Review
the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan presented in Module
1to
make sure that the requirements of the Board and the Part II Strategic Plan are
met. In order to meet the requirements of the Board, you will prepare the final Strategic
Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Planto the Executive Board.
Ensure your strategic plan is thorough, succinct, and complete. Challenge
yourself to link the targets to specific initiatives you have identified in the
Strategic Plan you are developing for H-D.
Your
written report should include a title page, table of contents, executive
summary, and each of the following sections in an 8- to 12-page report:
Part I: Global Economy & Factors
Affecting H-D
I.
1.
Identify H-D’s Motivations & Risks
·
§ Motivations for
Expansion
§ Risks in Expansion
I.
2.
Explain H-D’s competitive advantage in
Global Markets
3.
Determine and explain entry strategies
for global expansion
4.
Recommend an Internet approach/strategy
for H-D
·
§ How the Internet adds
value
§ Internet Business
Models
§ Competitive Strategies
§ Leverage E-Business
Capabilities
Part II: Corporate Leadership
Develop the following: Current Direction Setting
1. Organizational
Culture: In addition, evaluate the culture at Harley-Davidson (H-D) and define
what attributes you think team members should possess in reaching the business
goals set forth by the organization. If you were part of the management team at
H-D, what motivational techniques would you implement to make these teams
successful?
2. Organizational Design:
As you have been completing the Strategic Business
Plan, the management at Harley-Davidson has decided to take a team-oriented
approach in various departments rather than the traditional, functional
structure. Based on your knowledge of different types of teams and their focus,
suggest what kinds of team strategies should be applied to each department. Be
sure to explain your recommendations in detail.
3. Leadership Traits
4. Ethical Organization
Characteristics
o Identify elements
o Identify missing
elements
Learning
Organization Characteristics
o Identify elements
o Identify missing
elements
Part III: Strategic Plan Summary
·
Conclusions
·
Recommendations
·
Implementation
o Discuss how you will
implement your strategic plans, including how teams should be implemented in
each department
o Develop a brief
roadmap for implementation
o Identify the primary
benchmarks to assess success or failure
·
Risks
Part IV: Self-Reflection Summary
Self-reflection
is the key to good leadership and good management. Reflect on what you have
learned in this class and on what you gained from your Bachelor of Science
program. Based on your reflections, discuss the following:
·
Five or six key “lessons” learned from
the textbook and the content that will help you in your career.
·
Consider what you have learned throughout
this program. Discuss career opportunities that interest you in business.
·
Include what you have learned about
yourself.
Evaluate
how your personal biases and assumptions have affected your work in the past
and how you plan to manage them in the future. Your final product will be in an
MS Word document approximately 8–12 pages in length and utilizing approximately
4–6 scholarly/professional sources. Your document should be written in a clear,
concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate
representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.
Submit
your final Strategic Business Plan—Part
II—Strategic Planwith your self-reflection summary to theM5:
Assignment 1 Dropbox
