Touchstone 1 and 2, Plus additional assignment

OL 215 Final Project One Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

For this assignment, due in Module Two, you will submit a 1-2 page (maximum) document that will identify your chosen successful company from the suggested

list. You are expected to provide a brief overview of the successful company that you have chosen to benchmark for management best practices. You should also

include specific examples related to the fundamental principles of management and the company’s mission and vision statement. Instructor feedback should be

applied to your Final Project One submission.

You must select a company from the list of suggested companies below. Resources related specifically to the successful companies listed are provided.

SAS

 SAS.com

 SAS: A New No. 1 Best Employer

 How SAS Became the World’s Best Place to Work

 An Interview With the Godfather of Data Analytics, SAS’s Jim Goodnight

Google

 Google.com

 How Google Motivates Their Employees With Rewards and Perks

 Lessons From Google’s Management Style

 Google’s Management Style Grows Up

 Google’s Greatest Innovation May Be Its Management Practice

Zappos

 Zappos.com

 No Managers Required: How Zappos Ditched the Old Corporate Structure for Something New

 Zappos: A Workplace Where No One And Everyone Is The Boss

 Zappos Company Culture (5:41)

o The captioned version of the video located in this document may be accessed in the following link: OL-215 Zappos Company Culture (CC) Southwest Airlines

 SouthwestAirlines.com

 Southwest Airlines Opens for Business - Customers

 Effective Management at Southwest Airlines

 Southwest Airlines: Strategy Genius or Common Sense? (8:32)

o The captioned version of the video located in this document may be accessed in the following link: OL-215 Southwest Airlines: Strategy Genius or Common Sense? (CC)

Apple

 Apple.com

 Apple Management Lessons Every Company Should Steal

 8 Management Lessons I Learned Working at Apple

 Steve Jobs Talks About Managing People (2:26)

o The captioned version of the video located in this document may be accessed in the following link: OL-215 Steve Jobs Talks About Managing People (CC)

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Provide a brief overview of the successful company that you have chosen to benchmark for management best practices II. Include specific examples relating to the fundamental principles of management and the company’s mission and vision statement

Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Overview Provides a brief overview of the

successful company that was

chosen to benchmark for

management best practices

Provides an overview of the

company that was chosen to

benchmark for management best

practices but details lack

relevance or are cursory

Does not provide an overview of

the company that was chosen

40

Principles of

Management/Company's

Mission and Vision

Includes specific examples

relating to the fundamental

principles of management and the

company’s mission and vision

statement

Includes examples relating to the

fundamental principles of

management and the company’s

mission and vision statement but

examples are not specific or

explanation is lacking in detail

Does not include specific

examples relating to the

fundamental principles of

management and the company’s

mission and vision statement

40

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or organization

that negatively impact readability

and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or organization

that prevent understanding of

ideas

20

Total 100%