Assignment 3: Organizational Assessment- WALMART

Assignment 3: Organizational Assessment

Scenario

As the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization, you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. As research for your orientation, you are writing a report about the functions of the organization, its strengths and weaknesses, and its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.

Instructions

1. Choose a public organization, such as Target, McDonalds, Apple, etc., as the basis for this assignment. Be sure to choose an organization where the information needed to complete this assignment is publicly available and is easily accessible.
2. Using research from at least three sources, develop a report that accomplishes the following tasks:
   • Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.
   • Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.
   • Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
   • Conduct an internal and external assessment of the organization:
     • Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.
     • Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.
     • Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. Assess the organizational structure; the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; market competitors; as well as the industry, national, and macro environments.

Support your responses using scholarly research from the Argosy University online library resources.

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write a 5–7-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, March 15, 2017, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria

Assignment Components

Proficient

Max Points

Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.

The company’s mission and vision statement, as well as goals, objectives, and tactical plans are accurately identified and logical, based on the nature of the company.

8

Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.

The four functions of management are accurately identified within the organization. Explanation of each function’s impact on the organization’s goals and objectives is complete and logical.

8

Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.

A thorough discussion of the organization’s policies and strategies is presented, reflecting accurate comprehension of ethical implications as they relate to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.

16

Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.

The SWOT analysis is detailed and accurately identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that would logically be associated with this type of organization.

16

Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.

The BCG Matrix illustrates the organization’s product portfolio in a manner that accurately analyzes relative market share and market growth rate.

12

Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning.

The environmental scan presents a thorough analysis of the internal and external environments. The scan includes an accurate depiction of the organizational structure; a detailed description of the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; a discussion of market competitors; and an assessment of the industry, national, and macro environments.

20

Academic Writing

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements.

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements.