Running head: ARTICLE & DISCUSSION Johns Hopkins University Master in Organizational Development Facilitating Strategic Planning‚ Problems Solving and Decision Making By Carolina Goicochea Castro January 8‚ 2007 ARTICLE & DISCUSSION Overview Introduction of Strategic Planning and Facilitation Strategic Planning Strategic planning is the continuous and systematic process of guiding members of an organization to make decisions about its future‚ develop the necessary procedures and operations
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Operational Planning What is it? The organisation has an operational plan that clearly states the actions to implement goals and strategies identified in the strategic plan. Your organisation has completed the strategic planning process. An operational plan details the actions required to implement each strategy‚ assigning responsibilities‚ setting timeframes‚ identifying resources required and indicating what difference the specific actions will make. When developing your operational
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Planning Strategic Organisational Change Assignment For this assignment I will be looking at the recent organisational restructure which took place in our work place. Having a background in senior management for over 20 years I have always viewed this sector with continual improvement as a key to stay one step ahead and in the words of Isaac Asimov “The only constant is change‚ continuing change‚ inevitable change‚ that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any
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that offers overnight courier‚ heavy freight‚ ground‚ logistics‚ and document copying services. FedEx strategic planning defines how and what the organization expects to do to reach its vision. The mission statement‚ operating strategy and values of FedEx are going to be the discussion focus of this section of the paper. The mission statement of FedEx is to provide access to a "growing global market place through a network of" transportation‚ high value supply chains‚ and related information services
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Contingency theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. Instead‚ the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the internal and external situation. A contingent leader effectively applies their own style of leadership to the right situation. In contingency theory of leadership‚ the success of the leader is a function of various contingencies in the form of subordinate‚ task‚ and/or
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Global Marketing Management Planning and Organization Global Marketing Management “Companies must learn to operate as if the world was one large market.” - Theodore Levitt (1983) Global Marketing Management I. II. Global vs. International Marketing Standardization vs. Adaptation Controversy A. Benefits of Standardization 1) Cost Saving 2) Levitt’s Argument 3) Uniform Brand Image 4) Improved Coordination Global Marketing Management B. Advantages of Adaptation 1) Differing Use Conditions
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organization was to divide itself into manageable systems forming a whole so as to be able to fully increase the workers’ productivity and issues for successful results. Managing jobs and provide a framework for visualizing internal and external environment factors as an integrated whole. An organization is then seen as an open system that is influenced by both internal and external environmental forces. System approach generally had the idea to
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com CAREER OVERVIEW A Technical professional with three years’ experience in the IT industry‚ I have worked in Telecommunication & IT Industry. I have a proven track record of. I’ve recently completed a Diploma in Information Technology and i am now seeking a new professional challenge. KEY STRENGTHS • High level computer skills including Excel‚ Word and PowerPoint • Three years experience in customer service both face to face and phone based
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This paper provides the outcomes of the strategic planning process for Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. The first step includes a Competitive Profile Matrix‚ a vision statement‚ a mission statement and an external and internal analysis of Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. The second step is the Matching Stage where Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. ’s internal strengths and weaknesses are matched with its external opportunities and threats. Several matrices‚ including a SPACE Matrix‚ an Internal-External Matrix‚ a Grand Strategy Matrix
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References: * www.wendys.com * Wendy’s International‚ Inc Form 10-K Sec filing for 2007 * Global Fast Food Industry Profile 2008 * US Fast Food Industry Profile 2008 * http://ir.wendysarbys.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=67548&p=irol-wendyreportsannual * http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/investors/annual_reports.html * http://www.annualreports.com/Company/2878
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