Author: chris

n this 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:

 

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

 

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

 

 

~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:

 

 

• You must include a list of references. APA formatting is preferred. Do not paste in sections of text into your essay.
• -Include at least 2 references for this case
• 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.
• Quotations, data, and general ideas (put into your own words) should all be cited.

 

 

CASE TWO

 

In this assignment you are asked to study the required readings and to read the following case study:

 

Basu, R., Little, C., Millard, C., (2009). Case Study: A fresh approach of the Balanced Scorecard in the Heathrow Terminal 5 project.

 

Measuring Business Excellence. 13(4). 22-33. Retrieved from:

 

http://www.perf-ex.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/T5-case-study-MBE-papaer.pdf

 

 

 

After reading this article, write an essay in:

 

 

 

which you compare and contrast the balanced scorecard utilized by the British Airport Authority (BAA) at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 project with the standard quadrants typically applied in a traditional BSC approach (financial focus, Internal focus, Learning and Growth focus, and Customer focus).

 

That is to say, the Terminal 5 project was a large, public construction project using private contractors. Yet, the BSC approach is also applied to the manufacturing sector, health care sector, and is applied in both private and public organizations. So you’ll want to consider how the Terminal 5 project adapted the BSC approach to fit the prevailing circumstances to help formulate your arguments.

 

 

Assignment Expectations

 

In formulating your essay you need to discuss to what degree the evidence suggests the balanced scorecard approach is amenable to most organizations.

 

Introduction: In this part of your essay you will need to introduce your topic and provide a very brief overview of the key points you plan to make in your paper.

 

• Analysis: In this section you will present the actual comparison and contrast between BAA’s approach to the Balanced Scorecard and more traditional approaches.

 

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:

 

 

• You must include a list of references. APA formatting is preferred. Do not paste in sections of text into your essay.
• -Include at least 2 references for this case
• 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.
• Quotations, data, and general ideas (put into your own words) should all be cited.

 

 

CASE THREE

 

After completing the readings presented, write a 3 page essay that

 

• Describe the efforts put forth by BAE in implementing the BSC approach in their organization from an implementation perspective.
• What efforts did they make to assure employees would be receptive to, and accept the BSC initiative?
• Describe to what extent you believe their efforts paid off.

 

The case study for BAE can be found in Chapter 7 of:

 

Murby, L., Gould, S., (2005). Effective Performance Management with the Balanced Scorecard: Technical Report. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Retrieved from:

 

 http://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/Imported Documents/Tech_rept_Effective_Performance_ Mgt_with_Balanced_Scd_July_2005.pdf

 

Additional Instructions:

 

 

• -Include at least 2 references for this case
• You must include a list of 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.
• Quotations, data, and general ideas (put into your own words) should all be cited.

 

 

CASE FOUR

 

Explain the process of strategy mapping and how it relates to performance management and establishing value propositions. You may discuss this theoretically or use the Glacier Inn case study presented in the Armitage and Scholey (2006) document in your readings to serve as an example for integrating these ideas.

 

Alternatively, you can use the Hazard Action Zone case study presented in Murby & Gold document: (http://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/ImportedDocuments/Tech_rept_Effective_Performance_Mgt_with_Balanced_Scd_July_2005.pdf)

 

Armitage, H., Scholey, C., (2006). Using strategy maps to drive performance. Society of Mgt. Accountants of Canada. Retrieved from: http://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/ImportedDocuments/Tech_MAG_Strategy_Mapping_March07.pdf

 

Assignment Expectations

 

The essay should be 3 pages long and include the following:

 

Introduction: In this part of your essay you will need to introduce your topic and provide a very brief overview of the key points you plan to make in your paper.

 

Analysis: In this section you will present the actual comparison and contrast between BAA’s approach to the Balanced Scorecard and more traditional approaches.

 

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.

 

-Include at least 2 references for this case

 

Additional Instructions: Your essay should be 3 pages in length (not counting your title page or references). You must include a list of 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.

As you think about the essential components of cognitive and behavioral theories, what clients do you envision as best suited for these approaches? If you were a client in one of the videos you have explored thus far, how might you react to behavioral or cognitive interventions? On the other hand, if you were the counselor in one of the videos, how comfortable would you be employing a cognitive or behavioral approach?

In previous Application weeks, you have had the opportunity to observe humanistic, existential, and psychoanalytic theories in action. This week you increase your acumen in cognitive and behavioral theory (CBT) applications by watching media demonstrations of CBT counselors. Remember that all media pieces are 90–120 minutes in length. Be sure to select your media piece early in the week and plan your time accordingly.

Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze theoretical approaches in counseling sessions
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselors’ theoretical approach
• Analyze cognitive and behavioral theories
• Evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral theoretical approaches in working with a specific client population

Please proceed to the Resources.

 

 

Week 7 Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources.

Required Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Readings

• Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R. (Ed). (2011). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

o    Chapter 9, “Cognitive-Behavioral Theories” (pp. 193–213)

o    Chapter 10, “Dialectical Behavior Theory” (pp. 215–235)

o    Chapter 11, “Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy” (pp. 237–261)

o    Chapter 12, “Reality Therapy/Choice Theory” (pp. 263–285)

Note: This week’s chapters are for review, as they are the same as assigned for Week 6.

• Document:Analyzing Counseling Theories (Word document)

  Note: This document will be used for the completion of this week’s Assignment.

Media

• net. (Executive Producer). (1997). Cognitive-behavioral therapy with John Krumboltz[Video].

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  Note:The approximate length of this media piece is 111 minutes.

• net. (Executive Producer). (1997). Reality therapy with Dr. Robert Wubbolding[Video].

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Note:The approximate length of this media piece is 110 minutes.

  There are no videos for DBT or REBT in this video series.

Please proceed to the Discussion.Return to top

 

 

Analyzing Counseling Theories

Student Name

Walden University

Analyzing Counseling Theories

Part 1: Chart

	Theory 1: Name	Theory 2: Name
Background Theory	·      Use only bullet points; no sentences—delete this before beginning your one page chart. The boxes will expand to accommodate your points.	·
Human Nature	·	·
Major Constructs	·	·
Applications	·	·
Evaluations	·	·
	Chapter Author, Year	Chapter Author, Year

 

 

 

Part 2: Reflection

1. Describe a specific population of clients with whom you hope to work in the future. Explain why you have chosen this population and what you hope to accomplish with this client base. (Note this point will remain the same on future papers, if you want to keep it. Please delete.)
2. Explain which one of the two theories in your chart would be the most effective in working with this client population and explain why.

• Describe at least two interventions from your chosen theory you would suggest using and how these interventions would assist this client population in reaching counseling goals.

As you think about the essential components of cognitive and behavioral theories, what clients do you envision as best suited for these approaches? If you were a client in one of the videos you have explored thus far, how might you react to behavioral or cognitive interventions? On the other hand, if you were the counselor in one of the videos, how comfortable would you be employing a cognitive or behavioral approach?

In previous Application weeks, you have had the opportunity to observe humanistic, existential, and psychoanalytic theories in action. This week you increase your acumen in cognitive and behavioral theory (CBT) applications by watching media demonstrations of CBT counselors. Remember that all media pieces are 90–120 minutes in length. Be sure to select your media piece early in the week and plan your time accordingly.

Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze theoretical approaches in counseling sessions
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselors’ theoretical approach
• Analyze cognitive and behavioral theories
• Evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral theoretical approaches in working with a specific client population

Please proceed to the Resources.

 

 

Week 7 Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources.

Required Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Readings

• Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R. (Ed). (2011). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

o    Chapter 9, “Cognitive-Behavioral Theories” (pp. 193–213)

o    Chapter 10, “Dialectical Behavior Theory” (pp. 215–235)

o    Chapter 11, “Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy” (pp. 237–261)

o    Chapter 12, “Reality Therapy/Choice Theory” (pp. 263–285)

Note: This week’s chapters are for review, as they are the same as assigned for Week 6.

• Document:Analyzing Counseling Theories (Word document)

  Note: This document will be used for the completion of this week’s Assignment.

Media

• net. (Executive Producer). (1997). Cognitive-behavioral therapy with John Krumboltz[Video].

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  Note:The approximate length of this media piece is 111 minutes.

• net. (Executive Producer). (1997). Reality therapy with Dr. Robert Wubbolding[Video].

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Note:The approximate length of this media piece is 110 minutes.

  There are no videos for DBT or REBT in this video series.

Please proceed to the Discussion.Return to top

 

 

Analyzing Counseling Theories

Student Name

Walden University

Analyzing Counseling Theories

Part 1: Chart

	Theory 1: Name	Theory 2: Name
Background Theory	·      Use only bullet points; no sentences—delete this before beginning your one page chart. The boxes will expand to accommodate your points.	·
Human Nature	·	·
Major Constructs	·	·
Applications	·	·
Evaluations	·	·
	Chapter Author, Year	Chapter Author, Year

 

 

 

Part 2: Reflection

1. Describe a specific population of clients with whom you hope to work in the future. Explain why you have chosen this population and what you hope to accomplish with this client base. (Note this point will remain the same on future papers, if you want to keep it. Please delete.)
2. Explain which one of the two theories in your chart would be the most effective in working with this client population and explain why.

• Describe at least two interventions from your chosen theory you would suggest using and how these interventions would assist this client population in reaching counseling goals.

As you think about the essential components of cognitive and behavioral theories, what clients do you envision as best suited for these approaches? If you were a client in one of the videos you have explored thus far, how might you react to behavioral or cognitive interventions? On the other hand, if you were the counselor in one of the videos, how comfortable would you be employing a cognitive or behavioral approach?

In previous Application weeks, you have had the opportunity to observe humanistic, existential, and psychoanalytic theories in action. This week you increase your acumen in cognitive and behavioral theory (CBT) applications by watching media demonstrations of CBT counselors. Remember that all media pieces are 90–120 minutes in length. Be sure to select your media piece early in the week and plan your time accordingly.

Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze theoretical approaches in counseling sessions
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselors’ theoretical approach
• Analyze cognitive and behavioral theories
• Evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral theoretical approaches in working with a specific client population

Please proceed to the Resources.

 

 

Week 7 Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources.

Required Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Readings

• Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R. (Ed). (2011). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

o    Chapter 9, “Cognitive-Behavioral Theories” (pp. 193–213)

o    Chapter 10, “Dialectical Behavior Theory” (pp. 215–235)

o    Chapter 11, “Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy” (pp. 237–261)

o    Chapter 12, “Reality Therapy/Choice Theory” (pp. 263–285)

Note: This week’s chapters are for review, as they are the same as assigned for Week 6.

• Document:Analyzing Counseling Theories (Word document)

  Note: This document will be used for the completion of this week’s Assignment.

Media

• net. (Executive Producer). (1997). Cognitive-behavioral therapy with John Krumboltz[Video].

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  Note:The approximate length of this media piece is 111 minutes.

• net. (Executive Producer). (1997). Reality therapy with Dr. Robert Wubbolding[Video].

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Note:The approximate length of this media piece is 110 minutes.

  There are no videos for DBT or REBT in this video series.

Please proceed to the Discussion.Return to top

 

 

Analyzing Counseling Theories

Student Name

Walden University

Analyzing Counseling Theories

Part 1: Chart

	Theory 1: Name	Theory 2: Name
Background Theory	·      Use only bullet points; no sentences—delete this before beginning your one page chart. The boxes will expand to accommodate your points.	·
Human Nature	·	·
Major Constructs	·	·
Applications	·	·
Evaluations	·	·
	Chapter Author, Year	Chapter Author, Year

 

 

 

Part 2: Reflection

1. Describe a specific population of clients with whom you hope to work in the future. Explain why you have chosen this population and what you hope to accomplish with this client base. (Note this point will remain the same on future papers, if you want to keep it. Please delete.)
2. Explain which one of the two theories in your chart would be the most effective in working with this client population and explain why.

• Describe at least two interventions from your chosen theory you would suggest using and how these interventions would assist this client population in reaching counseling goals.

Assignment 2: Dropbox Assignment

Current Epidemiological Studies: Critical Review

For your dropbox assignment, using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research and select three current epidemiological studies regarding risk factors that are associated with any health problem. You can also use the following websites to search for studies as they are often used as the major sources of information for health research and often report on the most current health problems affecting the United States and global populations:

• U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• World Health Organization

Based on your research, create a report in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document addressing the following questions:

• What were the criteria that you used to select these papers? (For example, only English language, peer reviewed articles, only a specific age group, only United States studies, etc.)
• What were the types of risk factors studied in your chosen articles? (For example, environmental, socio-economic, behavioral, etc.)
• Which study design was used for this study? Why do you think the researchers chose this specific study design? Provide examples from your research.
• What are the proximate or underlying determinants of risk factors that are associated with any health problem for each study?

Answer the questions posted below in the Template for Assessment of Causality for Reviewing Epidemiological Studies, for each study. You should number each study, list the title, and state each question in the format it appears in the template.

Click here to download the template.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_HCM2001_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the W3 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Explained the criteria used to select the papers for the research on epidemiological studies regarding risk factors that are associated with any health problem.	40
Analyzed the risk factors studied in the articles selected.	40
Provided judgments on the approach of the researchers in choosing a specific study design in the study on epidemiological studies regarding risk factors that are associated with any health problem.	40
Summarized the underlying determinants for each study.	40
Written Components.	40

Assignment 2: The Mind/Body Problem

After completing the readings for this week, draft a 6–8-page paper. This assignment will be completed in three parts, so you may want to use section headers to organize your paper. Remember to explain the theories you reference with supporting citations to the textbook and online lectures before contrasting them, utilizing correct APA format. You may want to use examples to illustrate your understanding of key ideas in each theory. Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.

1. Address the following in your paper: Mind/Body Dualism: Compare/contrast Cartesian rationalism and at least one version of empiricism. You may draw upon your analysis of the Cartesian Method in this week’s discussion assignment. Remember to explain the key ideas associated with each theory. Be specific as to which version of empiricism is the focus of your analysis. (2–3 pages)
2. Responses to the Mind/Body Problem: Compare/contrast Kantian Idealism and Phenomenology and explain how each attempts to respond to/resolve the mind/body problem encountered both by empiricists and rationalists. (2–3 pages)
3. Evaluate and Respond: Once you have explained the relevant theories and the philosophical challenges of the mind/body dualism, present your own philosophical response to this epistemological problem. In your response, consider how/whether your own views are similar to the theories you discussed in parts one and two (2–3 pages.)

Submit your assignment in the W3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Compared/contrasted Cartesian rationalism with at least one version of empiricism. Cited support for the interpretation from the text and online lectures.	75
Compared/contrasted Kantian idealism with phenomenology as they relate to the mind/body problem. Cited support for the interpretation from the text and online lectures.	75
Presented your own philosophical response to the mind/body problem and compared them to the theories presented above.	40
Used correct grammar, and spelling, and APA citation.

Although you will each be working on separate projects, depending on your previous coursework, you will come together in the discussions to share your ideas from your various perspectives. The business world operates through the use of cross-functional teams and understanding the similarities and differences in perspectives is essential to your future success. With this in mind, the course is organized into subfolders related to each of your degree programs. You will notice that the folders are grouped into two primary areas, depending on your degree program, which will drive the type of project you will be doing.

Whether you are working on a business plan or a project proposal, your work will be presented unlike typical assignments you have had in your program. You will be moving away from a researched based essay to actually presenting your material for consideration. Think of yourself as a business leader trying to gain support from shareholders, or a business leader who already has the support, and is trying to gain new clients. You can also be a new entrepreneur who wants to diversify and gain financial backing. With each element, ask yourself, would I really incorporate this element in real life? If not, is there a way to customize the material to make it work? The work will require you to critically analyze your work.

The same goes for a project proposal. You are a project leader trying to gain support of upper management to implement a project solution. You can also be a project leader who already has support and are working through the elements of adopting the project. I always tell my students, you are working within the guidelines of the course assignments but you are transforming the information that will support the effort that allows you to present to the correct audience.  So, when the assignment calls you to write an Executive Summary (you may instead use an Abstract), remember you are not describing why an ES is important or what elements should be included in the section, you are writing one!  You need to have a fundamental understanding that each sentence you write should not “teach or explain” a concept. Your work should always be directed towards what your company does or plans to accomplish.

 

The Situation:

 

The CEO of EducUS Corporation (EDUS), in conjunction with the EDUS board of directors, has decided to increase the corporation’s footprint and expand its international operations. After identifying global opportunities, the EDUS board of directors decided to explore the possibility of purchasing the Mekong Cham University (MCU) located in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This university is a small academic institution which has a strong technology school but is short on resources. Specifically, the Mekong Cham faculty members are highly acclaimed technologists who are widely published in the field of information technology and enterprise software application. However, while MCU enjoys an exceptional local reputation as an educational institution, it has difficulty in recruiting students outside the Southeast Asia region. One reason is that MCU has no capability, due to lack of funding, to provide online course offerings. Another reason for the low enrollment at MCU is the poor physical condition of the university building complex. EDUS Corporation also enjoys an excellent reputation as the third largest provider of nontraditional education in the U.S. EDUS is the parent company of 26 universities located throughout the U.S. and Canada. It has a strong international business and management program offering in most of its holdings and is known for its exceptional online delivery capability.

 

You have been selected to work on the EDUS research team in support of the steering committee for this acquisition. You are part of a high performance work team which will focus its research in 5 separate areas. The EDUS CEO has briefed the team and expressed the need for comprehensive research to ensure that the acquisition of MCU will be right for both organizations. She tells you and the team that acquisitions, like this, are often unsuccessful because of incompatible cultures, clashes in management styles, poor integration strategies, and inadequate communications. So she has requested that you particularly focus on these areas of inquiry. The EDUS CEO also informs you and the team that although she understands that this project will take some time, it is imperative that preliminary recommendations be presented within the next eight weeks. To meet the guidance of your CEO, you will lead the project team in a presentation of the team’s findings within this designated period.

 

 

 

 

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Topics for Research and Analysis

 

Promotional Goals: Identify specific objectives related to the promotion of EDUS’s acquisition of the institution. In addition, identify specific objectives related to informing potential students of new capabilities and offerings resulting from the acquisition. (Promotional goals vary. Some organizations need to create awareness of their product’s benefits compared to competitors. Other promotional goals may involve communicating new uses for an item, or informing customers or lower prices.)

 

Business Environment: Identify cultural and legal factors that might influence promotional decisions – both in announcing the acquisition within the region and recruiting new students to the institution. (In some countries, certain information is required in television commercials selling products aimed at children.)

 

Media Plan: Analyze media availability to determine cost-efficient methods of communicating with potential students within the country and within the geographic region. (While television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet may be common in industrialized countries, developing economies may require other different media. In some countries, advertising messages are broadcast through large speakers mounted on moving trucks.)

 

Promotional Strategy: Compare the benefits of push-and-pull promotions for acquiring new students at the institution. Devise a promotional strategy that will help EDUS expand the student body and also inform potential students of increased capability of the institution resulting from this acquisition.

 

Economic, Cultural, and Political-Legal Environment: Investigate the economic, cultural, and political-legal environment that might affect promotional messages and media relevant to this acquisition.

 

Recommended Actions: Recommend EDUS actions related to promotional goals, needed adaptations due to cultural or legal factors, and a media plan. Provide evidence to support your recommendations.

 

Conclusions: Draw conclusions about the material you have presented. The opinions or judgments you present should be supported by your research.

 

Submit a PowerPoint presentation (approximately 10 slides) providing your analysis and research findings on the topics indicated. You are expected to include statistical data when possible, including tables, graphs, and other visuals that support and enhance your study. Most importantly, all written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources

Many companies find they are forced to remodel their traditional hierarchical structures, which were originally built around functional specialization and centralized authority, to compete in today’s marketplace. Companies often draw on the following five tools of organizational design to make their organizations leaner, flatter, and more responsive to change. The five tools are:

• Empower managers and workers
• Reengineer work processes
• Implementing self-directed work teams
• Rapid incorporation of Internet technology applications
• Networking with outsiders to improve existing capabilities and create new ones

In addition, there are many managerial tasks that shape corporate culture and the leadership skills needed to engage the full organization to produce great results. Examine the dynamics of the elements that must be brought together to create a corporate culture, such as core values and business principles, operating practices and behaviors, ethical standards and attitudes, and work climate and people management practices.

Considering the five tools of organizational design, managerial tasks and leadership skills, examine the practices followed by your selected organization and include the following in a 8–10 page APA formatted paper in MS Word:

Describe which of the five tools of organizational design your selected organization uses to maintain and improve productivity while achieving cost savings. Use detailed examples in your response.

Explain how work groups are utilized in your organization to accomplish the stated goals of the company.

Describe the motivational practices used by the organization to promote better strategy execution. Include some illustrative examples in your response.

Explain how, if at all, the reward system in the organization ties incentives directly to achieving higher productivity and performance targets.

Explain the evaluation and feedback process used in your company to assess employee performance.

Identify the elements in the organization that affect how cultural change is implemented.

Describe the ethical model being used by the company.

Present your overall opinion of the organization’s corporate strategy approach. Is the strategy execution effort delivering the expected results? Explain and illustrate your conclusions.

Describe what specific actions have been taken to delegate authority to middle and junior managers and to create a sense of empowerment among employees. Explain and illustrate your answers.

Avoid plagiarism: Using someone else’s words or ideas in your paper without proper acknowledgement constitutes plagiarism and is unacceptable in any situation. Make sure you have properly documented the source of original facts, ideas, and interpretations that you use in your paper. This must be done whether you summarize information or paraphrase what you learned from a particular source.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Describe which of the five tools of organizational design your selected organization uses to maintain and improve productivity while achieving cost savings. Use detailed examples in your response.	28
Explain how work groups are utilized in your organization to accomplish the stated goals of the company.	24
Describe the motivational practices used by the organization to promote better strategy execution. Include some illustrative examples in your response.	28
Explain how, if at all, the reward system in the organization ties incentives directly to achieving higher productivity and performance targets.	24
Explain the evaluation and feedback process used in your company to assess employee performance.	24
Identify the elements in the organization that affect how cultural change is implemented.	28
Describe the ethical model being used by the company.	24
Present your overall opinion of the organization’s corporate strategy approach. Is the strategy execution effort delivering the expected results? Explain and illustrate your conclusions.	28
Describe what specific actions have been taken to delegate authority to middle and junior managers and to create a sense of empowerment among employees. Explain and illustrate your answers.	28
Written Components: Organization (16) usage and mechanics (16) APA elements (24) Style (8)	6