Values and Strategy Paper

STR/581: Strategic Planning & Implementation

Wk 1 - Values and Strategy Paper

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Assignment Content

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Resource: Values and Strategy Grading Guide  

Choose an organization according to the following:

· Current employer

· Most recent or former employer

· Place of business that you have patronized or have been familiar with over a long period of time. 

· Avoid choosing an organization that is so large that historical data would be difficult to apply. Firms in the Russell 2000® index may fit well, whereas firms in the Dow 30 Industrial index probably do not. 

· The organization can be a start-up that you or a significant other may create in the future. For a start-up, focus on an entrepreneurial idea that is of substantive interest, so this project leaves you with a product you may leverage in the future. 

Write a 1,050-word paper in which you address the following: 

· Identify the major components of the strategic management process.

· Discuss how these components work together to create value for the organization.

· Evaluate the company's mission statement, vision statement, motivation strategy, innovation strategy, and people strategy. If the organization does not have one or more of these, how does that affect the organization and its people?

· Explain the role of ethics and corporate social responsibility in strategic planning. How does this direct their strategy? How does the organization's vision and mission align with your own values and vision? If you are currently working for the organization, how does your role influence this and vice versa?  

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. 

Submit your assignment.

Values and Strategy Paper Grading Guide

STR/581 Version 12

Strategic Planning and Implementation

Individual Assignment: Values and Strategy Paper

Purpose of Assignment

The Week 1 assignment really lays the foundation for the rest of the course. Students have the opportunity to look at the entire process of strategic management of an organization as well as the mission, vision, and values. With this foundation, students will be working together with their teams to develop a strategic plan and also create their own mini-strategies. They are able to take a look at the process as a whole in Week 1 and see how what they are doing fits in with the process.

Grading Guide

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The paper includes the identification of the major components of the strategic management process.
The paper includes a discussion of how these components work together to create value for the organization.
The paper includes an evaluation of the company’s mission statement, vision statement, motivation strategy, innovation strategy, and people strategy. The paper also includes an explanation of how they are affected if the organization does not have a mission or vision statement.
The paper includes an explanation of the role of ethics and corporate social responsibility in strategic planning and how it affects their strategy. The paper also includes a discussion of how your own values and vision align with the organization’s vision and values.
The paper is 1,050 words in length.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		85	#/85

Writing Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Organization
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		35	#/35

Assignment Total	#	120	#/120
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