Leadership and Organizational / BUS 520: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE

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Question Description

 
Using the same organization from the first two assignments (attached) , imagine the CEO has now requested your task force investigate the influence of power and politics on the corporate culture. You have been asked to prepare a position paper that presents and supports your recommendations to improve the culture. Prepare for this assignment by delving into the organization’s culture and identifying the resources you, the task force leader, will use to create your research-supported position paper. Use at least two quality resources such as the course textbook, company website, business websites (CNBC, Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources.
Prepare for this assignment by delving into the organization’s culture and identifying the resources you, the task force leader, will use to create your research-supported position paper. Use at least two quality resources such as the course textbook, company website, business websites (CNBC, Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources. Note: Wikipedia and web-based blogs do not qualify as credible resources.

Develop your position paper, addressing the following components:
1. Influence of Politics and Power Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture.
2. Sources of Power Explore the sources of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit your department and improve organizational performance.
3. Leadership Behavior and Culture Make recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization’s culture.
4. Leadership Influence Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior. How does it influence organizational structure and performance?
5. Executive Summary Prepare an executive summary that presents your recommendations for ways in which the organization could build a stronger culture. Note: An executive summary is a condensed version of your full report. It should summarize briefly all the main points in concise paragraphs. It should be written clearly and should use language appropriate for the audience.
 
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Amazon analysis

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Amazon analysis

Question Description

 
Absolutely no plagiarism, must be original and very thorough. Please make sure everything is followed in the question and the grading rubric. Assigned textbook is attached but also must include one other academic relevant outside resource, total of at least 2 references. Must include in-text citations. Please include the free link to the relevant academic source.
Textbook: file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/enterprise-risk-management%20textbook.pdf
 
Question: The company I have chosen is Amazon. Discuss and analyze the following risks: hazard, financial, operational, and strategic. Your discussion and analysis must be directly related to a company which is the subject of a classmate’s term paper.
Supporting material: Please feel free to use these links…Must also include one other academic relevant outside resource.
http://www.opriskadvisory.com/docs/Why_COSO_is_flawed_%28Jan_2005%29.pdf
http://www.garp.org/media/665968/icbrr-operational0711preview.pdf
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Governance-Risk-Compliance/dttl-grc-riskassessmentinpractice.pdf
 
Please see grading rubric below. This assignment should be at least 5-6 paragraphs long and very thorough. Make sure you integrate real-life applications to support key points.

Criteria Ratings
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Quality of Initial Response
Initial response displays an excellent understanding of the course readings and underlying concepts and includes the correct use of relevant terminology. Initial response integrates specific real-life application (current events, work or personal experience, prior coursework, etc.) to support key points. Initial response is clear, concise, and compelling.
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Research
Initial response contains at least one reference to a valid (recent, relevant, high-quality) external source of information pertaining to the discussion topic. Research is cited, in-text, to support key points. Integration of research in initial response exceeds expectations. (This should be along with the provided textbook, so a total of 2 references).
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Mechanics
Entirely free of mechanical errors. These include: grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting (font style and size).
 
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Analyzing Amazon

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Question Description

 
Resources: Analyzing Amazon document.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper.
The incredible growth of Amazon.com has put fear into the hearts of traditional retailers. Amazon’s stock price has soared to amazing levels. However, it is often pointed out in the financial press that it took the company several years to report its first profit.
Calculate free cash flow for Amazon for the current and prior years.
Evaluate its ability to finance expansion from internally generated cash.
Thus far, Amazon has avoided purchasing large warehouses. Instead, it has used those of others. It is possible, however, that in order to increase customer satisfaction, the company may have to build its own warehouses. If this happens:

  • Describe how your impression of its ability to finance expansion change.
  • Project any potential implications of the change in Amazon’s cash provided by operations from the prior year to the current year.
 
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PRO600 UMUC Amazon Leadership and Teamwork Practices

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Project Plan

Directions: Working together with your team, create a shared project plan for completing the white paper and presentation. All team members should contribute their ideas and work in collaboration to develop the agreement. You are welcome to use an external collaborative tool such as a Google Doc if that works for your team. You should modify the document template below to suit your plan.
 
The plan should divvy up the research into the case study and develop a strategy for writing. Will each member of the team write his/her “piece” to inform the collective paper? Will you draft an outline first? Will each write on a theme? How will all team members contribute ideas, while achieving an integrated work product with a professional unified voice?
 
Upon completion, distribute a finished copy of the plan to each member. Every member should “electronically” sign the copy. The last person to sign should post a copy with signatures in the team area of the classroom.
 

Team Name:  Team 5
 		 Course/Section:
Pro600/9049		 Date:  28 May 19

 

Name Assigned Work Date Draft Posted to Team Area Final Portion
1. Richard Williams      
2. Shatasha Dabney      
3. Todd Green      
4. Abiodun Lawal      
5. Brandie Rankin      

 

Case Study (cases not on the list are subject to approval)
 Amazon Leadership Practices.
 
 
 

 
 

The Project Plan
 To research the leadership and teamwork practices of Amazon and what aspects of their practices have failed or succeeded.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Discuss how the team will handle research.
 Amazon has 14 leadership principles the company believes; each team member could choose two of the principles to research.
 
 
 

 

Discuss the team’s approach to writing and editing the paper.
 Create an outline to discuss first on how the paper will flow.
Each team member will provide an edited version of their research so that once submitted to the team leader the document just needs to be formatted properly and inserted into the paper based off the outline.
Before the final paper is submitted it will be reviewed by the whole team as well as the EWC.
 
 

 

Provide any other planning notes.
 Make adjustments to research if current topic is not producing enough information for research.
 
 
 
 

 

Acknowledgment of Agreement
 
We actively participated in the development of this project plan and agree to abide by it.
Signatures:
Shatasha Dabney
Brandie Rankin
Abiodun Lawal
Richard Williams
Todd Green
 		 Date:
28 May 19
May 28, 2019
28 May 19
29 May 2019
29 May 2019

 
 

 
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