Assignment 3

DUNN REVISITED 2

Dunn Revisited

By

Your Name

University

This section is your introduction. (You will note that I have removed the introduction heading because in APA it is assumed that the first thing you type in the body of the paper is the introduction.) Use the introduction to provide a brief, narrative-style overview of the contents of the paper. First, provide an interesting opening sentence that draws the reader into the paper. In the next sentence you should briefly describe the context of the case (Dunn’s businesses and merger). Next, you should add a short statement about the successes and challenges of the merger. Finally, you should provide a strong thesis statement that succinctly describes the steps Dunn must take to overcome these challenges. (Remember, do not use phrases such as, “in this paper,” or “this case study will” in this section.)

Business Evaluation

This section describes the current status of the organization. Here your goal is to briefly describe the particulars of the case study in your own words. You do not need to have any citations in this section. Please use the case details provided as well as your imagination and creativity.

Dunn as Social Architect

Consultant Observation

From the details provided in the case study and your knowledge of course concepts, use this section to describe the consultant’s (your, but written in the third person) observations of Dunn’s attempts at, and successes or failures in, acting as the social architect of the organization. You will need to draw on a variety of course resources in this section. For every major concept you address you should include at least one resource. You should focus your discussion here on just a few key concepts, providing detailed, significant interaction with those ideas. For example, if you describe Dunn’s attempt to integrate the various ethnic work groups, you would: describe the purposes of this initiative from Dunn’s perspective (i.e. the case details) as well as from the perspective of the course content (i.e. why the literature says doing something like that is important. These do not have to be separate statements, but you should use the literature for support in some way). Finally, you should offer a brief statement describing the relative success or failure of the initiative. Do not, however, make any conclusions as to why the initiative succeed or failed—you are simply describing Dunn’s social architecture role. You should repeat this process in this section for several key themes related to social architecture, using a distinct paragraph for each theme.

Consultant Conclusion

Drawing from the preceding descriptive section, use this section to offer conclusions about why Dunn failed or succeed in each of the initiatives described above. Again, you will draw on ideas from the case study, the observations of the consultant (you, writing in the third person), and the course readings. Thus, you should include several sources in this section that support the conclusions of the consultant as to why Dunn failed or succeed in the initiatives. Do not make any suggestions for improvement in this section, you are simply identifying reasons why Dunn’s social architecture failed or succeeded in the areas you described in the preceding section.

Consultant Recommendations

Finally, based on the descriptions and conclusions offered in the preceding sections, as the consultant you (writing in the third person) will offer specific recommendations for improvement for Dunn to follow. Again, you are to use the same themes as above as the basis for this application section. Provide specific courses of action related to the case particulars that Dunn needs to take to either continue to succeed in an area or turn failures into successes. Here, again, you will need to draw from the literature for the theory, using the case specifics to translate that theory into practical, actionable steps for Dunn to take in his specific organization.

Dunn as 21st Century Leader

Consultant Observation

From the details provided in the case study and your knowledge of course concepts, use this section to describe the consultant’s (your, but written in the third person) observations of Dunn’s attempts at, and successes or failures in, acting as the 21st century leader of the organization. You will need to draw on a variety of course resources in this section. For every major concept you address you should include at least one resource. You should focus your discussion here on just a few key concepts, providing detailed, significant interaction with those ideas. For example, if you describe Dunn’s attempt to lead innovation by bringing in the computer system, you would: describe the purposes of this initiative from Dunn’s perspective (i.e. the case details) as well as from the perspective of the course content (i.e. why the literature says doing something like that is important. These do not have to be separate statements, but you should use the literature for support in some way). Finally, you should offer a brief statement describing the relative success or failure, or challenges, of the initiative. Do not, however, make any conclusions as to why the initiative succeed or failed (or will or will not be successful)—you are simply describing Dunn’s leadership role in these areas. You should repeat this process in this section for several key themes related to leadership (leading diversity, change, and innovation; acting as a transformational leader; communication leadership; and more), using a distinct paragraph for each theme.

Consultant Conclusion

Drawing from the preceding descriptive section, use this section to offer conclusions about why Dunn failed or succeed, why he may face particular challenges, in each of the areas described above. Again, you will draw on ideas from the case study, the observations of the consultant (you, writing in the third person), and the course readings. Thus, you should include several sources in this section that support the conclusions of the consultant as to why Dunn failed or succeed, or will face challenges, in these leadership areas. Do not make any suggestions for improvement in this section, you are simply identifying reasons why Dunn’s leadership failed or succeeded, or will face challenges, in the areas you described in the preceding section.

Consultant Recommendations

Finally, based on the descriptions and conclusions offered in the preceding sections, as the consultant you (writing in the third person) will offer specific recommendations for improvement for Dunn to follow. Again, you are to use the same themes as above as the basis for this application section. Provide specific courses of action related to the case particulars that Dunn needs to take to either continue to succeed in an area or turn failures into successes. Here, again, you will need to draw from the literature for the theory, using the case specifics to translate that theory into practical, actionable steps for Dunn to take in his specific organization.

Conclusion

Your conclusion, like the introduction should be written in a narrative tone. You should again begin with an interesting sentence that transitions from the case details to a case overview (e.g. Dunn’s merger is full of possible promise and peril.). Next, in a few sentences you should recap the observations and conclusions of the consultant as to Dunn’s successes and failures in social architecture and leadership. Then you should very briefly describe the recommendations made to Dunn, perhaps in a single sentence if you can. Finally, offer a strong statement that looks to the future of Dunn’s organization, highlighting the potentiality for success of the organization if Dunn can implement the recommendations and what difference that would make.

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