Review the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan presented in
Module 1
to make sure that the requirements of the Board and the Part II Strategic Plan are met. In order to meet the requirements of the Board, you will prepare the final
Strategic Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Plan
to the Executive Board. Ensure your strategic plan is thorough, succinct, and complete.
Your written report should include a title page, table of contents, executive summary, and each of the following sections in an 8- to 12-page report:
Part I: Global Economy & Factors Affecting H-D
Identify H-D’s Motivations & Risks
Motivations for Expansion
Risks in Expansion
Explain H-D’s competitive advantage in Global Markets
Determine and explain entry strategies for global expansion
Recommend an Internet approach/strategy for H-D
How the Internet adds value
Internet Business Models
Competitive Strategies
Leverage E-Business Capabilities
Part II: Corporate Leadership
Develop the following: Current Direction Setting
Organizational Culture: In addition, evaluate the culture at Harley-Davidson (H-D) and define what attributes you think team members should possess in reaching the business goals set forth by the organization. If you were part of the management team at H-D, what motivational techniques would you implement to make these teams successful?
Organizational Design: As you have been completing the Strategic Business
Plan, the management at Harley-Davidson has decided to take a team-oriented approach in various departments rather than the traditional, functional structure. Based on your knowledge of different types of teams and their focus, suggest what kinds of team strategies should be applied to each department. Be sure to explain your recommendations in detail.
Leadership Traits
Ethical Organization Characteristics
Identify elements
Identify missing elements
Learning Organization Characteristics
Identify elements
Identify missing elements
Part III: Strategic Plan Summary
Conclusions
Recommendations
Implementation
Discuss how you will implement your strategic plans, including how teams should be implemented in each department
Develop a brief roadmap for implementation
Identify the primary benchmarks to assess success or failure
Risks
Part IV: Self-Reflection Summary
Self-reflection is the key to good leadership and good management. Reflect on what you have learned in this class and on what you gained from your Bachelor of Science program. Based on your reflections, discuss the following:
Five or six key “lessons” learned from the textbook and the content that will help you in your career.
Consider what you have learned throughout this program. Discuss career opportunities that interest you in business.
Include what you have learned about yourself.
Evaluate how your personal biases and assumptions have affected your work in the past and ...
Review the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan presente.docx
1. Review the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan
presented in
Module 1
to make sure that the requirements of the Board and the Part II
Strategic Plan are met. In order to meet the requirements of the
Board, you will prepare the final
Strategic Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Plan
to the Executive Board. Ensure your strategic plan is thorough,
succinct, and complete.
Your written report should include a title page, table of
contents, executive summary, and each of the following
sections in an 8- to 12-page report:
Part I: Global Economy & Factors Affecting H-D
Identify H-D’s Motivations & Risks
Motivations for Expansion
Risks in Expansion
Explain H-D’s competitive advantage in Global Markets
Determine and explain entry strategies for global expansion
Recommend an Internet approach/strategy for H-D
2. How the Internet adds value
Internet Business Models
Competitive Strategies
Leverage E-Business Capabilities
Part II: Corporate Leadership
Develop the following: Current Direction Setting
Organizational Culture: In addition, evaluate the culture at
Harley-Davidson (H-D) and define what attributes you think
team members should possess in reaching the business goals set
forth by the organization. If you were part of the management
team at H-D, what motivational techniques would you
implement to make these teams successful?
Organizational Design: As you have been completing the
Strategic Business
Plan, the management at Harley-Davidson has decided to take
a team-oriented approach in various departments rather than the
traditional, functional structure. Based on your knowledge of
different types of teams and their focus, suggest what kinds of
team strategies should be applied to each department. Be sure
to explain your recommendations in detail.
3. Leadership Traits
Ethical Organization Characteristics
Identify elements
Identify missing elements
Learning Organization Characteristics
Identify elements
Identify missing elements
Part III: Strategic Plan Summary
Conclusions
Recommendations
Implementation
Discuss how you will implement your strategic plans, including
how teams should be implemented in each department
4. Develop a brief roadmap for implementation
Identify the primary benchmarks to assess success or failure
Risks
Part IV: Self-Reflection Summary
Self-reflection is the key to good leadership and good
management. Reflect on what you have learned in this class and
on what you gained from your Bachelor of Science program.
Based on your reflections, discuss the following:
Five or six key “lessons” learned from the textbook and the
content that will help you in your career.
Consider what you have learned throughout this program.
Discuss career opportunities that interest you in business.
Include what you have learned about yourself.
Evaluate how your personal biases and assumptions have
affected your work in the past and how you plan to manage
them in the future. The final product will be in an MS Word
document approximately 8–10 pages in length and utilizing
approximately 4–5 scholarly/professional sources. Your
document should be written in a clear, concise, and organized
manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate
representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate
spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
5. Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Assignment Components
-Explain the current global economy, the motivational/risk
factors affecting H-D, and their competitive advantage.
-Determine and explain entry strategies for global expansion
and recommend Internet approaches for H-D..
-Explain H-D’s current directional setting, organizational
culture, and design. -Recommend and explain team strategies
for each department.
-Explain H-D’s leadership traits, ethical characteristics, and its
learning environment.
-Provide a Strategic Plan Summary to include your conclusions,
recommendations, implementation, and risks.
-Identify and explain 5–6 key lessons learned and how they
will help you in your current and future career.
-Include an evaluation of your own personal biases and
assumptions and how you plan to manage them in the future.
Dess, G., Lumpkin, G., Eisner, A., McNamara, G. (09/2013).
Strategic Management: Text and Cases, 7th Edition
.