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leadership and organizational strategy
Both leadership and organizational strategy in the next decade will see major trends affecting the way organizations conduct business. These include the deployment of
more technology to extend reach and access, increased globalization, increased diversity, more focus on extended supply chains, and a more nomadic workforce. In this
assignment, you will consider these trends and analyze how they may impact your selected organization and what actions are necessary to get ready to address these
trends.
You have been appointed by your organization (either a hypothetical one or one you are familiar with) to prepare its Workforce 2020 executive report.
The report should be as detailed as possible for the CEO of your organization. That means it should include the key points of your research, analysis, and findings.
The report should also contain examples of specific application to your company in a clear, concise, and informative document.
In Module 4, you began your research on Workforce 2020. In this module, you will expand on the work you did in Module 4. Take Module 4’s paper, and incorporate the
items below into your work. Be sure to use the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, including federal guidelines. Select at
least 3–4 scholarly resources for use in this assignment.
Complete the following:
Analyze your organization in its present form. Explain your organization’s structure, workforce diversity, market/customer diversity, and communications technology.
Forecast future trends. Identify the economic, social, demographic, and workforce parameters that are expected to be in the U.S. in the year 2020. Explain how those
trends will or will not be reflected in your organization. Consider addressing the following:
What are the general workforce trends?
How will these trends impact your industry?
What are the general trends in leadership/management that are impacting your organization?
Synthesize data and recommend changes needed for the future. Identify and recommend leader, organizational, and workforce trends that must be considered for change in
the larger macro environment (for example, advances in technology or globalization) in your organization. Identify related outcomes for each specific topic: Consider
addressing the following:
What leadership actions should the organization take?
What competencies will be needed?
What does the organization need to do to be prepared?
To conduct a holistic assessment of your selected organization and the challenges and opportunities it faces in addressing the noted trends,
consider some of the
concepts listed below as you develop your recommendations for the organization. It is not necessary to include all the concepts, but you should include 2–3 of them to
do a thorough analysis. For example, leadership models and diversity management are likely to be pivotal areas for the organization. You could talk about the
environment trends that were noted in the beginning of this assignment and then discuss how leadership practices and approaches in your selected organization may have
to change to meet or address those trends.
Analyze how the following concepts apply to your organization:
Diversity management
Leadership models
Ethics
Decision-making models
Problem solving
Conflict management processes
Ensure that your paper includes the following:
An integrated report with an introduction and summary
A set of recommendations that will enable the organization to meet the expected challenges of 2020
Trends in your own organization
3–4 credible, cited sources supporting your projections
Support your assertions using the selected scholarly resources.
Your final product will be in a Word document and be approximately 12–15 pages in length and utilize 5–7 scholarly sources in your research. Your paper 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.
By Wednesday, August 20, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Click here to download the grading rubric for this assignment.
Assignment Components
Proficient
Max Points
Content Knowledge: Understanding
Communicates understanding of the organizations structure.
Response incorporates analysis and synthesis of central concepts of the assigned topic.
Response reflects understanding of the nature of the specific topic within the discipline and its applications in contemporary times.
Response provides necessary details and specific examples.
/100 pts.
Content Knowledge: Application Component 1
Communicates the ability to explain how economic, social, demographic, and workforce trends will be reflected in an organization.
Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content knowledge.
Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area using relevant details and examples.
Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas within the discipline and their relevance to real world contexts.
Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature .
/40 pts.
Content Knowledge: Application Component 2
Communicates the ability to recommend leader, organizational, and workforce trends to be considered in the larger macro environment, and Identify related outcomes for
each specific topic.
Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content knowledge .
Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area using relevant details and examples.
Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas within the discipline and their relevance to real world contexts.
Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature.
/100 pts.
Written Communication/Personal Effectiveness
Conveys through written word understanding and application of the essential assignment components.
Writing is concise and clear in content, language use, grammar, organization, and sentence structure.
Writing is free of major grammatical and usage errors.
