Based on what you have learned about positive model, action research model and the general model of planned change, were there any important steps omitted from the IMAR change process? Were there any extra steps included in the IMAR change process? Explain.

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Management Question

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Describe the basic steps of the organizational development process.
  2. Evaluate the strategic role of change in the organization and its impact on organizational performance.

Assignment Question(s):

Refer to the case study titled “Planned Change in an Underorganized System” given on Page number 36, Chapter 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions:

  1. Critically discuss the basic change process beginning with the formation of IMAR and ending with the existence of a number of funded projects carried out by university researchers. (3 marks)
  2. Which model of planned change has been used in the case from your point of view? and why? (3 marks)
  3. Based on what you have learned about positive model, action research model and the general model of planned change, were there any important steps omitted from the IMAR change process? Were there any extra steps included in the IMAR change process? Please explain. (3 marks)
  4. Discuss the main challenges faced by the team during the change process. (3 marks)
  5. Critically evaluate the change process and if you were the consultant what would you have done differently to improve the process? (3 marks)

Note:

  • You must include at least 5 references.
  • Format your references using APA style.

 

What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case ? Why are they important ? Explain for each part (A,B,C).

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Case study

Assignment Question:  (Marks 15)

Read the Case-1.2 “The Hokies Lunch Group.”  from Chapter 1 “Modern Project Management” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 24-27 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions for Part-A, Part-B, Part-C of the case study.

  1. For each part (A,B,C) What phase of the project life cycle is each project in ? Expain (2 Marks each for A,B,C) Total (6Marks).
  2. What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case ? Why are they important ? Explain for each part (A,B,C) (2.5 Marks each for A,B,C) Total (7.5 Marks).
  3. Describe the characters of “The Hokies Lunch Group”? (1.5 Marks)

Using the first three elements of the performance management system/process (as mentioned in Module 1), discuss how each of these elements are utilized in your organization.

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Performance Management (12 points)

In this discussion question, choose any Saudi Arabian company in which you are familiar.

  • Discuss your research on the specific goals or objectives of the organization over the next 5 years, along with the main principles of a performance management system.
  • Using the first three elements of the performance management system/process (as mentioned in Module 1), discuss how each of these elements are utilized in your organization.
  • Recommend how these three elements can be better utilized to increase organizational performance.

Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.

Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 500 word limit. Reply to at least two discussion posts with comments that further and advance the discussion topic.

Demonstrate a deep understanding of the logistic function concepts and theories as well as supply chain management strategies. Demonstrate the ability to understand complex issues pertaining to supply chain integration and strategic supply chain partnership.

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Logistics Management

ASSIGNMENT -1

Submission Date by students:  Before the end of Week- 6th

Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre

Weight:     15 Marks

Learning Outcome:

  1. Demonstrate a deep understanding of the logistic function concepts and theories as well as supply chain management strategies.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to understand complex issues pertaining to supply chain integration and strategic supply chain partnership.

Assignment Workload:

This assignment is an individual assignment.

Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?

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An entrepreneur Start-up

Business Plan

A business plan is any simple plan, not only limited to the business start-up plan that helps the management to understand the current situation of the enterprises (strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats) and look forward into the future. A start-up plan is a business plan which consists of the mission, vision, objectives and action plans for the future of the new enterprises while the business plan drawn during the operation of the firm is vital for running the firm effectively, acquire new customers, partners, loans and so on. According to Fiore (2005), a business plan involves two dimensions; an organizing tool to simplify and clarify your business goals and strategy, the second one is a selling document that sells the business idea and shows that a product or a service can make a profit and attract funding and company resources.

Imagine you started a new business as an entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia. Briefly mention the specific steps which you consider necessary to a successful business plan.

Think and share information on the following items:

1. Owners, capital structure and company profile (3 Marks)

  •  Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
  •  Form of ownership:What is the legal structure? Sole proprietor, Partnership, Corporation….
  •  Investment capital

2. Company Business Description (300 – 400 words)

A. Scope and type of business (5 Marks)

What business will you be in? What will you do? What market segment will you choose?

  • Business idea: what is your big idea? Is it a product or a service? What makes your idea different?
  • Mission Statement
  • Company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.
  • Target market and demographics: Who will your customers be? Where do they live? What is your target market passionate about?

B. Business Philosophy (4 Marks)

What is important to you in your business?

  • Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long-term or short-term changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage of it?
  • Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?
  • Risk Assessment: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business using SWOT.
  • Who is your competition and how do you beat them?

3. Products and Services (3 Marks)

  • Briefly discuss your products or services (Technical specification).
  • Size of business: how many employees? How many offices and retail facilities?
  • What factors will give you competitive advantages or disadvantages? Examples, include level of quality or unique or proprietary features.

Note: Use APA style of referencing

Describe the issues associated with entering into an OD process. Describe the issues associated with contracting for an OD process. Discuss the philosophy and purpose of diagnosis in organization development.

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Week 3: Interactive activity

3.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the issues associated with entering into an OD process. (MLO 4.1)
  • Describe the issues associated with contracting for an OD process. (MLO 4.2)
  • Discuss the philosophy and purpose of diagnosis in organization development (OD). (MLO 5.1)
  • Explain the role of diagnostic models in OD, especially the open-systems model. (MLO 5.2)

3.2 Action Required:

  • Required Readings:

Chapter 4: Entering and Contracting

Chapter 5: Diagnosing

TEXTBOOK: Cummings, T., & Worley, C. (2015). Organization development and change. (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. ISBN#: 13 9781133190455 (print), ISBN#: 13 9781285800967 (e-text).

  • Recommended Readings:

Qurashi, Mubashir & Qureshi, Amber. (2013). Dilemma in Relationship of Consultant and Client 1. 14. 10.9790/487X-143109113.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315220314…

McFillen, James & O’Neil, Deborah & Balzer, William & Varney, Glenn. (2012). Organizational Diagnosis: An Evidence-based Approach. Journal of Change Management. 13. 1-24. 10.1080/14697017.2012.679290.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239796277_Organizational_Diagnosis_An_Evidence-based_Approach

Kumari, N. (2018). Organizational Diagnosis: A Case of Infosys, India. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 5(1), 53–62. https://doi.org/10.13106/JAFEB.2018.VOL5.NO1.53

  • Video:

Example of OD Intervention Proposal

3.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  1. Discuss some of the issues organizations face when entering or contracting for OD process.

3.4 Instructions

  • Post your answer in the discussion board (Week3: Interactive learning Discussion)

What is a learning organization? Discuss why is this approach to strategic management better than the more traditional top-down approach in which strategic planning is primarily done by top management.

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Strategic Management (MGT 401)

Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO1. Recognize the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management.
  • CLO2.Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in diversified organizations
  • CLO.4. Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation.

Critical Thinking:

Question 1. (8 marks)

What is a learning organization? Discuss why is this approach to strategic management better than the more traditional top-down approach in which strategic planning is primarily done by top management. 3 marks (max 350 words)

Give an example of a learning organization from the SAUDI market. Describe the mission statement and vision of this organization. In which way this organization is considered a learning organization? Is it successful? What are the main problems faced by this organization to implement this approach? Justify. 5 marks (max 350 words)

Question 2. (7 marks)

Refer to Porter’s forces driving industry competition to answer the following questions: (max 500 words)

  • a.In your opinion, what is/are the most important force(s) in Porter’s industry forces? Why? 1 mark
  • b.What determines the level of competitive intensity in an industry? 1 mark
  • c.How can a decision maker identify strategic factors in a corporation’s external international environment? 1 mark
  • d.What are the main limits and drawbacks of Porter’s forces? 1 mark
  • e.Choose an example of an organization from the Saudi market and draw the matrix of Porter’s forces. What is the main force in this case? Assess the competitive advantage of your chosen organization in relation to these forces. Suggest solutions to improve its position in the market 3 marks

Note. To improve your answers, you are requested to use at least 5 recent scientific references, following the APA style.

Write reflection using your own words. Then make related to Local Saudi Visual management style procedure ,Are the words mentioned in the article applied in a companies in Saudi Arabia in terms of management? management of Local Saudi Visual management style procedure? Give example.

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Management Question

Firstly make a Article Summary must be 300to 250words.

Secondly Write reflection using your own words.

Then make related to Local Saudi Visual management style procedure ,Are the words mentioned in the article applied in a companies in Saudi Arabia in terms of management? management of Local Saudi Visual management style procedure? Give example.

Using what you learned from this chapter, briefly describe how you should proceed. Do you answer it now? How will you think about the “dilemma” and respond to the seller?

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MGT-422 – week 3

3.2 Action Required:

Watch the short video in the following link and answer the following questions:

3.3 Test your knowledge (Question):

You are working with an important seller who has offered you a “sweet” deal. However, the seller has made it clear that he wants to make a decision now and that your inner warning system (i.e. your intuition) is telling you that this transaction may be a moral dilemma. Using what you learned from this chapter, briefly describe how you should proceed. Do you answer it now? How will you think about the “dilemma” and respond to the seller?

Discuss your research on the specific goals or objectives of the organization over the next 5 years, along with the main principles of a performance management system.

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The Performance Management Process

In this discussion question, choose any Saudi Arabian company in which you are familiar ( Sabic.)

  • Discuss your research on the specific goals or objectives of the organization over the next 5 years, along with the main principles of a performance management system.
  • Using the first three elements of the performance management system/process (as mentioned in Module 1), discuss how each of these elements are utilized in your organization.
  • Recommend how these three elements can be better utilized to increase organizational performance.

Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.