Category: Management homework help

Read:  Chapter 1: Organizational Behavior (best to view in online version) 2.5 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM – Organizational Behavior (umn.edu)Links to an external site.
Questions to address:
1.  What factors do you believe prompted IBM to focus on driving diversity within their organization?
2.  Eight diversity task forces were created back in 1995.  Today, these groups are also known as:  affinity groups, employee resource groups (ERGs), and sometimes business resource groups (BRGs).  Explain the difference between these three types of groups and share which group the task forces at IBM resemble, based on how they leverage the groups at IBM.  
Reference this link:  https://thediversitymovement.com/what-is-employee-resource-group-answers-to-5-common-questions-about-ergs-brgs-affinity-groups/Links to an external site.
3.  Today, many people will argue that IBM put too much of a focus on making the workplace better for underrepresented groups that the majority of the workforce became neglected.  Do you feel this was the case at IBM?  Why or why not?  How can companies ensure that no employee feels neglected or left out, regardless of their demographic group?  (NOTE:  If you work at a company who drives diversity and has groups to drive inclusion, share how they have made everyone feel welcomed.)
4.  What competitive advantages do companies gain from having groups to help drive a diverse workforce?
Intro, body paragraphs, and conclusion
reference page 
400 words or more 

Discussion Question 4 ~ Due 8/22/24 Thursday
Suppose that you are the owner of a pizzeria that is located near a university or college. How could you use this concept of order winners, order qualifiers, and order losers to help develop and implement an attractive business model? (125-150) words
No AI, CHEGG, BRAINY, etc
PPTX is your source (pg. 15)

Discussion Question 3 ~ DueTuesday 9/20
Why should a firm never outsource its core capabilities? What happens if the firm is approached by a supplier who is willing to supply good and services based on these core capabilities at a significantly lower price? What should the firm do? (125-150 words)
No AI, Chegg, Brainy, etc. 
PPTX is your only source to use. 

 
Describe the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, including how this organization has historically been successful with modeling these behaviors and achieving its goals.

  
Apply a business decision model to something you do every day, such as selecting an outfit, ordering lunch, or determining your exercise routine. Be creative in your approach. How did you select the model? 
Create a decision tree for the scenario you outlined in the topic above. Attach the decision tree to your response and include insights into how you crafted it. How would you apply this decision-making experience to larger scale decisions at an organizational level?

Description: Students must submit a PowerPoint presentation with the link to the video presentation using the PESTLE framework and Porter’s 5 forces analysis for a real company selected:
company: HomeLight – https://www.homelight.com/
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Describe the organization’s vision, mission, and goals, including how this organization has historically been successful with modeling these behaviors and achieving its goals.

  
Apply a business decision model to something you do every day, such as selecting an outfit, ordering lunch, or determining your exercise routine. Be creative in your approach. How did you select the model? 
Create a decision tree for the scenario you outlined in the topic above. Attach the decision tree to your response and include insights into how you crafted it. How would you apply this decision-making experience to larger scale decisions at an organizational level?

Description: Students must submit a PowerPoint presentation with the link to the video presentation using the PESTLE framework and Porter’s 5 forces analysis for a real company selected:
company: HomeLight – https://www.homelight.com/
files below …

 
Evaluate change management plans.
Introduction:
Redman (2019) states that the world is changing quickly, change is hard, and many change efforts fail. A leader must have a good plan in place to navigate through these changes to stay successful. Now, you will apply that knowledge to a company scenario, building in an implementation plan into the process so it is actionable. Select one business from the current winners from any of the categories in the Great Places To Work list. Assume that you are the new CEO of this business who has goals of expanding your business. You can select one or more from the following list, or develop your own goals:
Expand nationally or internationally
Change your business offering(s) or target customers
Merger or acquisition
Another goal of your choice
Select a company that you have not used for another assignment. Practicing with more than one company will give you greater insight into how the processes you use may need to be tailored to company/industry differences.
For this 4- to 6-page APA-compliant paper (not including title and reference pages) respond to the following:
Section 1 – Overview and Goal Description
Select the company that you will use for this paper. Provide an explanation and rationale for your choice. As there are many categories in the Great Places to Work website, you may want to explore an industry you know well or look to expand your knowledge by selecting an industry you are unfamiliar with.
Describe the vision, mission, and values as individual components in the current state of the company. Explain the systems relationship of these elements and how they are related to helping the company achieve success.
Provide any additional background information to provide additional context.
As the new CEO, identify the growth goal(s) that you would like to achieve including a rationale for this choice(s). Present any research and due diligence you have conducted on the efficacy of this goal, i.e., competition who have achieved/failed at this goal, possible Return on Investment (R.O.I.) or impact on company productivity or effectiveness.
Section 2 – Change Management Best Practices
Search for best practices in change management. Use at least two resources from your readings/videos from this unit, as well as two other sources you have uncovered in your research. These sources are not required to be scholarly. You may also include personal experiences as part of your research.
Present a synopsis of three best practices in change management, describing how they can support the change that you are working on for this assignment.
Describe where you will incorporate these best practices into your plan.
Section 3 – Change Management Plan Implementation
List the results of the change readiness assessment from the prior units learning activity. Discuss how this information can help you prepare more successfully for leading this change.
Define the goals of the change management plan for the goal you have identified in Section 1.
Present the change management plan you will be using to fulfill the growth goal. You may use the video as seen in the readings, Managing Change. Edge Training Systems. (2007). Managing change: The complete perspective [Video]. https://libauth.purdueglobal.edu/sso/skillport?context=24781
Explain what tools and processes will be used to implement the action plan.
Describe the measurement process you will use to determine project success.
Remember that:
All papers must be submitted in the current APA format. The Academic Success Center provides good resources and writing tutors for any additional support you will need.
All elements of the assignment must be covered to receive full credit.
Research sources, unless specified by the rubric will be considered scholarly sources.
For a review and tutorial on how to write a scholarly source, and APA-compliant paper, review Getting Started with APA Style from the Academic Writer resource located in the left navigation of your course.