MGT492 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2017 December
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Being
able to recognize potential pressures that require an organization to change
its practices or processes is a vital for its success. Examine an organization
in the field or industry in which you work, or are planning to work. In
1,000-1,250 words, evaluate the pressures the organization currently faces and
discuss the potential effects these pressures could have on the
organization. You will use your evaluation of this organization for
your Implementing Change assignment.
Include
the following:
- Identify
and describe the organization you are evaluating. Provide an overview of
the industry within which the organization operates. - Identify
the environmental and organizational pressures currently driving
organizational change in your field or industry. Explain the origin or
reason for these pressures, and explain how they directly affect the
viability of your organization. - Predict
what type of organizational changes (first-order/second-order) these pressures
may cause within the organization. - Provide
support for your analysis and prediction.
Prepare
this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
MGT492 Week 4 Assignment Latest 2017 December
Details:
Research
visions from organizations in industries other than your own. Find a vision
statement that provides an engaging picture for the future of that organization
and is detailed enough that external stakeholders can relate to it in a
meaningful way. In a paper of 750-1,000 words, address the following:
- Describe
the company and its vison statement. - Discuss
the attributes that make the vision meaningful. - Explain
how the vision statement is appropriate for the organization and why the
vision statement is appealing to stakeholders on both a cognitive and
emotional level. - Evaluate
whether or not the vision statement encourages organizational change.
Provide rationale and examples to support your assessment. - Compare
and contrast this vision to that of a successful vision in your field,
industry, or organization. How do the attributes for a vision in your
field or industry differ from those in other fields or industries?
Prepare
this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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 Turnitin. Please refer to the directions
in the Student Success Center.
MGT492 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2017 December
Details:
In order for managers to respond effectively to environmental or
organizational pressures that can be disruptive to an organization, they must
implement clear intervention strategies. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, propose a
change plan to respond to the most significant pressures affecting the
organization represented in your Pressures for Change assignment from Topic 2.
Include the following:
1. Review
the organizational/environmental pressures you presented in your initial paper:
Determine which pressure is most important to address at this time in order to
maintain a competitive and viable company. Summarize the pressure and how the
organization is currently being affected. Project the outcome for the
organization if it fails to address the pressure.
2. Develop a
change vision to respond to the organizational or environmental pressure: The
vision must define the organizational change and resonate with the decision
making and strategies proposed in the paper. Additionally, the vison must
include a cognitive and affective component in order to help stakeholders
understand how to achieve the goals, and to inspire and motivate them to engage
in the change.
3. Develop a
change model to implement your change vision. Identify the specific steps
needed to implement a change and effectively respond to the pressure. Describe
a strategy for implementing each step.
4. Evaluate
the potential resistance from stakeholders. Discuss the reasons for the resistance,
at what point the resistance will likely occur, and some strategies for
overcoming the resistance.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
MGT492 Week 8 Benchmark
– Assignment Latest 2017 December
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Prepare a 12-15 slide
PowerPoint presentation that outlines your proposal to the stakeholders who
would approve or deny your plan. Include the following:
1.
Present the prevailing
pressure that threatens organizational success.
2.
Summarize your
strategies for successfully implementing the change plan in order to address
the internal or external pressure.
3.
Propose strategies for
effectively communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Identify what
information needs to be disseminated and to which stakeholders. Discuss the
communication skills and language necessary to be effective with both internal
and external stakeholders. Describe the communication process and the
strategies used to disseminate information throughout the implementation
process.
4.
Present a strategic plan
for sustaining the change after the plan has been implemented.
5.
Predict potential
obstacles or unintended consequences and recommend strategies to overcome or
respond to them.
While APA style is not
required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected,
and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting
guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student
Success Center.
