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Ethics Reflection Paper

Take the Ethics Awareness Inventory and Ethical Choices in the Workplace assessments to assess your values.

Write a paper of no more than 700 words in which you do the following:

Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan, considering stakeholder needs.

Explain how your ethical perspective has evolved throughout the program.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Research Proposal

Write a proposal of no more than 750 words, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following:

How you intend to ensure the organization's vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan.

Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis

Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis

Learning Team Activity

Write a paper of no more than 1,050 words that describes and evaluates an organization's innovation strategy.

Use publicly available information, including Securities and Exchanges Commission filings.

Choose an organization that is introducing new products or services.

Select an organization according to the following criteria based on team member experience:

Current employer

Most recent or former employer

Place of business patronized over a period of time and that members are familiar with

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

External and Internal Environmental Analysis

Complete the external environmental scan for your organization.

Perform an internal competitive environmental scan for your organization.

Write a summary of no more than 1,400 words that does the following:

Identifies and analyzes the most important external environmental factor in the remote, industry, and external operating environments
Identifies and analyzes the most important internal strengths and weaknesses of your organization: include an assessment of the organization's resources

Assesses the organization's competitive position and possibilities

Analyzes the structure of the organization and how this affects organizational performance

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Strategic Choice and Evaluation

Write a paper of no more than 1,400 words that evaluates alternatives an organization must consider to realize growth.

Identify the best value discipline, generic strategy, and grand strategy for your organization.

Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Implementation, Strategic Controls, and Contingency Plans

Write a draft of no more than 1,800 words of the strategic plan for your organization, including the following:

Implementation plan

Objectives
Functional tactics
Action items
Milestones and a deadline
Tasks and task ownership
Resource allocation

Any required organizational change management strategies that would enhance successful implementation

Key success factors, budget, and forecasted financials, including a break-even chart

Risk management plan, including contingency plans for identified risks