these areas to improve your health?

 

  • When communicating, it is very important that we hear and listen.  Define hearing and listening.  What is the difference between hearing and listening?

 

  • As humans we belong to and function in groups.  What formal and informal groups do you belong to?  Explain how you interact and function in these groups

 

  • What have you learned about human potential from participating and engaging in this course?  How are you applying what you have learned about human potential in your life?  Please explain your answer and provide personal examples of how you are applying the course concepts.
How has the company performed over the last several years in terms of revenues, profitability, and market share?

STAND-ALONE PROJECT

MB609 Capstone: Strategic Management

 

Stand-Alone Project: Strategic Audit (200 points)

 

 

You should begin working on the Stand-Alone Project early in the course.  Each lesson provides a benchmark for completing the Stand-Alone Project in a timely manner while working through the course.  You will find this information in the “Stand-Alone Project Benchmark” section of each lesson. (A 10-page response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, and C.)

 

Instructions: The Stand-Alone Project requires you to perform an in-depth strategic audit of American Airlines, Inc.  The strategic audit is comprised of six (6) parts.  Use the following instructions to guide your research and writing.  Your Stand-Alone Project responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the project itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.  (200 points)  (A 20-page double-spaced response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, C, D, and E.)

 

These past several years have been troubling times for the airline industry.  Jet fuel prices alone have risen 110% from January 2001 to December 2006, and 133% from January 2007 to July 2008. Each of the largest U.S. airlines including United/Continental and Delta/Northwest, have filed for bankruptcy at least once.  American Airlines (AA) was the only major airline that managed to stay away from bankruptcy for many years.  Despite not having turned a profit in 2004 or the first half of 2005, the company hoped its turnaround plan would start yielding results and put it back on the road to profitability and increased market share. Unfortunately, American Airlines filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 29, 2011, helping to hold off creditors, renegotiate union and labor contracts, pass on pension burdens to the government, etc.  On February 9, 2012, Reuters reported that American Airlines’ creditors’ committee wanted a merger explored, contrary to American Airlines management’s goal to stay independent. American Airlines ultimately merged with US Airways in December 2013.

 

You are required to take on the role of a strategic analyst hired before the final merger decision was made. You must suggest ways by which American Airlines could reinvent itself and compete effectively in an industry where the rules of the game changed drastically.  Based on your own research on American Airlines and the domestic airline industry, prepare a strategic audit using the format outlined below.

 

 

 

The following steps are suggested in preparing your strategic audit.

 

  1. Read all of the instructions below and then perform research on American Airlines. Make notes of the information that you will need to use in writing your strategic audit as well as notes that you think will be helpful in making decisions and recommendations.

 

  1. Obtain the information you need (regarding the organization, specific industry, and recent events and changes) using the following resources.

 

  1. The American Airlines website

 

  1. Hoover’s (This can be accessed through ProQuest: Use American Airlines as your search term and limit your search to within the Hoover database.)

 

  1. Articles on ProQuest that are specifically related to the industry or current events regarding the company, including:

 

Conaway, D., Esq. (2012). American airlines: Who’s flying the plane? Business

Credit, 114(5), 34-37. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1016478509?accountid=45844

 

  1. Other sources of research, which are recommended (but not required), include newspapers, business magazines, news programs, trade journals, etc.

 

  1. Based on the information and insights obtained from your research, apply your knowledge of the concepts and techniques in the textbook, your professional and personal experiences, and your analytical and reasoning skills to critically evaluate the strategic performance of the company (at the corporate, business, and functional levels) and suggest recommendations for future strategic initiatives.

 

  1. In addition, read the Stand-Alone Project Benchmarks in each Assignment to get an idea of how to progress in this strategic audit as you work through the course.

 

Part A        Situation:  Discuss the following issues related to American Airlines’ situation in 2013.

 

  1. Performance: How has the company performed over the last several years in terms of revenues, profitability, and market share?

 

  1. Strategic Posture
  1. Mission: What is the company’s vision/mission statement?
  2. Objectives: What are the corporate, business, and functional objectives? Are they consistent with each other and with the mission?
  3. Strategies: What strategies has the company employed in order to be able to meet these objectives?  Are these strategies consistent with each other and with the overall mission?
  4. Corporate Governance
  5. Directors: Who are the directors?  Are they internal or external?  What do they contribute to the corporation in terms of knowledge, skills, and background?
  6. Top Management: What persons or groups constitute top management?  How suited is the management team to the achievement of corporate objectives?

 

Part B        External Analysis

 

  1. Porter Analysis: Perform an in-depth analysis of the firm’s task environment using Porter’s Approach to Industry Analysis.  Analyze the importance and impact of the following five (5) forces.
  2. Threat of New Entrants
  3. Bargaining Power of Buyers
  4. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  5. Rivalry Among Competing Firms
  6. Threat of Substitute Products or Services

 

  1. Other Characteristics: Describe at least three (3) other industry characteristics that you think are important and that affect the performance of firms in this industry.

 

  1. Opportunities: Discuss at least five (5) opportunities available to the firm based on the industry analysis.

 

  1. Threats: Discuss at least five (5) threats facing the firm based on the industry analysis.

 

  1. External Factors Analysis Summary: Develop an External Factors Analysis Summary (EFAS Table) for American Airlines listing the five (5) opportunities and five (5) threats described above.  Discuss why you consider these external factors to be important.

 

Part C        Internal Analysis

 

  1. Core Competencies
  2. Description: Describe at least two (2) core competencies that the firm possesses or can develop.
  3. Distinctiveness: Are these distinctive competencies?

 

  1. Competitive Position
    1. Current Position: What is the firm’s current competitive position?
    2. Competitive Advantage: Does the firm possess a significant competitive advantage over other firms in the industry?
    3. Sustainability: Can the firm sustain its competitive advantage over the long term?
    4. Strengths: Discuss at least five (5) strengths of the firm based on the competitive analysis.

 

  1. Weaknesses: Describe at least five (5) weaknesses of the firm based on the competitive analysis.

 

  1. Internal Factors Analysis Summary: Develop an Internal Factors Analysis Summary (IFAS Table) for American Airlines listing the five (5) strengths and five (5) weaknesses described above.  Discuss why you consider these internal factors to be important.

 

Part D        Analysis of Strategic Factors (SWOT)

 

  1. Situational Analysis: What are the most important internal and external strategic factors (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) that strongly affect the company’s present and future performance?  List 12 strategic factors (3 each of the opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses) and discuss the relevance/importance of each to the strategic planning process.

 

  1. Strategic Factors Analysis Summary: Develop a Strategic Factor Analysis Summary (SFAS) Matrix for American Airlines using the strategic factors described above.

 

  1. Review of Mission and Objectives: Are the company’s mission and objectives relevant in light of the above external and internal strategic factors?  Explain.

 

  1. TOWS Matrix and Strategies
  1. Matrix: Develop a TOWS Matrix for American Airlines, listing three (3) opportunities, three (3) threats, three (3) strengths, and three (3) weaknesses.
  2. Strategies: For each category (SO Strategies, WO Strategies, ST Strategies, and WT Strategies), develop at least two (2) alternative strategies based on these factors; this is a total of eight (8) strategies.

 

Part E        Strategic Alternatives and Recommended Strategies

 

  1. Strategic Alternatives: What are the major feasible alternative strategies available to the company?  Select and describe the top four (4) strategies that you think upper management should consider as part of the strategic planning process.

 

  1. Recommended Strategies: Which of the above strategic alternatives do you recommend for the organization?  You must make at least two (2) comprehensive recommendations that describe the strategic direction you think the firm should take based on its current situation and issues.  Your recommendations can include corporate, business, or functional strategies based on the facts of the case and your analysis of the firm.  Number your recommendations and group them as applicable (for instance, if you recommend a low-cost business strategy, list any functional strategies that lead to it as sub points).

 

NOTE:  There is no right or wrong choice; however, you need to justify your recommendations in terms of their impact on the profitability and long-term competitive position of the firm.

 

  1. Justification: Justify your recommendations in terms of their impact on the profitability and long-term competitive position of the firm.  Use the following criteria to guide each of your recommendations.
    1. Relevance: How does the recommendation deal effectively with the strategic issues facing the organization?
    2. Sustainability: How does the recommendation lead to a competitive advantage that is sustainable over the long term?

 

  1. Commentary: Read the following article and comment on the final decision made by American Airlines in 2013. Why do you feel this was a good/bad strategic decision?

 

Arnold, K. (2013, Dec 22). No. 1 business story of 2013: American airlines merger. McClatchy –

Tribune Business News Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1470294132?accountid=45844