Assignment 1: Organizational issues and solutions (McKesson Corporation)
Leaders address issues and propose solutions. As a leader, you'll need tostay on top of events that may facilitate or hinder productivity. You mustcreate and implement solutions to address these issues. This assignment exposes you to complex modern organizationalchallenges. The solutions you devise should reflect your learning andresearch of organizational and individual influences in the workplace.
INSTRUCTIONS: The new CEO has selected your consulting firm to give him/her an analysisof the organizational efficiency.
Write a 2 to 3 pages paper in which you will present to the CEO your findingsduring your research steps. You must propose strategic solutions in yourpaper to include the following:
1) Describe the Organization and the Issue to Resolve
- Provide a brief description of the organization you selected.
- Present the organizational issue that adversely affectedproductivity and that you, the consultant, will review andresolve.
2) Analyze Current Corporate Culture
- How has the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue? Research the organization,dig into the culture, and analyze how it contributed to this issue.
Hint: Review the mission and vision statements as well as thecorporate website.
3) Identify Areas of Weakness
- What are the organization's areas of weakness? Use yourresearch on organizational behaviorapproaches to corporateculture, diversity, teamwork, and motivational strategies.
4) Propose Solutions
- What organizational practices would you modify? Whatsolutions would you recommend to management? As theconsultant you will identify the suggestions and solutions youwould present to the organization's leadership with regard tomodifying current organizational practices to resolve the issue.
5) References and Citations
- Provide at least 2 quality resources such as the coursetextbook, company website, business websites (CNBC,Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/oroutside sources. Note: Wikipedia and web-based blogs do notqualify as credible resources.
- In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quotinganother source.
6) Formatting and Writing Standards
- Formatting and writing standards are part of your grade as APA format.