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1 Running head: GROUP DISCUSSION BOARD 6 GROUP DISCUSSION BOARD Group Discussion Board Forum 2: Part 1 Jessica Raborn Chapter 4: How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning in an organization 25 years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything quickly changes and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why? Today companies must constantly seek competitive advantage without disrupting daily operations. They must be able to adapt quickly and more efficiently to change. In a high technology, instant gratification, fast paced world companies can’t just focus on doing one thing well and make changes slowly. They must be able to adapt to situations quickly and with effective results. They should constantly seek opportunity and be able to identify and capitalize on initiatives (Kotter, 2012). Companies and organizations are affected by their environment. The external environment affects what happens in the internal environment. The external environment is generally classified as either certain or uncertain and by degree of complexity. As these factors change and increase or decrease in the external environment, the internal environment adapts to these changes. Years ago companies coped with environmental changes by creating “buffer departments.” The purpose of these buffering roles was to absorb the uncertainty from the environment. Many organizations no longer create these buffer departments. They instead allow the core of the company to be exposed. They believe that by doing so they are being more open to the customers or suppliers and not focusing on internal efficiency. This allows the building of closer relationships with suppliers and customers. A Crisis is defined as a set of circumstances in which institutions or individuals face threats outside of the normal daily routine. The significance of these circumstances vary widely depending to individuals and their coping mechanisms (Drennan, McConnell, & Stark, 2015). The last decade in America has introduced us to many crisis events including 9/11 and hurricane Katrina. These crisis events have made people question the vunerability of our country, as well as, the ability to cope and respond to crisis. Crises can also occur frequently in the business world. The key to correcting these crises is to react quickly and formulate a plan, although I think that planning months in advance is less likely the key to success today. The best plan of action in today’s business world is just to have general idea of what you plan to do with the ability to adapt quickly when necessary. Chapter 4: Is changing the organization's domain a feasible strategy for coping with a threatening environment? Can you think of an organization in the recent news that has changed its domain? Explain. The domain is defined as the chosen environment field of action. It is the location in which a particular organ ...
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Today, data quality and privacy are important components in any organization around the world. Thus , project managers are required to come up with proper ways of ensuring better data quality and privacy to ensure there is availability and improve customer service that will go to the heart of enabling the organization have a proper and functioning system at the end of the day. The managers need to adopt the following recommendations for the business as follows. The first recommendation is the need to have a high level of accuracy and measurement when it comes to degree where the data values are obtained. Data accuracy is very important in the business as wrong values will produce wrong output and this will affect the quality of decision making process at the end of the day (Chiregi & Navimipour, 2016) Another important mechanism is to ensure that all the data is complete and contains all the required attributes that will ensure there is proper data that will used in the decision making process. Also, there is need for the data to be consistency and this means that all the attributes should be uniform and all the instances and references from the set of data (Pearson & Wegener,2013). Thus, all the data collected need to be accurate and all values be consistent form the source. Finally, there is need to have a unique demonstration of the records that will need to be represented within the data sets and this will remove the element of duplicates at the end of the day.
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Management within an organization should continuously evaluate processes to improve performance. This is not only evaluating internal processes but how the external environment affects the organization. The evaluation process includes forecasting and planning that can be cohesive with developing strategy. When the environment is considered a certain environment, the company can plan and forecast the future with an assurance of the outcome (Daft, 2016). With an uncertain environment, it is necessary to have a complete understanding of how this type of environment will affect the organization internally (Daft, 2016). An uncertain environment can include “shifting demographics, disruptive technologies, new industries and competitors” (Raspin & Terjesen, 2007). The main focus has been on technology specifically with the continuous external changes and how companies need to adapt (Daft, 2016).
There have been so many changes in the last 25 years specifically with technology. In the late 90s, the internet was rapidly developing from the first on-line telephone call to wi-fi technology. Companies who were attentive to changing technology responded quickly by utilizing the internet. Research has shown that companies who utilized the internet had a higher success rate economically (Miri Lavassani, Movahedi, & Parry, 2014). This provided access to resources that were not typically available including tools used for planning and strategy. An organization 25 years ago would not have had immediate access to resources as today which provides information that can be utilized immediately. Since technology is constantly changing, it is imperative for organizations to continuously evaluate technology and have a plan in place to adapt and be willing to change.
Question 2
“An organization’s domain is the chosen environmental field of action” (Daft, 2016). Basically, this is the external environment that directly affects the organization and requires interaction for the continued existence of the organization (Daft, 2016). This includes the external areas or “sectors” in which the organization interacts (Daft, 2016). Some of the sectors include “industry, raw materials, financial resources, market, government, technology, economic conditions, natural, and international” (Daft, 2016).
An organization must continuously evaluate not just the internal culture of the organization but the external environment to assess the need for change. As the environment changes, the organization must adapt by evolving which includes fluctuating domains in response to these changes (Haveman, Russo, & Meyer, 2001). If an organization does not respond to changes in the environment, then this may have adverse effects on processes and possibly the entire organization. It is in the best interest of management to adjust a domain “to keep the organization competitive” (Daft, 2016).
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Those that work in a service firm deal closely with their customers such as a lawyer representing their client in court or a teacher giving a lecture in the classroom. In circumstances such as these, the customer expects that their needs be provided for and that those who provide these services do so in a manner that is unique to the individual allowing the customer to get the most from the services rendered. The close interactions that are common within service sectors can be invaluable for an organization. Much of the success that is built for a service brand is dependent upon customer’s interactions with this brand (Kaltcheva, Patino, Laric, Pitta, & Imparato, 2014). Being that the success for a service brand is built from the satisfaction of their cliental, it is necessary for the service organization to place a focus on mass customization as this technique will allow providers the opportunity to cater to the unique needs of each individual.
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Microsoft is the house of innovation and a benchmark to which other organizations can look up to. Microsoft was able to achieve the current position in the industry through its continuous innovation and creativity. Behind the constant innovation are the employee's which are committed to creating new product and services which could serve customers more efficiently. Human capital is an asset but if the human capital is innovative along with skilled and learned then this is a golden asset. Among these skilled and innovative employees emerge intrapreneurs who changed the fate of the organizations.
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Organizations can promote innovation among their employees by building an open and flat organizational structure where employees are not bounded in bureaucratic and hierarchal levels. Study shows that creativity decreased in employees when they are too many restrictions. The human mind thinks openly when the atmosphere is free. Organizations like Microsoft has used their organizational structure and culture to promote innovation and creativity in their employees. Employees are appreciated and appraised for innovation and creativity and they are not restricted to a connectional thought process. In such an environment, employees have been able to think openly and communicate their ideas openly which has helped the organization reach its current position (Newlands, 2018).
Intrapreneurship competency
Intrapreneurship competency can be built among the workforce through strategizing the innovation-oriented approach. Employees should feel motivated for challenging the status-quo in thinking and break free from conventional methods and processes. They can get this motivation from their work environment. Organizations can build intrapreneurial competency by conducting training and development programs that help the employee to think out of the box and keep them motivated. Furthermore, the organizational environment should be supportive of intrapreneurs. They should feel motivated and inspired. There should be a proper recognition and reward system for innovative employees and especially the intrapreneurs so that they do not feel the need to leave their organization and start implementing their ideas on their own.
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Ch. 4: How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning twenty-five years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything is changing fast and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why?
The changing environment is one of the greatest considerations encounter when leaders begin planning organizationally. “The patterns and events occurring in the environment can be described along several dimensions, such as whether the environment is stable or unstable, homogenous or heterogeneous, simple or complex”
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The need for coordination, transfer of knowledge and innovation, plus the complexity and differentiation of organizations twenty-five years ago was limited to only a few transnational companies. To see how technology and organizational design are intertwined we must understand how people use tools to do their tasks. In the field of sociotechnical systems, the interconnected nature of people, tools, tasks, and organizational form is a topic that has been explored during many years of research. Organizational structures are now being designed based on network-work-based functionality (Pentland, & Feldman, 2007). Processes such as logistics, sales, and a customer service have been changed and transformed through the development of these. This helps explain how a company that is based in the United States and has its sales force headquartered in the Philippians, ultimately changed the way organizational planning can be done.
In the book of Luke, Jesus discussed the importance of planning. Luke 14:28-29 (KJV) tells us, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.”
There have been several studies identifying various models of organizational decline. These studies have lead to the publication of management literature that is replete with discussions and frameworks on the processes such a decline (Mellahi, 2005; Sheppard & Chowdhury, 2005; Weitzel & Jonsson, 1989). Each of these models broadly encompasses early warning, firm response, failed action, and finally organizational collapse. These stages may help businesses gain an enhanced understanding of the problems and issues that they may find themselves faced with, in a rapidly changing environment.
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Today, data quality and privacy are important components in any organization around the world. Thus , project managers are required to come up with proper ways of ensuring better data quality and privacy to ensure there is availability and improve customer service that will go to the heart of enabling the organization have a proper and functioning system at the end of the day. The managers need to adopt the following recommendations for the business as follows. The first recommendation is the need to have a high level of accuracy and measurement when it comes to degree where the data values are obtained. Data accuracy is very important in the business as wrong values will produce wrong output and this will affect the quality of decision making process at the end of the day (Chiregi & Navimipour, 2016) Another important mechanism is to ensure that all the data is complete and contains all the required attributes that will ensure there is proper data that will used in the decision making process. Also, there is need for the data to be consistency and this means that all the attributes should be uniform and all the instances and references from the set of data (Pearson & Wegener,2013). Thus, all the data collected need to be accurate and all values be consistent form the source. Finally, there is need to have a unique demonstration of the records that will need to be represented within the data sets and this will remove the element of duplicates at the end of the day.
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In the modern workplace, Information Technology Managers (IT Managers) plays a vital role. IT managers helps to implement and administrate technology within their organization. He gives proper direction to the organization, the communications system and the structure. He ensures that the long-term objectives are translated into concrete plans of actions and understood and supported by people working at various levels. Other responsibility of the manager is a system of communications which enables managers throughout the organization to be aware, and the manager responsible for the systems stay informed of the changes that are taking place (How do Managers (Leaders) Contribute to an Organizations?, 2012). Below are some recommendations that an IT Managers provide:
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Management within an organization should continuously evaluate processes to improve performance. This is not only evaluating internal processes but how the external environment affects the organization. The evaluation process includes forecasting and planning that can be cohesive with developing strategy. When the environment is considered a certain environment, the company can plan and forecast the future with an assurance of the outcome (Daft, 2016). With an uncertain environment, it is necessary to have a complete understanding of how this type of environment will affect the organization internally (Daft, 2016). An uncertain environment can include “shifting demographics, disruptive technologies, new industries and competitors” (Raspin & Terjesen, 2007). The main focus has been on technology specifically with the continuous external changes and how companies need to adapt (Daft, 2016).
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“An organization’s domain is the chosen environmental field of action” (Daft, 2016). Basically, this is the external environment that directly affects the organization and requires interaction for the continued existence of the organization (Daft, 2016). This includes the external areas or “sectors” in which the organization interacts (Daft, 2016). Some of the sectors include “industry, raw materials, financial resources, market, government, technology, economic conditions, natural, and international” (Daft, 2016).
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1. Mass customization of products has become a common approach in manufacturing organizations. Explain the ways in which mass customization can be applied to service firms as well.
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Craft technologies describes activities that are not necessarily analyzable or ones that are able to be understood very easily (Daft, 2016). This type of technology requires that those who engage it go through a deeper and longer training cycle (Daft, 2016). Though craft technology does involve activities that are not able to be analyzed, it still would be beneficial to teach the topic of management within business school. Teaching the topic of management within business school may not advise students of all the challenges that will co.
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Innovative practices
Organizations can promote innovation among their employees by building an open and flat organizational structure where employees are not bounded in bureaucratic and hierarchal levels. Study shows that creativity decreased in employees when they are too many restrictions. The human mind thinks openly when the atmosphere is free. Organizations like Microsoft has used their organizational structure and culture to promote innovation and creativity in their employees. Employees are appreciated and appraised for innovation and creativity and they are not restricted to a connectional thought process. In such an environment, employees have been able to think openly and communicate their ideas openly which has helped the organization reach its current position (Newlands, 2018).
Intrapreneurship competency
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Identification of intrapreneurs
It is crucial for companies to find the most brilliant minds of the workforce and then invest in them more to help them reach their full potential. The organization can identify the intrapreneurs by keeping a check on which employee has submitted the most unique ideas and check the performance of its employees through training ad developments. In training, employees are assigned to test tasks where are checked in the simulated environment. The performance can point to the intrapreneurs which can be further groomed for their talent (Somers, 2018).
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Ch. 4: How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning twenty-five years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything is changing fast and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why?
The changing environment is one of the greatest considerations encounter when leaders begin planning organizationally. “The patterns and events occurring in the environment can be described along several dimensions, such as whether the environment is stable or unstable, homogenous or heterogeneous, simple or complex”
(Daft, 2013, p. 152)
. An additional element that could be considered would be the difference in the use of technology in organizations that allowed the creation of global organizational design challenges.
The need for coordination, transfer of knowledge and innovation, plus the complexity and differentiation of organizations twenty-five years ago was limited to only a few transnational companies. To see how technology and organizational design are intertwined we must understand how people use tools to do their tasks. In the field of sociotechnical systems, the interconnected nature of people, tools, tasks, and organizational form is a topic that has been explored during many years of research. Organizational structures are now being designed based on network-work-based functionality (Pentland, & Feldman, 2007). Processes such as logistics, sales, and a customer service have been changed and transformed through the development of these. This helps explain how a company that is based in the United States and has its sales force headquartered in the Philippians, ultimately changed the way organizational planning can be done.
In the book of Luke, Jesus discussed the importance of planning. Luke 14:28-29 (KJV) tells us, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.”
There have been several studies identifying various models of organizational decline. These studies have lead to the publication of management literature that is replete with discussions and frameworks on the processes such a decline (Mellahi, 2005; Sheppard & Chowdhury, 2005; Weitzel & Jonsson, 1989). Each of these models broadly encompasses early warning, firm response, failed action, and finally organizational collapse. These stages may help businesses gain an enhanced understanding of the problems and issues that they may find themselves faced with, in a rapidly changing environment.
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explore agencies in your geographic area.
You have a choice here. You can either:
➢ Analyze human services available in your geographic location (i.e., town/city)
OR
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that address a particular problem or issue of your choice (e.g., food insecurity,
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agency, write a brief summary that includes name, population served/services offered, website or
contact information, & a 1-3 sentence description of each (could be taken from their website).
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clientele, the size of the organization and number of employees, or what a human services
employee might do at the agency. This should be about a page and include discussion of at least
2-3 different areas (those listed or other areas of your choice).
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Assignment requirements (5 points)
The assignment is no more than 3 pages of content, double-spaced, uses 12 point Times New
Roman font throughout, has 1” margins, each section is clearly labeled with an appropriate
heading. No points will be earned if these criteria are not present.
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1. Title
Technology Innovation Project
2. Introduction
Background of the Corporation
Largo Corporation is a major multinational conglomerate corporation which specializes in a wide array of products and services. These products and services include healthcare, finance, retail, government services, and many more. The annual revenue is about $750 million and it has about 1,000 employees. The parent company is located in Largo, Maryland and its subsidiaries are headquartered throughout the United States.
The mission of the corporation is to bring the best products and services to people and businesses throughout the world so they can then realize their full potential.
The corporate vision guides every aspect of their business to achieve sustainable, quality growth:
Productivity: Be a highly effective, lean and fast-moving organization.
People: Be a great place to work where people are inspired to achieve their maximum potential.
Partners: Nurture a winning network of customers and suppliers, together we create mutual, enduring value.
Responsible: Be a responsible citizen that makes a difference through ethical behavior.
Revenue: Maximize long-term return while being mindful of our overall responsibilities.
The company’s culture is reflected in their corporate values:
Leadership: Courage to shape a better future.
Collaboration: Leverage collective intelligence.
Accountability: Own up to your responsibility.
Passion: Committed to excellence.
Diversity: Provide new perspectives into our business.
Quality: We will want quality as part of our brand.
The corporation consists of the parent company and the following subsidiaries:
Healthcare – Suburban Independent Clinic, Inc. (medical services)
Finance – Largo Capital (financial services)
Retail – Rustic Americana (arts and crafts), Super-Mart (office products)
Government Services – Government Security Consultants (information security)
Automotive – New Breed (electric cars)
Systems Integration –
Solution
s Delivery, Inc. (communications)
Media Design – Largo Media (website and app design)
The organization is headed by CEO Tara Johnson who completed her Master’s degree at UMUC and eager to make worthwhile improvements to the corporation. She rose through the ranks of Largo Corporation starting with systems integration, then retail and her last position before becoming CEO was in finance.
The corporation is in a highly competitive environment so the CEO wants savvy employees at many levels to make wise judgments and take an aggressive approach and deliver results towards improving the bottom line yet maintaining corporate social responsibility.
Corporate Issues
Ms. Johnson is very concerned about the outlook of her company. Revenues recently declined and she felt that the organization needed a transformation for the company to do well over the long term. In thumbing through some readings she was inspired when she uncovered the following:
We live in a business world acceler.
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The document discusses research on the human resource management practices of 60 large multinational companies. It finds that more successful MNCs had flexible policies and practices, included HR as a strategic partner, and developed global leaders. These companies recognized that to compete globally, organizations must adapt their human assets as readily as other business areas. Flexible practices allowed for cultural variation across countries while upholding core values like non-discrimination. Effective global HR management contributed to stronger financial performance.
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Inadequate levels of nursing professionals were first discussed more than 80 years ago (Whelan, n.d.). Recently, scholars have opined many reasons for the shortage of nurses. Factors such as work stress, burnout, violence against healthcare professionals, a lack of qualified nursing instructors, and nurses unable to adapt to changing technology or clinical environments have been addressed (Haddad & Toney-Butler, 2019). As many nurses may attest, doing more with less can lead to mistakes and dissatisfaction with a nursing career. Ultimately, patient care suffers.
Organizations employ various tactics to help strengthen nurse retention. Halter et al. (2017) suggest strong nursing leadership and assigning preceptors to new nurses can help minimize nursing resignation rates. At the writer’s employment, hospital administrators use several ways to retain nurses. Each quarter, a nurse is recognized for outstanding achievement by receiving a certificate, gift card, and editorial mention on the hospital’s intranet. Moreover, the hospital caters lunch for all employees, dayside and nighttime staff, twice a year for meeting quality targets. Also, the hospital uses various national celebration days such as ice cream, donuts, coffee, bagels, and candy to reward all employees. Creating a level of goodwill and institutional collaboration can help retain nurses and improve job satisfaction (Kurnat-Thoma et al., 2017).
Reference
Haddad, L.M., & Toney-Butler, T.J. (2019). Nursing shortage. StatPearls Publishing.
Halter, M., Pelone, F., Boiko, O., Beighton, C., Harris, R., Gale, J., Gourlay, S., & Drennan, V. (2017). Interventions to reduce adult nursing turnover: A systematic review of systematic reviews. The Open Nursing Journal, 11, 108-123. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874434601711010108
Kurnat-Thoma, E., Ganger, M., Peterson, K., & Channell, L. (2017). Reducing annual hospital and registered nurse staff turnover: A 10-element onboarding program intervention. SAGE Open Nursing, 3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2377960817697712
Whelan, J.C. (n.d.). Where did all the nurses go? Retrieved from https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/workforce-issues/where-did-all-the-nurses-go/
Technology Innovation Project
(Provide an abstract, introduction, table of contents and conclusion in this one document.)
1. Title
Technology Innovation Project
2. Introduction
Background of the Corporation
Largo Corporation is a major multinational conglomerate corporation which specializes in a wide array of products and services. These products and services include healthcare, finance, retail, government services, and many more. The annual revenue is about $750 million and it has about 1,000 employees. The parent company is located in Largo, Maryland and its subsidiaries are headquartered throughout the United States.
The mission of the corporation is to bring the best products and services to .
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Chapter 1 Changing Organizations in Our Complex WorldCh
Chapter 1: Changing Organizations in Our Complex World
Chapter Overview
The goal of the book: develop your ability to initiate and manage change
Environmental factors affecting change are outlined: social/ demographic, technological, political, and economic forces
Four types of organizational change are discussed: tuning, adapting, reorienting, and recreating
Four change roles are described: initiators, implementers, facilitators, and recipients. The terms “change leader” and “change agent” are used interchangeably and could mean any of the four roles.
The difficulties in creating successful change are highlighted and characteristics of successful change leader are described.
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Your Experiences with Change
Management
Talk with one another (in small groups) about your experiences with change management.
What does this suggest organizational change management is about?
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Organizational Change: Defined
The intentional and planned alteration of organizational components to improve organizational effectiveness.
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Organization Components
Organization components include the organization’s:
Mission and vision
Strategy
Goals
Structure
Processes or systems
Technology
People
When organizations enhance their effectiveness, they increase their ability to generate value for those they serve
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The “Knowing−Doing” Gap
Change capability has become a core managerial competency
But managers’ abilities to deliver on change are modest at best
There is a major “knowing−doing” gap
Knowing concepts and theories is not enough
Managers need to become effective agents of change, possessing the will and skills to make positive change happen
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Orientation of the Book
There is a story of two stone cutters:
The first, when asked what he was doing, responded: “I am shaping this stone to fit into that wall.”
The second, however, said: “I am helping to build a cathedral.”
This book is orientated towards those who want to be builders.
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Why is change a Hot Topic?
Environmental Forces Driving Changes (PESTEL factors):
Political Changes
Economic Changes
Social, Cultural and Demographic
New Technologies
Legal Changes
Ecological/Environmental Factors
Turbulence and ambiguity define the landscape for both the public and private sectors
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This case study builds upon your Unit VII Case Study assignment, which should be reviewed, along with the professor’s feedback, before completing this assignment.
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· natural threats,
· human threats, and
· controlled access threats.
Next, discuss how you would secure the wireless communications component to the network.
Last, Identify two techniques and/or tools that should be used when developing a system solution for your client.
Your case study should be at least one page in length, not counting the title page and reference page. Your paper should be double-spaced, use 12-point size Times New Roman font, and contain one-inch margins. Section headings are encouraged to help organize your paper. Your paper must be written using APA format. You must cite at least one academic source.
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Step One:
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Question Two: The Forbes Insight article concluded that progress has been made however barriers still exist.
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According to the article, what are the areas that there can be improvement?
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The latest volume of ideas@work explores critical issues and best practices in talent management.
Two of our papers focus on today’s volatile and constantly changing business environment. Developing Leaders in a VUCA Environment provides talent managers with ideas, guidance, and examples on how to address the shift needed in leadership development to adapt to the new normal, while Building a Resilient Organizational Culture focuses on how to cultivate and nurture a culture of resilience at all levels of the organization.
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The importance of Innovation and Technology in Organizational Culture
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Week 1: Assignment #1
Instructions
1. Please read these two articles:
· Using forensics against a fitbit device to solve a murder: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-fitbit-alibi-21st-century-technology-used-to-help-solve-wisconsin-moms-murder/
· How Amazon Echo could be forensically analyzed! https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/6/14189384/amazon-echo-murder-evidence-surveillance-data
2. Then go around in your residence / dwelling (home, apartment, condo, etc) and be creative.
3. Identify at least five appliances or devices that you THINK could be forensically analyzed and then identify how this might be useful in an investigation. Note - do not count your computer or mobile device. Those are obvious!
4. I expect at least one paragraph answer for each device.
Why did I assign this?
The goal is to have you start THINKING about how any device, that is capable of holding electronic data (and transmitting to the Internet) could be useful in a particular investigation!
Due Date
This is due by Sunday, May 10th at 11:59PM
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Informative speech on George Stinney Jr.
A. Info research analysis
The general purpose of the speech was to inform people about the civil injustice being done against the African American community in the United States. The specific purpose of the speech was to portray to the audience how an innocent 14-year old black boy suffered in the hands of the South Carolina State law enforcing officers. He was falsely accused of killing two white girls and electrocuted within two months after conviction.
I decided the topic of my speech after perusing through all the suggested topics ad found that the story of George Stinney Jr. was touching and emotional entirely.
This topic benefits the audience and the society in general by giving them an insight of the cruelty that the American law system has against the African American community. The audience gets to know how the shady investigations were done with claims that George had pleaded guilty to the charges of murder when there was no real evidence tying him to the crime or a signed plea agreement.
The alternative view that I found in the research was the version of the investigating officer of the case who claimed that the 14-year old boy managed to kill two girls aged 11 and 7 with a blunt object and ditch them in a nearby trench. This alternative point of view did not make sense because it is hard for a 14-year old boy to use the force that was reported by postmortem results to kill the girls. Therefore, I knew everything was a lie and I had to take the point of view of George’s innocence.
B. informative outline
Introduction:
George Stinney Jr. was an African American boy born on October 21, 1929 in Pinewood, South Carolina, U.S. He is considered as the youngest person to be executed by the United State government in 20th century.
Main body
Investigations of the alleged crimes (Bickford, 05)
The investigations concerning the alleged crimes of George S.
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PALADIN ASSIGNMENT
Scenario:
You are given a PC and you are faced with this scenario: you don’t know the password to the PC which means you can’t login so you can use a forensic tool like FTK IMAGER to capture the hard drive as a bit-for-bit forensic image AND/OR
1. The hard drive is either soldiered onto the motherboard (there are some new hard drives like this!) or cannot be removed because the screws are stripped (this has happened to me);
2. Even if you figured out the password or got an admin password the PC may have its USB ports blocked via a GPO policy (this is very common in corporations now);
3. Even if you can get the GPO policy overridden you may have some concerns about putting it on the network (which is true especially if you are dealing with malware).
So what you can you do? The best solution is to boot the PC up into forensically sound environment that lets you bypass the password aspect; GPO policy; etc and take a bit-for-bit image. One software that has done the job very well for me is Paladin.
How to get points
If you can send me a screenshot showing me that you had installed Paladin .ISO and made your USB device a bootable device with Paladin using Rufus then you get 10 points.
If you can send me a screenshot showing that you had a chance to boot your computer into Paladin then you will earn an extra 10 points. It is not necessary for you to take a forensic image of your PC but I have included generic instructions here.
Assumptions:
1. You have downloaded Rufus on your computer
2. You have downloaded Paladin on your computer.
Instructions:
1. Make sure you have at least one USB drive.
2. If not down already, download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/.
3. If not done already, download the Paladin ISO image from this website: https://sumuri.com/product/paladin-64-bit-version-7/ which is free. It’s suggested price is $25.00 but you can adjust the price to $0 then order. To be clear – do not pay anything.
4. Insert the USB device in your computer.
5. Run Rufus where you install the Paladin .ISO file on the USB device and make it bootable. Now I could provide you step by step instructions, but this is a Masters class so I want you to explore a bit and figure this out. One good video is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6JehM0WDTI.
6. After you are done using Rufus where you have installed Paladin.ISO on the USB device and made it bootable then make sure the USB device is in the PC.
7. Restart your PC. Press F9(HP) laptop) or F12 (Dell laptop) so you can be taken into the BIOS bootup menu.
8. This is where things get a bit tricky e.g. your compute may be configured differently where you have to adjust your BIOS settings. If you do not feel comfortable doing this then stop here. I do not want you to mess up your computer. You have already earned ten extra points!
9. If you still proceed then you will see a list of bootable devices. You may, for example, see a list of devices. Pick the device .
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Reference
Haddad, L.M., & Toney-Butler, T.J. (2019). Nursing shortage. StatPearls Publishing.
Halter, M., Pelone, F., Boiko, O., Beighton, C., Harris, R., Gale, J., Gourlay, S., & Drennan, V. (2017). Interventions to reduce adult nursing turnover: A systematic review of systematic reviews. The Open Nursing Journal, 11, 108-123. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874434601711010108
Kurnat-Thoma, E., Ganger, M., Peterson, K., & Channell, L. (2017). Reducing annual hospital and registered nurse staff turnover: A 10-element onboarding program intervention. SAGE Open Nursing, 3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2377960817697712
Whelan, J.C. (n.d.). Where did all the nurses go? Retrieved from https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/workforce-issues/where-did-all-the-nurses-go/
Technology Innovation Project
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1. Title
Technology Innovation Project
2. Introduction
Background of the Corporation
Largo Corporation is a major multinational conglomerate corporation which specializes in a wide array of products and services. These products and services include healthcare, finance, retail, government services, and many more. The annual revenue is about $750 million and it has about 1,000 employees. The parent company is located in Largo, Maryland and its subsidiaries are headquartered throughout the United States.
The mission of the corporation is to bring the best products and services to .
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This document provides an overview and introduction to a thesis examining how to help employees through organizational change, with a focus on the importance of communication. The thesis will use a case study of Company X, which recently underwent restructuring and reorganization. It discusses the need for change in businesses and challenges in change management. The document outlines the structure of the thesis, including sections on managing change theoretically, people's responses to change, empirical research on Company X's change process, and conclusions. It indicates qualitative interviews will be used to analyze how successfully Company X implemented change and provide recommendations.
Entrepreneurship and management
The document discusses contemporary concepts of innovation and organizational change. It describes innovation as the successful implementation of new ideas within an industry, while organizational change involves transitioning from the current state to a future state. Contemporary concepts refer to innovative technology, products, services, strategies, structures, and cultures. The document also discusses two frameworks for innovation - customer engagement, which uses customer insights to develop connections, and service innovations, which enhance offerings. For successful change and innovation, organizations need new ideas, an identified need for change, adoption of new ideas, and resources to implement changes. This allows organizations to adapt to new technologies and develop new products and services through strategic, structural, and cultural changes.
Chapter 1 Changing Organizations in Our Complex WorldCh
Chapter 1: Changing Organizations in Our Complex World
Chapter Overview
The goal of the book: develop your ability to initiate and manage change
Environmental factors affecting change are outlined: social/ demographic, technological, political, and economic forces
Four types of organizational change are discussed: tuning, adapting, reorienting, and recreating
Four change roles are described: initiators, implementers, facilitators, and recipients. The terms “change leader” and “change agent” are used interchangeably and could mean any of the four roles.
The difficulties in creating successful change are highlighted and characteristics of successful change leader are described.
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Your Experiences with Change
Management
Talk with one another (in small groups) about your experiences with change management.
What does this suggest organizational change management is about?
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Organizational Change: Defined
The intentional and planned alteration of organizational components to improve organizational effectiveness.
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Organization Components
Organization components include the organization’s:
Mission and vision
Strategy
Goals
Structure
Processes or systems
Technology
People
When organizations enhance their effectiveness, they increase their ability to generate value for those they serve
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The “Knowing−Doing” Gap
Change capability has become a core managerial competency
But managers’ abilities to deliver on change are modest at best
There is a major “knowing−doing” gap
Knowing concepts and theories is not enough
Managers need to become effective agents of change, possessing the will and skills to make positive change happen
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Orientation of the Book
There is a story of two stone cutters:
The first, when asked what he was doing, responded: “I am shaping this stone to fit into that wall.”
The second, however, said: “I am helping to build a cathedral.”
This book is orientated towards those who want to be builders.
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Why is change a Hot Topic?
Environmental Forces Driving Changes (PESTEL factors):
Political Changes
Economic Changes
Social, Cultural and Demographic
New Technologies
Legal Changes
Ecological/Environmental Factors
Turbulence and ambiguity define the landscape for both the public and private sectors
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The document discusses the challenges facing global managers in today's increasingly globalized business environment. It notes that global managers must develop skills in several key areas, including learning about different cultures and how to work successfully across cultures, developing cross-cultural communication skills, and understanding leadership processes across cultures. Global managers also need to understand how cultural differences can influence employee motivation and develop effective negotiating skills to build global partnerships. The challenges reflect the complex realities managers face in operating in turbulent and interconnected global markets about which they often have little understanding.
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Physical Security Threats Case Study This case study builds upon your Unit VII Case Study assignment, which should be reviewed, along with the professor’s feedback, before completing this assignment.
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This case study builds upon your Unit VII Case Study assignment, which should be reviewed, along with the professor’s feedback, before completing this assignment.
Now that your client’s network is up and running, it is time to consider the threats. For the purpose of this assignment, assume the network is located in the area where you currently live (or have lived).
First, briefly summarize the three physical threat categories based on your location and what techniques you could use to mitigate them for your client’s network:
· natural threats,
· human threats, and
· controlled access threats.
Next, discuss how you would secure the wireless communications component to the network.
Last, Identify two techniques and/or tools that should be used when developing a system solution for your client.
Your case study should be at least one page in length, not counting the title page and reference page. Your paper should be double-spaced, use 12-point size Times New Roman font, and contain one-inch margins. Section headings are encouraged to help organize your paper. Your paper must be written using APA format. You must cite at least one academic source.
BUS 303 Diversity and Leveraging Difference Worksheet
Create a WORD document and upload to the Black Board drop box under this week.
Step One:
After reading the article from Forbes Insight Global Diversity and Inclusion Fostering Innovation Through A Diverse Workforce answer the following questions. (Article File on Black Board under Week Twelve)
Question One: The Forbes Insight article presented two aspects of value related to diversity.
Describe each concept in your own words. Explain how each aspect of diversity is important to the success of a company.
Question Two: The Forbes Insight article concluded that progress has been made however barriers still exist.
According to the article, what are the areas that companies have done the best and progress has been made?
According to the article, what are the areas that there can be improvement?
Step Two:
Watch the video The End of Diversity: How Leaders Make Differences Really Matter
The video is assigned to assist you in completing this week’s assignment worksheet.
Topic: Diversity and Leveraging Differences
Author/Creator: Dr. Martin Davidson University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Watch only 10 minutes and 10 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-G34ZnsPI
Step Three: Complete the worksheet on the second page of this assignment.
Directions: Fill in the chart (chart on next page). Either type in information or print out a copy of the page of the chart and fill in by hand. Upload the document or an image of the page to the drop box.
Comments from Dr. King about completing the chart: ...
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The latest volume of ideas@work explores critical issues and best practices in talent management.
Two of our papers focus on today’s volatile and constantly changing business environment. Developing Leaders in a VUCA Environment provides talent managers with ideas, guidance, and examples on how to address the shift needed in leadership development to adapt to the new normal, while Building a Resilient Organizational Culture focuses on how to cultivate and nurture a culture of resilience at all levels of the organization.
This volume also features a chapter from what’s been called the “talent management bible” - Marc Effron’s and Miriam Ort’s “One Page Talent Management”. This practical, science based guide to accelerating talent growth has become a best seller in talent management circles, and the chapter we’ve included outlines the barriers to building talent and the philosophy for successful talent development based on simplicity, accountability, and transparency.
The other two white papers included in this volume examine new trends in talent development. Got Game? The Use of Gaming in Learning and Development takes a serious look at how gaming technology can be used to develop organizational talent. The Big Data Talent Gap explores the talent implications of the big data revolution.
The importance of Innovation and Technology in Organizational Culture
Organizational culture can be defined as shared values and beliefs that guide employee behavior. Cultures that foster innovation through enabling policies and values have competitive advantages. Internal integration, where employees work together and develop a shared identity, allows organizations to progress towards innovation. When measuring results, financial incentives do not always increase innovation. Subcultures may contradict the larger culture but can spark needed changes through new approaches. Technology choices are strategic and affect long term performance. Organizations that learn new technologies and keep staff updated tend to be more efficient and productive.
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Business UseWeek 1 Assignment #1Instructions1. Plea.docx
Business Use
Week 1: Assignment #1
Instructions
1. Please read these two articles:
· Using forensics against a fitbit device to solve a murder: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-fitbit-alibi-21st-century-technology-used-to-help-solve-wisconsin-moms-murder/
· How Amazon Echo could be forensically analyzed! https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/6/14189384/amazon-echo-murder-evidence-surveillance-data
2. Then go around in your residence / dwelling (home, apartment, condo, etc) and be creative.
3. Identify at least five appliances or devices that you THINK could be forensically analyzed and then identify how this might be useful in an investigation. Note - do not count your computer or mobile device. Those are obvious!
4. I expect at least one paragraph answer for each device.
Why did I assign this?
The goal is to have you start THINKING about how any device, that is capable of holding electronic data (and transmitting to the Internet) could be useful in a particular investigation!
Due Date
This is due by Sunday, May 10th at 11:59PM
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Informative speech on George Stinney Jr.
A. Info research analysis
The general purpose of the speech was to inform people about the civil injustice being done against the African American community in the United States. The specific purpose of the speech was to portray to the audience how an innocent 14-year old black boy suffered in the hands of the South Carolina State law enforcing officers. He was falsely accused of killing two white girls and electrocuted within two months after conviction.
I decided the topic of my speech after perusing through all the suggested topics ad found that the story of George Stinney Jr. was touching and emotional entirely.
This topic benefits the audience and the society in general by giving them an insight of the cruelty that the American law system has against the African American community. The audience gets to know how the shady investigations were done with claims that George had pleaded guilty to the charges of murder when there was no real evidence tying him to the crime or a signed plea agreement.
The alternative view that I found in the research was the version of the investigating officer of the case who claimed that the 14-year old boy managed to kill two girls aged 11 and 7 with a blunt object and ditch them in a nearby trench. This alternative point of view did not make sense because it is hard for a 14-year old boy to use the force that was reported by postmortem results to kill the girls. Therefore, I knew everything was a lie and I had to take the point of view of George’s innocence.
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Introduction:
George Stinney Jr. was an African American boy born on October 21, 1929 in Pinewood, South Carolina, U.S. He is considered as the youngest person to be executed by the United State government in 20th century.
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Business Use
PALADIN ASSIGNMENT
Scenario:
You are given a PC and you are faced with this scenario: you don’t know the password to the PC which means you can’t login so you can use a forensic tool like FTK IMAGER to capture the hard drive as a bit-for-bit forensic image AND/OR
1. The hard drive is either soldiered onto the motherboard (there are some new hard drives like this!) or cannot be removed because the screws are stripped (this has happened to me);
2. Even if you figured out the password or got an admin password the PC may have its USB ports blocked via a GPO policy (this is very common in corporations now);
3. Even if you can get the GPO policy overridden you may have some concerns about putting it on the network (which is true especially if you are dealing with malware).
So what you can you do? The best solution is to boot the PC up into forensically sound environment that lets you bypass the password aspect; GPO policy; etc and take a bit-for-bit image. One software that has done the job very well for me is Paladin.
How to get points
If you can send me a screenshot showing me that you had installed Paladin .ISO and made your USB device a bootable device with Paladin using Rufus then you get 10 points.
If you can send me a screenshot showing that you had a chance to boot your computer into Paladin then you will earn an extra 10 points. It is not necessary for you to take a forensic image of your PC but I have included generic instructions here.
Assumptions:
1. You have downloaded Rufus on your computer
2. You have downloaded Paladin on your computer.
Instructions:
1. Make sure you have at least one USB drive.
2. If not down already, download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/.
3. If not done already, download the Paladin ISO image from this website: https://sumuri.com/product/paladin-64-bit-version-7/ which is free. It’s suggested price is $25.00 but you can adjust the price to $0 then order. To be clear – do not pay anything.
4. Insert the USB device in your computer.
5. Run Rufus where you install the Paladin .ISO file on the USB device and make it bootable. Now I could provide you step by step instructions, but this is a Masters class so I want you to explore a bit and figure this out. One good video is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6JehM0WDTI.
6. After you are done using Rufus where you have installed Paladin.ISO on the USB device and made it bootable then make sure the USB device is in the PC.
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8. This is where things get a bit tricky e.g. your compute may be configured differently where you have to adjust your BIOS settings. If you do not feel comfortable doing this then stop here. I do not want you to mess up your computer. You have already earned ten extra points!
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Assignment:
Provide a reflection of at least 500 words of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course, to date, have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment.
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Requirements:
Provide a 500 word minimum reflection.
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Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.
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An African American Child Suffering From Depression
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The client is an 8-year-old African American male who arrives at the ER with his mother. He is exhibiting signs of depression.
Client complained of feeling “sad” Mother reports that teacher said child is withdrawn from peers in class Mother notes decreased appetite and occasional periods of irritation Client reached all developmental landmarks at appropriate ages Physical exam unremarkable Laboratory studies WNL Child referred to psychiatry for evaluation Client seen by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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Alert & oriented X 3, speech clear, coherent, goal directed, spontaneous. Self-reported mood is “sad”. Affect somewhat blunted, but child smiled appropriately at various points throughout the clinical interview. He denies visual or auditory hallucinations. No delusional or paranoid thought processes noted. Judgment and insight appear to be age-appropriate. He is not endorsing active suicidal ideation, but does admit that he often thinks about himself being dead and what it would be like to be dead.
The PMHNP administers the Children's Depression Rating Scale, obtaining a score of 30 (indicating significant depression)
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· Expertise in creating Dashboard reports using Java Script in Report studio.
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· Expertise on production support and troubleshoot/test issues with existing reports and cubes.
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Abstract
Introduced in 1952 by Colonel Sanders
Second largest restaurant chain today in terms of popularity
Annual revenue of $23 billion
Diversified its menu to suit cultural needs of people across different countries
Hindering factors in KFC’s growth are growing consumer health consciousness, animal welfare criticism, environmental criticism
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KFC was born in 1952 and its founder was Colonel Sanders
First franchise to grow globally over international market
By the 1960s – 1980s the market was booming in countries like England, Mexico, China
Management and ownership transferred over the years to Heublin, Yum Brands and PepsiCo.
Annual revenue of $23 billion in 2013
KFC had expanded its menu to suit cultural needs of people across different countries
Hindering factors in KFC’s growth are growing consumer health consciousness, animal welfare criticism, environmental criticism, logistic management issue in UK, cultural differences in Asian countries towards accepting the fried chicken menu.
Factors contributing to KFC’s global success
The core reason for KFCs success is it’s mandate to follow strict franchise protocols that have continuously satisfied customers demands:
The quality of the chicken cooked in KFC has certain specific guidelines
The size of the restaurant should be 24x60 feet.
The restaurant washrooms and ktichen has certain cleanliness standards
Food that is not sold off needs to be trashed
The workers need to have a specific clothing and uniform.
A certain % of the gross earnings should be used for advertisement and R&D
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Global number of KFC restaurants in the past decade
Importance of cultural factors to KFC’s sales success in India and China
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Many scholars have theorized and studied the notion of cross-cultural adaptation, which tends to move from one culture to another one, by learning the elements such as rules, norms, customs, and language of the new culture (Oberg 1960, Keefe and Padilla 1987, Kealey 1989). According to Ady (1995),
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Cultural factors in India that go against KFC’s original recipe.
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to be increased. NCRCC offers two golf courses. One is an award winning, championship-
hosting course on the PGA tour. But it wasn’t attracting new members, especially younger
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in Kettering, Ohio (near Dayton), hosts two 18-hole golf courses. The NCR South
course, a par 71 championship course of 6,824 yards of heavily wooded rolling
countryside, the site of the 1996 PGA Championship, the 1986 U.S. Open, and the
1998 U.S. Mid-Amateur, is consistently ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top
100 courses in the United States. The prairie-links style of the North course, a
6,358-yard par 70 course, is considered challenging. In southwestern Ohio, the
active golf season usually lasts from May through October. Within a 30-minute radius
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spaces. Golf memberships are $20,000 with social (nongolf) memberships at $1,000
each. NCR employees did not and do not pay membership fees to join. Additionally,
each member must spend $150 per quarter in dining receipts and pay $225 (golf) or
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Needing to attract new members to support the renovated facility after AT&T
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only moderate success, NCRCC commissioned McMahon Group to assist with
strategic planning.
NCRCC: Teeing Up a
New Strategic Direction
Used with permission of
Pamela S. Schindler
©2001.
Business Research Methods, 11e, Cooper/Schindler
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Business RequirementsReference number Document Control.docx
Business Requirements
Reference number:
Document Control
Change Record
Date
Author
Version
Change Reference
Reviewers
Name
Position
Table of Contents
2Document Control
1
Business Requirements
4
1.1
Project Overview
4
1.2
Background including current process
4
1.3
Scope
4
1.3.1
Scope of Project
4
1.3.2
Constraints and Assumptions
5
1.3.3
Risks
5
1.3.4
Scope Control
5
1.3.5
Relationship to Other Systems/Projects
5
1.3.6
Definition of Terms (if applicable)
5
1 Business Requirements
1.1 Project Overview
Provide a short, yet complete, overview of the project.
1.2 Background including current process
Describe the background to the project, (same section may be reused in the Quality Plan) include:
This project is
The project goal is to
The IT role for this project is
1.3 Scope
1.3.1 Scope of Project
The scope of this project includes a number of areas. For each area, there should be a corresponding strategy for incorporating these areas into the overall project.
Applications
In order to meet the target production date, only these applications will be implemented:
Sites
These sites are considered part of the implementation:
Process Re-engineering
Re-engineering will
Customization
Customizations will be limited to
Interfaces
the interfaces included are:
Architecture
Application and Technical Architecture will
Conversion
Only the following data and volume will be considered for conversion:
Testing
Testing will include only
Funding
Project funding is limited to
Training
Training will be
Education
Education will include
1.3.2 Constraints and Assumptions
The following constraints have been identified:
The following assumptions have been made in defining the scope, objectives and approach:
1.3.3 Risks
The following risks have been identified as possibly affecting the project during its progression:
1.3.4 Scope Control
The control of changes to the scope identified in this document will be managed through the Change Control, with business owner representative approval for any changes that affect cost or timeline for the project.
1.3.5 Relationship to Other Systems/Projects
It is the responsibility of the business unit to inform IT of other business initiatives that may impact the project. The following are known business initiatives:
1.3.6 Definition of Terms (if applicable)
List any definitions that will be used throughout the duration of the project.
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Business ProposalThe Business Proposal is the major writing .docx
Business Proposal
The Business Proposal is the major writing assignment in the course. You are to create and submit a formal proposal that suggests how to change something within an organization. This organization can be large or small, a place of employment now or in the past, or an organization to which the students belong. From past experiences, it is best to use a business with fewer than 200 employees, and one with which you have personal experience. It could be a place where you currently work or a place you have worked or volunteered in the past.
The change can be specific to a unit or can apply to the whole organization; it can relate to how important information is distributed, who has access to important information, how information is accessed, or any other change in practices the students see as having a benefit. The proposal should be directed to the person or committee with the power to authorize the change. However, if you are working within a large organization, and asking for a small organizational change, communicating with a CEO or president may not make the most sense. You need to think about who within the organization might be the best person for the type of change suggested.
For the submission, you are to follow the guidelines for formal proposals available in Chapter 10 of the text. You can review 10.1, 10.4, and 10.19 for more information about specific components for a well-written formal business proposal. A complete proposal must have all required sections of a formal report excluding the copy of an RFP and the Authorization. The final draft of the proposal should be 1500–2000 words, and include the following necessary formal proposal components:
Letter of transmittal
Executive summary
Title page
Table of contents
List of illustrations
Introduction
Background: Purpose/problem
Proposal: plan, schedule, details
Staffing
Budget
Appendix
Formatting does matter for this assignment, and you are to check the text for details about how to format and draft the different proposal segments. Proposals don't just have text; graphics and charts are necessary, too. In addition, research is important, and footnotes and references must be included. All content should be concise, clear, and detailed. The proposal should be well-written with appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
This is a scaffolded writing project that consists of four assignments.
.
Business ProjectProject Progress Evaluation Feedback Form .docx
Business Project
Project Progress Evaluation
Feedback Form Week 3
Date:
__________________________________________________
Student Name:
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Project Title: Effect Of Increasing Training Budget
Project Type: Business Research
Researchers:
Has a topic been chosen and a problem statement created?
Yes { } NO { }
Was the problem statement submitted in a 1-4 page paper that includes an introduction to the topic with appropriate documentation?
Yes { } No { }
Specifically, if any, needs additional content or rewriting to create more clarity? What specific recommendations do you have to help in this process?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
What is your workable timetable that states specific objectives and target completion dates for completing the final draft of the plan? Write the timetable below:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Feedback Form #3 – Project Proposal and Plan
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BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THE FUNCTION OF COST MANAGEMENT IN H.docx
BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THE FUNCTION OF COST
MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
1
1
st
IVANA DRAŽIĆ LUTILSKY
Departement of Accounting
Faculty of Economics and Business
University of Zagreb
Croatia
[email protected]
2
nd
LUCIJA JUROŠ
Faculty of Economics and Business
[email protected]
Abstract: This paper is dealing with the importance of business processes regarding costs
tracking and cost management in healthcare institutions. Various changes within the health
care system and funding of hospitals require the introduction of management information
systems and cost accounting. The introduction of cost accounting in public hospitals would
allow the planning and control of costs, monitoring of costs per patient or service and the
calculation of indicators for the analysis and assessment of the economic performance of the
business of public hospitals and lead to the transparency of budget spending. A model that
would be suited to the introduction in the public hospital is full cost allocation model based on
activities or processes that occur, known as the ABC method. Given that this is a calculation
of cost of services provided through various internal business processes, it is important to
identify all business processes in order to be able to calculate the costs incurred by services.
Although the hospital does not do business with the aim to make a profit, they must follow all
the costs (direct and indirect) to be able to calculate the full costs i.e. the price of the service
provided. In addition, the long-term sustainability of business activities in terms of funding
difficulties and the continuous growth of cost of services provided, hospitals must control and
reduce the cost of the program and specific activities. Therefore, the objective of this paper is
to point out the importance of business processes while introducing ABC method.
Keywords: Business Processes, Cost management, ABC method, Healthcare Institutions
1
This work has been fully supported by University of Zagreb funding the project “Business processes in the
implementation of cost management in healthcare system”, Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
University of Zagreb.
mailto:[email protected]
1 Introduction
In recent years, the efficiency of the management in health care services and the system of
quality in health care institutions significantly increased. Patients expect more from
healthcare providers and higher standards of care. At the same time, those who pay for
health services are increasingly concerned about the rising costs of health care services, but
also the potential ineffectiveness of the health care system. Consequently, there is a broad
interest in understanding the ways of efficient work of health care management and .
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Business process management:
a maturity assessment of Saudi
Arabian organizations
Omar AlShathry
Department of Information Systems,
Imam Mohammed Bin Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Purpose – Business Process Management (BPM) has become increasingly common among organizations
in d.
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Business Plan[Your Name], OwnerPurdue GlobalBUSINESS PLANDate.docx
Business Plan[Your Name], Owner
Purdue Global
BUSINESS PLAN
Date
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Product
1.2 Customers
1.3 What Drives Us
2. COMPANY DESCRIPTION
2.1 Mission and Vision Statements
2.2 Principal Members at Startup (In Unit 7 you will expand on this section to include medium and long term personnel plans for all team members, including the line staff.)
2.2.1 Using chapter 10 of your text, write the plan, using the section in Chapter 10 that shows how to introduce each team member and describe their background and responsibilities. You will start with the leaders and managers, then discuss other employees as needed for your company to grow.
2.2.2 Use this spreadsheet to show the planning
Leaders/managers (unit 1)
When needed (number of months/years after opening)
Outside Services Needed
Key Functions
Add line staff (Unit 7)
2.3 Legal Structure
3. MARKET RESEARCH
3.1 Industry (from SBA, Business Guides by Industry, and Bureau of Labor Statistics)
3.1.1 Industry description
3.2.1 Resources used
3.2 Customers (from SBA site fill in worksheet, then use text for spreadsheets and follow-up explanations)
Add SBA part here:
Then, fill in spreadsheet using this example from the text:
Housewife:
Married Couple:
Age:
35–65
Age:
35–55
Income:
Fixed
Income:
Medium to high
Sex:
Female
Sex:
Male or Female
Family:
Children living at home
Family:
0 to 2 children
Geographic:
Suburban
Geographic:
Suburban
Occupation:
Housewife
Occupation:
Varies
Attitude:
Security minded
Attitude:
Security minded, energy conscious
Older Couple:
Elderly:
Age:
55–75
Age:
70+
Income:
High or fixed
Income:
Fixed
Sex:
Male or Female
Sex:
Male or Female
Family:
Empty nest
Family:
Empty nest
Geographic:
Suburban
Geographic:
Suburban
Occupation:
White-collar or retired
Occupation:
Retired
Attitude:
Security minded, energy conscious
Attitude:
Security minded, energy conscious
Explain who you are targeting and where they are located. Insert information here using these guidelines:
Information About Your Target Market – Narrow your target market to a manageable size. Many businesses make the mistake of trying to appeal to too many target markets. Research and include the following information about your market:
Distinguishing characteristics – What are the critical needs of your potential customers? Are those needs being met? What are the demographics of the group and where are they located? Are there any seasonal or cyclical purchasing trends that may impact your business?
Size of the primary target market – In addition to the size of your market, what data can you include about the annual purchases your market makes in your industry? What is the forecasted market growth for this group? For more information, see the market research guide for tips and free government resources that can help you build a market profile.
How much market share can you gain? – What is the market share.
Business PlanCover Page Name of Project, Contact Info, Da.docx
Business Plan
Cover Page
Name of Project, Contact Info, Date
Picture/graphics
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
The Company
The Project
The Industry
The Market
Distribution
Risk Factors
Financing
Sources
List of sources, specific articles, and websites
I WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IN CHAT TO COMPLETE PROPOSAL.
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Business Planning and Program Planning A strategic plan.docx
This document discusses business planning and program planning. It explains that a strategic plan specifies how a program will achieve its objectives, while a business plan defines the path of a business and includes its organizational structure and financial projections. The document also discusses how the financial projection element of a business plan can impact a program's strategic planning process by influencing the program's budget. Finally, it notes that a program plan should include a funding request, as outlined in a business plan, to help secure necessary resources and facilitate achieving the program's goals and objectives.
Business Plan In your assigned journal, describe the entity you wil.docx
Business Plan: In your assigned journal, describe the entity you will utilize and explain your decision.
Must be:
At required length or longer
Written in American English at graduate level
Received on or before the deadline
Must pass turn it in
Written in APA with references
.
Business Plan Part IVPart IV of the Business PlanPart IV of .docx
Business Plan Part IV
Part IV of the Business Plan
Part IV of the business plan is due in week 7. Together with this part, you must show to your instructor that you have implemented the necessary corrections based on the part I feedback.
Part IV Requirements
1. Financials Plan
a. Present an in-depth narrative to demonstrate the viability of your business to justify the need for funding.
b. In this section describe financial estimates and rationale which include financial statements and forms that document the viability of your proposed business and its soundness as an investment.
c. Tables and figures must be introduced in the narrative.
i. Describe the form of business (sole-proprietor, LLC, or Corporation).
ii. Prepare three-year projections for income, expenses, and sources of funds.
iii. Base predictions on industry and historical trends.
iv. Make realistic assumptions.
v. Allow for funding changes at different stages of your company’s growth.
vi. Present a written rationale for your projections.
vii. Indicate your startup costs.
viii. Detail how startup funds will be used to advance your proposed business
ix. List current capital and any other sources of funding you may have
x. Document your calculations.
xi. Use reasonable estimates or actual data (where possible).
2. Continuous Improvement System
a. Present a brief summary of the continuous improvement processes that you will utilize for quality management (Six sigma, TQM, etc).
.
BUSINESS PLAN FORMAT Whether you plan to apply for a bu.docx
BUSINESS PLAN FORMAT
Whether you plan to apply for a business loan or not, you need to have a roadmap or plan to get you from where you are to the successful operation of your business. The pages that follow demonstrate the content of a simple business plan which has been found to be successful in obtaining startup funds from banks. You are encouraged to use all or whatever portions of this fit your business.
Please DO NOT write page after page of drivel or copy from someone else’s plan or one of those templates you can find on the Internet. In most cases this will not “sound" like you, nor will it be short and to the point. Those who read these things are busy people and will not be inclined to spend time reading irrelevant paperwork.
Throughout this sample, there are
italicized
comments which are meant to guide you in preparation. If you follow this format it is reasonable to expect a finished document with 15-20 pages plus the supporting documents in the last section.
If you have good quality pictures of your space, products or other items, you might include them as another way to convey just what you plan to do. A map of your location, diagram of floor space, or other illustration is also sometimes helpful. On the other hand, do not add materials simply to “bulk-up” the report.
While content is critical, it is also important to make this presentation look as good as possible. For this course, you will create the business plan in Word and submit the plan and all attachments through the Assignment drop box. That means all attachments have to be in digital form. For a bank loan or an investor, you would normally provide them with a print version. Print the pages in black ink on a high quality tinted letterhead paper. Color is not necessary but would add some interest in headlines, etc. Bind the document in a presentation folder or with a spiral binding. Don’t simply punch a staple in the upper left corner.
If your were going to pursue a bank loan or an investor, it would be normal to take this business plan to your SCORE counselor for a review and critique.
NOTE: Before you begin your inspection of the simple plan outline which follows, take a moment to review the Business Plan Checklist on the next page.
BUSINESS PLAN CHECKLIST
By way of review, here is a concise list of the basic requirements for a Business Plan, as recommended by the MIT Enterprise Forum:
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Appropriate Arrangement
- prepare an executive summary, a table of contents and chapters in the right order.
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Right Length
- make it not too long and not too short, not too fancy and not too plain.
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Expectations
- give a sense of what founder(s) and the company expect to accomplish three to seven years in the future.
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Benefits
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Marketability
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- 1. 1 Running head: GROUP DISCUSSION BOARD 6 GROUP DISCUSSION BOARD Group Discussion Board Forum 2: Part 1 Jessica Raborn Chapter 4: How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning in an organization 25 years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything quickly changes and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why? Today companies must constantly seek competitive advantage
- 2. without disrupting daily operations. They must be able to adapt quickly and more efficiently to change. In a high technology, instant gratification, fast paced world companies can’t just focus on doing one thing well and make changes slowly. They must be able to adapt to situations quickly and with effective results. They should constantly seek opportunity and be able to identify and capitalize on initiatives (Kotter, 2012). Companies and organizations are affected by their environment. The external environment affects what happens in the internal environment. The external environment is generally classified as either certain or uncertain and by degree of complexity. As these factors change and increase or decrease in the external environment, the internal environment adapts to these changes. Years ago companies coped with environmental changes by creating “buffer departments.” The purpose of these buffering roles was to absorb the uncertainty from the environment. Many organizations no longer create these buffer departments. They instead allow the core of the company to be exposed. They believe that by doing so they are being more open to the customers or suppliers and not focusing on internal efficiency. This allows the building of closer relationships with suppliers and customers. A Crisis is defined as a set of circumstances in which institutions or individuals face threats outside of the normal daily routine. The significance of these circumstances vary widely depending to individuals and their coping mechanisms (Drennan, McConnell, & Stark, 2015). The last decade in America has introduced us to many crisis events including 9/11 and hurricane Katrina. These crisis events have made people question the vunerability of our country, as well as, the ability to cope and respond to crisis. Crises can also occur frequently in the business world. The key to correcting these crises is to react quickly and formulate a plan, although I think that planning months in advance is less likely the key to success today. The best plan of action in today’s business world is just to have general idea of what you plan to do with the ability to
- 3. adapt quickly when necessary. Chapter 4: Is changing the organization's domain a feasible strategy for coping with a threatening environment? Can you think of an organization in the recent news that has changed its domain? Explain. The domain is defined as the chosen environment field of action. It is the location in which a particular organization conducts its business and provides its products and services. However, a organization’s domain is ever changing. It develops and changes with the products and services in order to stay up to date with the trends in that particular field. Especially in order to be able to compete with competitors in the same field. (Daft, 2016). In today’s highly competitive and over technological world, organizations must change their domain to keep up with competitors. One of the most recent examples is with Facebook. Facebook has been around since the early 2000s. The social media giant was originally only popular with college students. Today everyone has a facebook account or atleast knows what the application is. In recent years other social media applications such has Twitter, Instagram, Periscope and most recently snapchat have entered the field. Although facebook was originally only know for its profile and picture sharing, it has recently added the ability to post “stories” or short snapshot videos to user profiles. Facebook added this feature or changed their domain in order to compete with all of the other social media applications in their field. This change in their domain will help to keep them current in the everchanging world of social media. Chapter 6: Compare the descriptions of the transnational model described in Chapter 6 to the elements of the learning organization described in Chapter 1. Do you think the
- 4. transnational model would work in a huge global firm? A transnational model is a commercial enterprise that operates substantial facilities, does business in more than one country and does not consider any particular country its national home. One of the significant advantages of a transnational company is that they are able to maintain a greater degree of responsiveness to the local markets where they maintain facilities (WebFinance Inc., 2017). The transnational model represents one of the most advanced kind of international organizations and is extremely complex. This model is most useful in large, multinational organizations that have many diverse units. This model is characterized by 4 main characteristics: -“The assets and resources are dispersed worldwide into very specialized operations that are linked together throught interdependent relationships” (Daft, 2016). This means that resources are distributed to help the organization respond to needs within the product market. -“Structures are flexible and ever-changing” (Daft, 2016). According to this characteristic the organizations centralize some functions in one place and some in another. This helps to be able to specialize functions and products depending on the domain and environment. -“Subsidiary managers initiate strategy and innovations that become strategy for the corporation as a whole” (Daft, 2016). This means that managers have specific roles only for their division. This allows adaptation depending on the demands and opportunities of the environment (Daft, 2016). -“Unification and coordination are achieved primarily through corporate culture, shared vision and values, and management style, rather than through formal structures and systems” (Daft, 2016). These characteristics help to develop the transnational model and seek to provide strong coordination and knowledge building throughout the entire organization. The model is very complex but in the previous years has gradually became more popular with larger organizations across the globe.
- 5. How can/should a biblical worldview be applied? The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (Genesis 2:15 NIV) The lord expects us to work hard for the things that we want. He wants us to put substantial effort into our work. This means that managers should constantly strive to take care of their business and the organization they work for, as well as, their employees. I feel as though if managers and owners of organizations will continue to look to the lord and the word of the bible they will be very successful in today’s business world. References: Daft, R. (2016). Organizational Theory & Design. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. Drennan, L., McConnell, A., & Stark, A. (2015). Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector. New York, NY: Routledge. Kotter, J. (2012). Accelerate. Harvard Business Review. WebFinance Inc. (2017). Retrieved from Business Dictionary: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/transnational- company.html 1 Running head: ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DESIGN 6 ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DESIGN
- 6. Discussion Board Forum 2: Part 1 Amanda Newell Chapter 4: How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning in an organization 25 years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything quickly changes and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why? Planning in today’s organizations is a necessary tool needed in order for any business to survive (Daft, 2016). The business world has evolved in the last 25 years largely due to the innovation in technology. As technology continues to be the driving innovative force in the business arena, businesses must be able to compete by staying current with the changes. According to Daft (2016), when an environment becomes unpredictable, planning is actually imperative to the survival of a business. During times of uncertain change mangers shift their focus on planning activities for their employees that promote learning new skills, adapting to change, and innovation (Daft, 2016). In 2001 when the World Trade Centers were under terrorist attack this incident sparked a frenzy among businesses to
- 7. prepare plans in case such events happened again in the future (Daft, 2016). In 2012 when a disturbed young man decided to unlawfully enter an elementary school in the state of Connecticut and started shooting this incident began the planning and education of staff members in many different places of employment on how to manage and survive an active shooter situation (Downs, 2015). As a nurse of 14 years I can remember when active shooter education became a part of our yearly competency education packets. It became essential for the hospital (a business) to educate their staff and implement a plan of action in case an active shooter were to enter our facility. According to Rorie (2015), the goal of any active shooter training is to review existing policies to identify weaknesses, establish protocols for employees on how to handle active shooter incidents, and improve communication between hospital personnel and first responders just to name a few. These goals are concurrent with the concepts promoted in Daft (2016), which encourages communication as the key for an organization to be successful in an uncertain environment. It is instances like the ones mentioned above that have placed the belief in me that planning is more important than ever before. As stated above we live in a constantly changing world, in order to be successful planning is essential to anyone or any business, and this is supported by the literature in our textbook. Chapter 4: Is changing the organization's domain a feasible strategy for coping with a threatening environment? Can you think of an organization in the recent news that has changed its domain? Explain. A domain as defined by Daft (2016) is any organization’s chosen “niche” in the environment that they choose to operate in. It is businesses chosen territory where they are known for either their products made or services provided. This environment sets the tone for the business regarding where they will operate within their chosen environment, and the goals needed to be achieved in order to be considered successful in
- 8. that environment. Changing an organization’s domain is a feasible strategy for coping with a threatening environment if it means staying operational as a business. As discussed above, all businesses are affected by the constant changes occurring in the world with technology. It is the driving force implementing changes in all areas of business. Businesses need to stay competitive to stay in business so if changing their domain to assist with that keeps the doors open then it is something to consider. Earley (2014), discusses staying competitive in the world of digital technology is not easy. Consumers are looking for the latest and greatest technological advances on the market, and the problem is companies are all creating similar item at the same time. Earley (2014), suggests that in order to stay competitive it might be necessary to break the organizations current business model for one that will allow for changes that will grow the company at a faster speed allowing it to stay competitive within its current domain. Over the last 3 plus decades the Apple Company has been in the news multiple times unveiling their newest, latest, and greatest technological advancement in computer technology. Two men named Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started the company in the 1970’s. In 1980 the first MAC PC was presented and made available to the public. Over the last 3 decades the home computer, computer software, cellular phones, and hand held computer devices have been part of the advancements and contributions made by Apple to the world (Finkle & Mallin, 2010). Although the company stays within the technology domain they are constantly striving to take their business to the next innovative level to stay ahead of their competition. Chapter 6: Compare the descriptions of the transnational model described in Chapter 6 to the elements of the learning organization described in Chapter 1. Do you think the transnational model would work in a huge global firm? The transnational model as discussed by Daft (2016), states this model is useful for organizations looking to scale a complex
- 9. business on an international level. The transnational model has proven to be effective for organizations that have locations spread all over the world as well as subsidiaries within the organization. The purpose of using this model for this type of organization is to incorporate technological advances, innovation, learning, and knowledge sharing to obtain both local and global business (Daft, 2016). The learning organization as discussed by Daft (2016), is an organization that works on collaborative creativity to achieve their business goals. In learning organization there are fewer constraints, and an open teamwork and collaborative environment. There is no hierarchy structure within this organizational setting, and employees are trusted to do the work they were hired to do (Daft, 2016). The elimination of barriers is key to having a successful learning organization and usually leads to less formal reporting structures and more openness among all employees (Wen, 2014). I do believe a transnational model would work well for a huge global firm because according to Daft (2016), that is the exact intent of the model. The model contains the following characteristics specifically designed in achieving global business success. Assets and resources are dispersed worldwide, structures are constantly changing and are flexible, managers are responsible for proposing new strategies that will function for the entire global company, and coordination is achieved through corporate culture (Daft, 2016). How can/should a biblical worldview be applied? Business, whether local or global can be a tough industry to survive in. Changes are bound to occur and how an individual chooses to view those changes can be influential in the decisions made that can affect any organization either in a positive or negative way. I have always tried to pull strength from the Serenity Prayer in situations where tough decisions have to be made. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference” (Reinhold Niebuhr).
- 10. References Daft, R. L. (2016). Organization theory & design (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. Downs, S. (2015). Active shooter in an educational facility. Journal of Emergency Management, 13(4), 303. Earley, S. (2014). The digital transformation: staying competitive. IT Professional, 16(2), 58-60. Finkle, T. A., & Mallin, M. L. (2010). Steve jobs and apple, inc. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 16(7), 31. Rorie, S. (2015). Implementing an active shooter training program. AORN Journal, 101(1), C5- C6. Wen, H. (2014). The nature, characteristics and ten strategies of learning organization. The International Journal of Educational Management, 28(3), 289-298. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1108/IJEM-04- 2013-0062