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QUESTION

 

In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to your organization for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of your company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways your organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.

In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares your organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.

Directions

Using the information about your company in the Organization Overview document and the Skunk Works case study linked in the Supporting Materials section, compare your organization with Skunk Works and identify similarities and differences in organizational structure and culture related to an organization’s overall ability to innovate. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Organizational Structure: Compare your organization’s structure to that of Skunk Works’s organization structure.
2. Shared Vision: Compare your organization’s shared vision to that of Skunk Works’s vision.
3. Creative Climate: Compare the creative climate of your organization to that of Skunk Works’s creative climate.
4. Effectiveness of Teamwork: Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in your organization to that of the Skunk Works team.

What to Submit

Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format.

Supporting Materials
The following resources support your work on the project:

Reading: Skunk Works Case
Scroll down the page and select Skunk Works Case from the list of case studies. This case study will be used in this assignment.

Document: Organization Overview
This describes the organizational structure and some aspects of the culture of your company.

SOLUTION

Struggling on where to start this assignment? Follow this step-by-step guide to ace your assignment with ease!

Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing and Writing Your Innovation Culture Comparison Report
Assignment Title: Comparing Organizational Support for Innovation: Skunk Works and [Your Auto Company]
(Insert “[Your Auto Company]” with the name used in your Organization Overview document.)

1. Set Up Your Document First
Use Microsoft Word

Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins

Create a title page (optional, unless otherwise directed)

Include APA citations if you are using the Skunk Works case or Organization Overview

2. Begin with a Brief Introduction (1 Paragraph)
State your position (middle manager in an American automobile corporation)

Define the reason for this report: to compare your corporation’s innovation culture and structure to Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works

Highlight the objective: find out how to improve your organization‘s ability to facilitate innovation

3. Compare Organizational Structures (1 Paragraph)
Describe your company‘s structure (from the Organization Overview): likely hierarchical, formal, or matrix-based

Describe Skunk Works‘s flat, autonomous, fast-moving structure

Compare and contrast: Is your structure more rigid? Less innovative at a rapid pace?

Suggest improvement: Could creating autonomous “innovation pods“ like Skunk Works help?

4. Compare Shared Vision (1 Paragraph)
Your company may have a mission highlighting excellence, quality, and market growth

Skunk Works had clear, bold vision focused on disruptive defense technology

Compare how clarity and alignment of vision affect team creativity and motivation

Recommendation: Encourage more open communication of innovation goals across departments

5. Compare Creative Climates (1 Paragraph)
Your company may have standardized innovation processes, regular meetings, and performance reviews

Skunk Works encouraged creativity with independence, minimal bureaucracy, and quick prototyping

Consider: Is your climate too risk-averse or rule-bound?

Recommend creating a more experimental, risk-taking culture for early-stage innovation

6. Compare Effectiveness of Teamwork (1 Paragraph)
Your teams may be cross-functional but tightly managed

Skunk Works teams were tight-knit, trusted, and allowed to operate independently

Assess: Do teams in your company actually collaborate, or just coordinate?

Recommend improving teamwork by reducing micromanagement and increasing autonomy

7. Conclude Your Report (1 Short Paragraph)
Summarize the key differences

Emphasize the advantages of emulating Skunk Works‘s innovative practices into your automobile company

Reassert your position for creating a more agile, visionary, and empowered innovation culture

8. APA Citations
Incorporate in-text citations and a reference list at the end if required
Example:

Lockheed Martin. (n.d.). Skunk Works Case. Retrieved from [link to case study]

Tips for Success
Stick to 1–3 pages, but see that your ideas are well-developed

Use subheadings if allowed (Structure, Vision, Climate, Teamwork)

Edit for clarity, flow, and grammar before submission

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