Overview:

Throughout this course, we will explore ways to improve the organizations in which you can work. The ways we can improve organizations is through management and leadership, and therefore, it is necessary to examine the complexity of many of the issues managers and leaders face. This is particularly critical in understanding issues of strategic management, organizational culture, organizational change and development, and managing organizational growth. These topics are inherently complex and interdisciplinary and require knowledge of many fields. For your final project, you will select an organization and create a PowerPoint analyzing its strategic positioning. The final project will be submitted in three Parts. Part I, due in Unit 2, will provide an overview of the organization. Part II, due in Unit 4, will conduct a SWOT Analysis. Part III, due in Unit 7, requires further analysis and will be the completed PowerPoint. Part I and Part II will be incorporated into the Part III PowerPoint.

In Part II, you will add Part I of your organizational analysis by conducting a SWOT analysis and exploring the business strategies and structure of the organization.

Instructions:

· Conduct a SWOT Analysis, including competitors.

· Describe the business strategies. Questions to consider can include:

o What is one specific strategy the organization is pursuing?

o Does the organization have a competitive advantage?

· Describe the organization’s structure. Questions to consider can include:

o How compatible is the structure of its business strategy? o Why do you feel it is compatible, or not?

Requirements:

· Maximum of 8 slides length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.

· APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works.

· At least three resources beyond the course resources. The resources can

include interviews with colleagues, scholarly articles from professional/academic journals, and articles from noteworthy business resources (including newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and reputable online resources).