Week 4 - Assignment: Prepare Initiatives for an Organization and Week 5 - Assignment: Formulate Responses to the Application of Strategic Management

Week 5 - Assignment: Formulate Responses to the Application of Strategic Management

Instructions

Select and analyze two current (post-2013) scholarly articles on strategic management topics that illustrate the challenges of applying strategic management in the public sector. Then, draft analysis for each article that addresses the following:

Summarize the author(s) key points and assess their conclusions.

Provide your own thoughts and conclusions regarding each article.

Integrate current theoretical perspectives on these challenges to recommend improvements for strategic management implementation.

Support your findings from the two articles with this week’s readings as well as additional research.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title or reference pages.

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy

Ely, T. L., & Jacob, B. (2013). Beating the clock: Strategic management under the threat of direct democracy. Public Administration Review

Favoreu, C., Carassus, D., & Maurel, C. (2016). Strategic management in the public sector: A rational, political or collaborative approach

Genc, E., & Sengul, R (2015). A review on the relationship between strategic management and performance: The role of internal and external contexts

Hansen, J. R., & Jacobsen, C. B. (2016). Changing strategy processes and strategy content in public sector organizations? A longitudinal case