How would you apply Kotter’s eights steps toward leading change within that organization?

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  2. Leading Organizational ChangeAs this week’s material points out, we are living in times of immense change. One of the essential tasks of an organization’s leadership is to lead organizations in a way that ensures that the entire organization is committed to the change and that support mechanisms are in place to sustain change. Research several online industries that are currently stressed by changing marketplaces and demographics: the newspaper and publishing Industries, entertainment media outlets, brick and mortar retail, and even campus bookstores.

1. Choose an organization within one of the industries listed above, or one of your own choosing that is currently impacted by a changing marketplace.

2. How would you apply Kotter’s eights steps toward leading change within that organization?

3. Provide examples of the desired outcomes and support mechanisms you would utilize.

Guided Response: Analyze several of your peers’ posts.  Let at least two of your peers know how their chosen approach would be useful in your scenario as well.  Suggest any approaches you have found that may be helpful in their environment.

  1. Adaptive Leadership

    Adaptive work is accomplished by finding a solution to seemingly intractable problems facing leaders; the solution is neither technical, nor obvious. As the material illustrates, leaders must motivate organization members to face demanding situations that arise from the organization’s own culture and values. Using the organization you chose within this week’s first discussion, analyze an adaptive challenge facing this organization.

1. Describe the adaptive work that needs to be accomplished.

2. Analyze your approach to resolving the problem. Be certain to include questions that would arise, and what trade-offs may be required in your analysis.

3. Describe the desired outcome.

Discuss the most appropriate form of ownership for your new business (assuming your current financial situation).

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Assignment 1: To Build or Buy
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points

Select a small business that you visit often (e.g., coffee shop, bookstore, sporting goods store, etc.). Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

  1. Craft a brief (1-2 pages) strategy for a business concept that would directly compete with the small business you selected. Explain the rationale for the strategy in detail.
  2. Determine if it would make more sense to open the new business you describe or to purchase the existing business you selected. Explain your reasoning.
  3. Discuss the most appropriate form of ownership for your new business (assuming your current financial situation).
  4. Outline a business plan for your business. Visit http://www.sba.gov for tools and templates.
  5. Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the nature of entrepreneurship, business ethics, and social responsibility in managing a successful small business.
  • Analyze a business strategy and supporting business plan for a small business concept
  • Describe and analyze the necessary activities and key decisions to start a small business.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in small business management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about small business management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.

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Examine The Proper Implementation Of Retention Management Strategies

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NEED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE LATEST.  NO PLAGARISM. NON NEGOTIATBLE PRICE. MUST HAVE POSITIVE REVIEWS. DO NOT MESSAGE ME JUST SEND HANDSHAKE.

 

For this assignment, you will assess the overall importance of developing and implementing a comprehensive retention management program. To be included in this paper are a number of important factors. First, the paper must define retention management and the influence of a retention management culture throughout the organization. Next, analyze the different management programs and practices that reduces employee turnover. For example, an analysis of the organization’s reward programs would address this component of the paper. Finally, the paper must examine an evaluation system for assessing the effectiveness of retention management methods.

Support your paper with a minimum of three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards

Bus And Society

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Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations

 

Due Week 4 and worth 290 points

 

According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research Apple. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper instead of the video submission.

 

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

 

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 4).

 

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

•Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Social Performance of Organizations

•Tags: BUS475, Social Performance

•Description: First Name, Last Name – BUS475 Assignment 1 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

 

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1.Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple, and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.

2.Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.

3.Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with Apple.

4.Submit a reference page with at least four (4) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

•Analyze the relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.

•Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.

•Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, and relationships.

•Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social responsibility and citizenship.

•Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple functions of business.

•Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.

•Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

 

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.