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Assignment 3: Organizational Assessment
Scenario
As the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization, you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. As research for your orientation, you are writing a report about the functions of the organization, its strengths and weaknesses, and its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
Instructions
- Choose a public organization, such as Target
 , McDonalds, Apple, etc., as the basis for this assignment. Be sure to choose an organization where the information needed to complete this assignment is publicly available and is easily accessible.
- Using research from at least three sources, develop a report that accomplishes the following tasks:
- Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.
- Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
- Conduct an internal and external assessment of the organization:
- Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.
- Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.
- Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. Assess the organizational structure; the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; market competitors; as well as the industry, national, and macro environments.
Support your responses using scholarly research from the Argosy University online library resources.
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Write a 5–7-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.
By Wednesday, April 1, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.
Grading Criteria
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Assignment Components
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Proficient
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Max Points
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Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.
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The company’s mission and vision statement, as well as goals, objectives, and tactical plans are accurately identified and logical, based on the nature of the company.
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8
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Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.
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The four functions of management are accurately identified within the organization. Explanation of each function’s impact on the organization’s goals and objectives is complete and logical.
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8
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Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
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A thorough discussion of the organization’s policies and strategies is presented, reflecting accurate comprehension of ethical implications as they relate to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
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16
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Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.
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The SWOT analysis is detailed and accurately identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that would logically be associated with this type of organization.
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16
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Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.
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The BCG Matrix illustrates the organization’s product portfolio in a manner that accurately analyzes relative market share and market growth rate.
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12
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Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning.
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The environmental scan presents a thorough analysis of the internal and external environments. The scan includes an accurate depiction of the organizational structure; a detailed description of the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; a discussion of market competitors; and an assessment of the industry, national, and macro environments.
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20
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Academic Writing
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Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements.
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Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements.
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20
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Total
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100
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