Conducing an Organizational Assessment
Conducting an Organizational Assessment
The
success of an organization depends heavily on its structure,
strategies, and culture. In this assignment, you will develop an
understanding of the importance of these elements in the success/failure
of an enterprise.
Using
the online library resources and the Internet, research methods of
conducting internal and external environment analyses. Select at least
three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your report.
Description of Paper :
In this assignment, you will assess an organization’s current position in the internal and external environment.
Scenario:
You
have been hired as a consultant to evaluate the performance of a
manufacturing or service organization. As part of your function, you
need to assess the organization’s current position with regard to their
business operations, strategy, and organizational structure, as well as
identify potential ethical issues management may face. The executive
management team has asked you to submit a report of your findings.
Instructions:
Choose
a publicly traded manufacturing or service organization to be the
subject of your work for LASA 1 and LASA 2. (You should choose a different organization
than you have used for previous assignments.) Select an organization
about which there is an abundance of information made readily available
to the public (via the corporate website, industry publications,
business journals, etc.).
In preparation for your report, conduct your review of the organization using the following approach:
- Evaluate the company’s business strategy and global competitiveness plan.
- Conduct an internal assessment using SWOT analysis.
- Assess the external environment via an external scenario evaluation.
- Sketch the company’s organizational structure.
- Using the tools of business process design, define the organization’s business process.
- Identify any potential ethical issues that may impact the traditional management functions of the company and recommend preventative measures.
Utilize
at least three sources in your research. Your document should be
written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical
scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Write an 8–10-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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