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A. Project Description The term project is a written report…
A. Project Description
The term project is a written report (case study) on the management practices of an organization. ‘Ille objective is to demonstrate mastery of the subject matter covered in class and your ability to apply the principles.
Each student has some freedom in selecting the company to study. However, you should select a company Fortune 500 that has displayed good management practices or achieved excellence in some way.
B. Content of Report
Your report should include but is not limited to the following:
I. Organizational Mission, Values, Customers, and Competitors
Present the organization’s mission statement
Provide a brief history of the organization
Identify its main customers and competitors
2. Organizational Environments and Culture
Describe the environmental change (the rate at which the company s general and specific environment changes). Is the environment stable or dynamic?
Describe the environmental complexity (the number and intensity of external factors that affect the organization). Is the environment simple or complex?
Discuss toe key factors in the organization’s general environment and how they have impacted its success
Discuss the key factors in the organization’s specific environment and how they have impacted its success
Discuss actions that management has taken to control its environment
Describe the organizational culture and discuss how that has changed or remained constant over time
Discuss how that culture has contributed to the organization’s success
3. Managing Innovation and Change
Discuss the role that innovation has played in the success of the company
Discuss how the company manages change and assess the effectiveness of their process
4. Organizational Structure and Leadership
Describe the formal organizational structure and any significant changes which have occurred in the past 20 years to that structure
Profile its top leadership (include names, a summary of backgrounds, reputation in the industry, leadership style, etc.)
To what extent is the personality of leaders reflected in the culture and management practices organization
4. Diversity Management
Discuss the organization’s track record and reputation in diversity management. (as it applies to employees and vendors).
5. The Future
What would you say are the most significant problems and opportunities facing the company today?
What recommendations would you make as to how they should solve the problems and exploit the opportunities.?
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Project Fall 2012
C. Research Methods.
You should use the World Wide Web, electronic databases, financial data, the organization’s
Annual Report, biographies of founders, press releases, the organization s website, promotional
Material (including brochures, catalogs, advertisements) and employee interviews (via phone, e-mail, or in person).
D. Length and Format of Report
The body of the report must be a minimum of five pages (double-spaced).
The report must include these parts:
Title of report, name of organization studied, name of preparer, date, and
Research Methods. How you gathered your information and how you organized and analyzed it to come to your conclusions. (Library, interviews, w,vw, etc.)
Body of paper
REierg1ggsA list of the sources you used to gather the data to write the report, including names of those interviewed and dates you interviewed them (whether by phone, fax, e-mail, or in person). Be sure to DOCUMENT with a full notation, in the body of the report, which of these references was used, including author, title, dates, page, etc.
Appendices.
