Topic: Management ability

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Preferred language style: English (U.S.)

You are currently working as a management consultant. You and your
partner have been asked to analyze the corporate culture and
organization of USA Today. You have decided to use the Step-by-Step
Analysis to aid you in your work. You have decided to analyze the
topics listed below to start the project:

The Management of Ability

Identify the reason for the high turnover rate.
What kind of cultures/subcultures has Tom Curley created?
Organizational Commitment

Consider both the determinant of affective commitment and continuance
of commitment
Job Satisfaction
Consider the current workload and turnaround times for the online group
Organizational Ethics

What types of ethical issues have already arisen?
Consider the impact of these issues with other departments at USA Today
Think about the impact of external forces as well as internal forces
in the areas of individuals in organizations, groups and team
processes as well as organizational processes. Keep in mind the type
of culture that has been created as well as the subcultures that exist
between the various media departments.

Assignment:

During the next four weeks, you will be using the Step by Step
Analysis format to look at various areas of interest, culminating in
the preparation of a formal proposal for the Board of Directors.

The following represents the steps and stages you would undertake to
conduct and present an Organizational Analysis, using the Step-by-Step
Analysis Approach. Using this method, you first provide an
Introduction and Background into the organization you are analyzing.
Based on a careful evaluation of your data and information, your
analysis draws from the principles, theories, and strategies of
Organizational Behavior, by utilizing your text book, the Library, and
other credible sources. You then make recommendations and provide
alternative actions to either management or a client. This is fully
explained and outlined in detail below:

Introduction and Background: Provide a small introduction to issues,
factors, and problems you will analyze and address in your paper from
an organizational behavior standpoint.
Organizational Behavior Analysis: Analyze the issues for the week (for
example week 1 management ability, job satisfaction, organizational
commitment, and organizational ethics) as they relate to the company.
Alternatives and Recommendations: Propose and analyze alternatives for
the company based on principles of organizational effectiveness. Each
recommendation should include some written discussion and a
corresponding rationale. It is important that these conclusions flow
logically from the previous steps. Please Remember: A set of
recommendations must really be meaningful and realistic. The
recommendations must be actionable.
Implementation with a Contingency Plan: Present an Implementation
Plan: You can provide an implementation plan, which includes a set of
actionable initiatives for issues that are prioritized, ranked in
order of importance, realistic, and within the collective capabilities
of the organization. Also include a Contingency Plan: All
organizations are affected by internal or external changes. As a
result, it is important to have a contingency plan in case of either
unanticipated change or implementation failures.

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Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web
resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following
multimedia course material(s):

Unit #1 – Individuals in Organizations
Unit #1 – Organization Culture and Effectiveness
Unit #1 – Ethics: Accountability & Responsibility

Instructor Comments: Papers must be college level writing in APA
format using virus free MS Word doc file attachments (do NOT use MS
Works or PDF files). This includes meeting standards such as being
accurate, precise and relevant. Properly cited references to support
your work product and linking it to the course concepts must be
included. A listing of the text is not a viable reference without a
quote from that source. Paraphrasing a source must also be cited.
Missing the deadline will result in lost points. Progressive grading
will be applied, which means that if a mistake is repeated in
subsequent papers the grade penalty will increase. These standards
apply to all IP papers submitted during this course. This instructor’s
late assignment policy will be applied to assignment grading.
Assignment submitted after the close of the course probably will not
be graded. It is important to keep current with your assignment
submittals. You minimum 700 to 1000 word paper should clearly identify
the Step by Step analysis structure of: 1. Introduction and Background
2. Organizational Beharior Analysis 3. Alernatives and Recommendations
and 4. Implementation with a Contingency Plan. Points will be lost if
this fomat is not followed.
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