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 Assignment Components | Proficient | Max Points | Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans. | 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. | 8 | Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives. | 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. | 8 | Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment. | 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. | 16 | Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis. | The SWOT analysis is detailed and accurately identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that would logically be associated with this type of organization. | 16 | Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix. | The BCG Matrix illustrates the organization’s product portfolio in a manner that accurately analyzes relative market share and market growth rate. | 12 | Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. | 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. | 20 | Academic Writing | | | 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. | 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. | 20 | Total | | 100 |
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