Organizational
Global Environment Assessment – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
This paper will
help bring facts, situations, and decision scenarios from companies and
practicing managers and provide you with an array of learning experiences that
help enhance the textbook and online classroom learning. This assignment will
also provide you with valuable opportunities to build your writing skills,
which are crucial for you in managerial positions when you graduate. The
components of the (general) macro-environment, (task) competitive environment,
and additional analysis should be assessed as outlined below and detailed in
your textbook. Use your Principles of Management textbook as your guide and use
supporting chapters (chapters 6 and 8; mainly chapter 6) and related literature
to complete this project. This assignment should be typed, double spaced, 12
pt. Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, with a reference page. This assessment
should be a minimum of five pages and a maximum of seven pages not including
the cover page or the reference page. Utilize a “sections and paragraphs”
format for this assignment. Do not have excessive bullets or lists in the
paper. Also the Bibliography should contain a minimum of six (6) APA Style
source listings, one of which should be your textbook. Use APA Style citations
throughout the paper. Wikipedia cannot be used as a source.
Pick ONE Fortune
500 company (http://fortune.com/fortune500/) in the manufacturing,
transportation or retail industries and conduct an organizational environment
assessment. You should use respected sources like books, business periodicals/journals,
business databases or mainstream online business sites (i.e. CNN Money,
Bloomberg, etc.). Only two (2) of your six (6) minimum references should come
from internet websites. This does not include online academic journals, online
books and industry publications which are considered equivalent to physical
books.
Discuss the
characteristics of at least four (4) of the thirteen (13) components listed
below. Do so in paragraph form by looking at each selected component from an
industry perspective and then explain how that component affects your chosen
company specifically. Of the four (4) components you choose, at least one
should come from the General Environment and at least one should come from the
Task Environment.
Components of the
General/Macro Environment
· Economy Growing
vs. shrinking economies – Predicting future economic activity
· Technological
trends Inputs (Raw Materials, Information)
· Technology
(Knowledge, Tools, Techniques)
· Output
(Products, Service)
· Socio-cultural
trends
· Demographic
changes
· Changes in
behavior, attitudes, and beliefs
· Political /
Legal trends/Legislation
Components of
theTask/Competitive Environment
· Customers
·
Competitors/Rival Firms
· New Entrants
· Suppliers
· Substitutes and
Complements
Conclusion
In your
conclusion explain at least two components in either of the general and/or task
environment that are affecting your company the most and how the company is
dealing with these environmental factors.
Potential sources
Feel free to
visit the following resources to get reliable information on your company and
the global environment: (University library, FSU databases (Proquest/EBSCO),
Standard and Poors Industry Reports, Hoovers, Company websites, 10K, Mergent,
Lexis Nexus, etc).
Plagiarism
Work will be
checked for plagiarism and violators can expect disciplinary action to be
taken.
Format
There should be a
Cover Page followed by the body of the paper. That paper should contain the
following sections labeled in bold print.
Introduction
Name of the 1st
Component to be Discussed
Name of the 2nd
Component to be Discussed
Name of the 3rd
Component to be Discussed
Name of the 4th
Component to be Discussed
Conclusion
Bibliography
