MGTCB/526: Managing In A Changing Environment

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MGTCB/526 Competency 2 Assessment and Rubric Course Title: Managing in a Changing Environment Competency Assessment Title: Aligning Operational Needs with Business Strategies

Assignment Directions As a recent hire, you’d like to become familiar with the current organizational structure in your company. This organizational chart (org chart) has not yet been created, so you decide to make your own.

Create an org chart of your company. This high-level information is typically found on the company’s website or other websites about the organization. The org chart should include key leadership and level of responsibility. If the information is not public, base your decisions on a similar organization and research. You may use any Microsoft® program or web-based program.

Review sources on your company. Analyze the company using Porter’s Five Forces.

Write a 1000- to 1200- word proposal to the company of your plan to align the operational needs with business strategies based on your analysis. Complete the following in your proposal:

• Explain in 350-words the structure of your org chart. o Discuss the type of hierarchy and related details of each role. o Assess how each role in the organizational chart is related to the other areas within the organization.

• Analyze the company based on Porter’s Five Forces. • Analyze the effectiveness of the leadership model the company is currently using.

o Consider the current leadership style or styles in place at the company. o Determine the effectiveness of the leadership style/s and whether an alternative style/s would be more impactful.

• Assess how to determine effective leadership. What makes a leader effective or ineffective? o Consider sources of managerial power when leaders are effective.

• Provide a recommendation for the following actions: o Leadership model changes not reflected in the current organizational chart (Part 1) o 2- to 3- actions needed to align operational needs with business strategies previously identified

Include the organizational chart with your proposal.

Submit your proposal.

MGTCB/526 Competency 2 Rubric Page 2 of 2

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Competency Assessment Rubric Assignment/Performance

Criteria Mastery 100%

Meets Expectations 85%

Not Met 0%

1. Organizational Chart (weight 5%)

The organizational chart clearly defines the key leadership and level of responsibility.

The organizational chart somewhat clearly defines the key leadership and level of responsibility.

The organizational chart does not define the key leadership and level of responsibility.

2. Analysis based on Porter’s Five Forces (weight 20%)

Analysis based on Porter’s Five Forces was comprehensive.

Analysis based on Porter’s Five Forces was moderate

Analysis based on Porter’s Five Forces was limited or no attempt for an analysis based on Porter’s Five Forces was made.

3. Analysis of current contingency leadership mode (weight 20%)

An analysis on the effectiveness of the current contingency leadership model the company is using was comprehensive.

An analysis on the effectiveness of the current contingency leadership model the company was moderate.

An analysis on the effectiveness of the current contingency leadership model the company is using was limited or no attempt at an analysis on the effectiveness of the current contingency leadership model the company is using was made.

4. Leadership model recommendation (weight 25%)

The leadership model recommendation was comprehensive.

The leadership model recommendation was average.

The leadership model recommendation was limited or no attempt at a recommendation for leadership model changes was made.

5. Other identified actions recommendation (weight 20%)

Recommendations to further align operational needs with business strategies were fully complete.

Recommendations to further align operational needs with business strategies were somewhat complete.

Recommendations to further align operational needs with business strategies were incomplete no attempt was made at a recommendation for further actions needed to align operational needs with business strategies.

6. Information literacy (weight 10%)

Fully integrated relevant supporting evidence from quality sources.

Mostly integrated relevant supporting evidence from quality sources.

Minimally integrated relevant supporting evidence from quality sources no attempt was made to submit supporting evidence.