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– ## book8pt2.docx
– ## book8pt1.docx
**## book8pt2.docx**
Scenario
You have almost completed your analysis of Companies A and B and are scheduled to deliver your proposal to the board. While researching to ensure accurate and up-to-date data, you learn that two of Company B's aircraft have been grounded over the past couple of months due to technical issues, one of which could have been an FAA safety violation.
The subsequent investigations, technical repairs, and grounded flights have led to a 10% drop in their revenue over the last month. Mitigation expenses have added about $80,000 to their operating costs. Company B has also suffered negative customer feedback due to some of the ground crew's mishandling of the situation.
In this assignment, you will write an executive summary to capture the situation and share your analysis and perspective on how these safety issues might affect your acquisition recommendation.
Prompt
Write an executive summary describing the newly discovered concerns and your analysis of the situation at Company B.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
·
**Summarize** the safety issues and their direct impact on the company over the past month.
· Describe how this news affects
**factors other than revenue**, which will then affect the company's value.
· How does this
**affect your initial performance evaluation** and analysis of the company?
· Do you see any additional risks? Explain.
· Will it
**impact your recommendation** about acquisition? Why or why not?
· What
**additional information** about this situation will you need to make your final decision?
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 2-page Word document using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style
**## book8pt1.docx**
Overview
In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to your organization for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of your company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways your organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.
In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares your organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.
Directions
Using the information about your company in the Organization Overview document and the Skunk Works case study linked in the Supporting Materials section, compare your organization with Skunk Works and identify similarities and differences in organizational structure and culture related to an organization’s overall ability to innovate. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1.
**Organizational Structure**: Compare your organization’s structure to that of Skunk Works’s organization structure.
2.
**Shared Vision**: Compare your organization’s shared vision to that of Skunk Works’s vision.
3.
**Creative Climate**: Compare the creative climate of your organization to that of Skunk Works’s creative climate.
4.
**Effectiveness of Teamwork**: Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in your organization to that of the Skunk Works team.
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format.
**Supporting Materials**
The following resources support your work on the project:
**Reading:** [Skunk Works Case](https://www.johnbessant.org/casessu)
Scroll down the page and select Skunk Works Case from the list of case studies. This case study will be used in this assignment.
**Document:** [Organization Overview](https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1894489-MBA-580-10717.202518-1/Course%20Documents/MBA%20580%20Organization%20Overview.pdf?isCourseFile=true&ou=1894489)
This describes the organizational structure and some aspects of the culture of your company.
**## book8pt1.docx**
Overview
In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to your organization for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of your company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways your organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.
In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares your organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.
Directions
Using the information about your company in the Organization Overview document and the Skunk Works case study linked in the Supporting Materials section, compare your organization with Skunk Works and identify similarities and differences in organizational structure and culture related to an organization’s overall ability to innovate. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1.
**Organizational Structure**: Compare your organization’s structure to that of Skunk Works’s organization structure.
2.
**Shared Vision**: Compare your organization’s shared vision to that of Skunk Works’s vision.
3.
**Creative Climate**: Compare the creative climate of your organization to that of Skunk Works’s creative climate.
4.
**Effectiveness of Teamwork**: Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in your organization to that of the Skunk Works team.
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format.
**Supporting Materials**
The following resources support your work on the project:
**Reading:** [Skunk Works Case](https://www.johnbessant.org/casessu)
Scroll down the page and select Skunk Works Case from the list of case studies. This case study will be used in this assignment.
**Document:** [Organization Overview](https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1894489-MBA-580-10717.202518-1/Course%20Documents/MBA%20580%20Organization%20Overview.pdf?isCourseFile=true&ou=1894489)
This describes the organizational structure and some aspects of the culture of your company.
**## book8pt2.docx**
Scenario
You have almost completed your analysis of Companies A and B and are scheduled to deliver your proposal to the board. While researching to ensure accurate and up-to-date data, you learn that two of Company B's aircraft have been grounded over the past couple of months due to technical issues, one of which could have been an FAA safety violation.
The subsequent investigations, technical repairs, and grounded flights have led to a 10% drop in their revenue over the last month. Mitigation expenses have added about $80,000 to their operating costs. Company B has also suffered negative customer feedback due to some of the ground crew's mishandling of the situation.
In this assignment, you will write an executive summary to capture the situation and share your analysis and perspective on how these safety issues might affect your acquisition recommendation.
Prompt
Write an executive summary describing the newly discovered concerns and your analysis of the situation at Company B.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
·
**Summarize** the safety issues and their direct impact on the company over the past month.
· Describe how this news affects
**factors other than revenue**, which will then affect the company's value.
· How does this
**affect your initial performance evaluation** and analysis of the company?
· Do you see any additional risks? Explain.
· Will it
**impact your recommendation** about acquisition? Why or why not?
· What
**additional information** about this situation will you need to make your final decision?
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 2-page Word document using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style
**## book8pt1.docx**
Overview
In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to your organization for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of your company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways your organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.
In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares your organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.
Directions
Using the information about your company in the Organization Overview document and the Skunk Works case study linked in the Supporting Materials section, compare your organization with Skunk Works and identify similarities and differences in organizational structure and culture related to an organization’s overall ability to innovate. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1.
**Organizational Structure**: Compare your organization’s structure to that of Skunk Works’s organization structure.
2.
**Shared Vision**: Compare your organization’s shared vision to that of Skunk Works’s vision.
3.
**Creative Climate**: Compare the creative climate of your organization to that of Skunk Works’s creative climate.
4.
**Effectiveness of Teamwork**: Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in your organization to that of the Skunk Works team.
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format.
**Supporting Materials**
The following resources support your work on the project:
**Reading:** [Skunk Works Case](https://www.johnbessant.org/casessu)
Scroll down the page and select Skunk Works Case from the list of case studies. This case study will be used in this assignment.
**Document:** [Organization Overview](https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1894489-MBA-580-10717.202518-1/Course%20Documents/MBA%20580%20Organization%20Overview.pdf?isCourseFile=true&ou=1894489)
This describes the organizational structure and some aspects of the culture of your company.
**## book8pt2.docx**
Scenario
You have almost completed your analysis of Companies A and B and are scheduled to deliver your proposal to the board. While researching to ensure accurate and up-to-date data, you learn that two of Company B's aircraft have been grounded over the past couple of months due to technical issues, one of which could have been an FAA safety violation.
The subsequent investigations, technical repairs, and grounded flights have led to a 10% drop in their revenue over the last month. Mitigation expenses have added about $80,000 to their operating costs. Company B has also suffered negative customer feedback due to some of the ground crew's mishandling of the situation.
In this assignment, you will write an executive summary to capture the situation and share your analysis and perspective on how these safety issues might affect your acquisition recommendation.
Prompt
Write an executive summary describing the newly discovered concerns and your analysis of the situation at Company B.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
·
**Summarize** the safety issues and their direct impact on the company over the past month.
· Describe how this news affects
**factors other than revenue**, which will then affect the company's value.
· How does this
**affect your initial performance evaluation** and analysis of the company?
· Do you see any additional risks? Explain.
· Will it
**impact your recommendation** about acquisition? Why or why not?
· What
**additional information** about this situation will you need to make your final decision?
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 2-page Word document using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style
**## book8pt1.docx**
Overview
In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to your organization for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of your company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways your organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.
In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares your organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.
Directions
Using the information about your company in the Organization Overview document and the Skunk Works case study linked in the Supporting Materials section, compare your organization with Skunk Works and identify similarities and differences in organizational structure and culture related to an organization’s overall ability to innovate. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1.
**Organizational Structure**: Compare your organization’s structure to that of Skunk Works’s organization structure.
2.
**Shared Vision**: Compare your organization’s shared vision to that of Skunk Works’s vision.
3.
**Creative Climate**: Compare the creative climate of your organization to that of Skunk Works’s creative climate.
4.
**Effectiveness of Teamwork**: Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in your organization to that of the Skunk Works team.
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format.
**Supporting Materials**
The following resources support your work on the project:
**Reading:** [Skunk Works Case](https://www.johnbessant.org/casessu)
Scroll down the page and select Skunk Works Case from the list of case studies. This case study will be used in this assignment.
**Document:** [Organization Overview](https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1894489-MBA-580-10717.202518-1/Course%20Documents/MBA%20580%20Organization%20Overview.pdf?isCourseFile=true&ou=1894489)
This describes the organizational structure and some aspects of the culture of your company.