Assignment: Current Company Operations
Chapter 3: Organizational Operations and Strategies
Overview: You introduced the organization, provided some historical highlights, and described its current functions. This chapter offers a more in-depth look into the organization's operations and business strategies with a focus on problems, issues, weaknesses, or threats described. You will build upon these problems as you conduct a SWOT analysis.
Details: This chapter includes two major sections that offer a thorough discussion of the organization under review. Discussion in this chapter should include insight from the literature search you performed as well as support for your research question and hypothesis. Details for preparing each section are as indicated below.
Task
In this section you will provide subheadings and explore the bulleted subjects listed at the end of this paragraph to help in identifying one or more areas exhibiting weakness or threats for further analysis (consistent with the research question and hypothesis in Chapter 1). Each item includes a reference to one or more BAS courses so that you can incorporate a discussion of theories or concepts introduced in the program. You should also refer to "A SWOT Checklist" (Table 1 in Appendix pp.C4-C5, of Hill & Jones textbook) to help in defining possible concerns you intend to explore later. Also, refer to the resource guide entitled Theories & Concepts Associated with Learning Outcomes (provided with this course) for assistance in recalling or categorizing this information.
Provide subdivision headings to discuss the financial aspects (the first item below) and at least five other issues listed below:
1. Briefly cover recent historical and current financial aspects of the organization (Course content from FIN 3400); important note: if you are researching a publicly held company, include financial information from a recent Income Statement and Balance Sheet. You will need this information if your thesis addresses financial issues such as profitability, for example. You should also include a financial data comparison to your organization's competitors in the industry.
2. Organizational hierarchy and structure as well as a preliminary summary of management and leadership styles in the organization.
3. Human resource aspects of the organization including a review of benefits and pay scales relative to the market (Is the compensation appropriate? Are the rewards adequate?)
4. Specific legal or ethical issues relevant during the organization's recent history.
5. A summary of technology and information systems employed by the organization.
6. Marketing issues.
7. Operations decisions or operations procedures such as quality manufacturing programs.
8. Industry environment factors that could threaten the organization's future competitive success.
9. Strategic planning or short-term planning issues pertinent to the study.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.