Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to provide a chance for the student to examine an existing organization and apply research to identify opportunities for strategic change.
Assignment Steps
Develop a 1,000-word essay to identify one global creative organization, as defined in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership.
Analyze the opportunities for strategic change that are evident, citing evidence.
Include considerations of culture and structure in addressing those opportunities.
Include the following:
- Identify one organization that could be considered creative, based on definitions in Mastering Leadership.
- Determine whether or not you believe the organization meets those criteria. Explain why.
- Discuss the impact of organizational culture and structure on that opportunity for strategic change.
- Formulate conclusions including personal learning on your analysis.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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CREATIVE ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGIC CHANGE
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to apply research definitions of a creative organization to real life examples.
Assignment Steps
Identify and discuss several global creative organizations using the criteria and descriptions in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership.
Include the strategic opportunities for change the organizations have. Each member must post at least two substantive comments (minimum 300 words each) to the learning team discussion area:
- Discuss why those organizations could be considered as creative.
- Explore alternative views.
- Post two substantive comments from each team member in this discussion.
Teams will share with the class the key points of the classroom discussion. If you miss presenting with your team, up to 25% of the grade received in online discussion could be lost.