MGT-805: Designing Organizational Structure

Case Study – Presenting Solutions

Previously, you employed academic writing to analyze the post-acquisition core values, goals, and organization structure of a company described in a segment of a multi-year integrated case study, and you suggested research needs that result from your interaction with the case. In this assignment, you will use concise business writing to create a presentation of the issues noted and your decisions and rationales for delivery to a C-suite executive in a corporation.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Refer to “MGT-805 Integrated Case Study” located in the Class Resources for this course.
  • Refer to the paper you wrote in the Topic 5 assignment as well as related instructed feedback.
  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • APA style is not required for this assignment, but correct and appropriate business writing is expected.
  • You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Directions:

Beginning with the case study paper you wrote in Topic 5, create an executive presentation (5-7 slides, exclusive of the title and reference slides) with audio-only voice over and appropriate speaker notes that outlines proposed organizational goals, notes issues with the proposed structure, proposes solutions to the structural issues, and gives an ethical framework in which to enact those solutions. (Note: Including video in presentations creates a file size that is too large to upload to the digital classroom.) The presentation must be able to be delivered to a C-suite executive in a corporation in less than 6 minutes. Consider the feedback from your instructor on the case study paper you completed in Topic 5. Include the following in your presentation:

  1. Recommended Goals: A recommendation of and rationale for at least three goals for the merged organization. Integrate instructor feedback and present a revised form of the goals from your Topic 2 assignment. You must begin your recommendation by speaking the words, I recommend State your recommendation in a manner easily understandable by non-technical executives.
  2. Structural Issues: A synopsis of the organizational structure issues of the merged organization. Refer to the Purple Cloud Post-Acquisition Structure graphic presented in the case study and instructor feedback on your Topic 2 assignment.
  3. Recommended Solution: Your theory-based recommended solution, rationale, and influence on the long-term organizational health of Purple Cloud. Your recommendation must include allow for organizational flexibility and plan for obsolescence. You must begin your recommendation by speaking the words, I recommend State your recommendation in a manner easily understandable by non-technical executives.
  4. Ethical Implications: An overview of the ethical implications of your recommended solution and the extent to which these ethical implications are influenced by the mission, vision, and core values of Purple Cloud.

Requirements: 5-7 Slides

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