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In this paper, examine your organization’s generic and diversification strategies, its international moves, and its ethics, social responsibility, and environmental sustainability practices. Submit your work in your assignment folder in the form of an approximate 2,000-word double-spaced APA-formatted paper. The title page, reference list, and any appendices are not included in this suggested word count. You do not need to include an abstract.
Your paper should address these topics:
- Your organization's generic strategy or strategies.
- Any diversification strategies the organization pursues.
- Any international moves made by your organization. Does it operate internationally? In what format(s)?
- What ethics policies and practices does your organization have in place?
- Does your organization practice social responsibility? In what way(s)?
- What are your organization's environmental sustainability practices?
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OUTLINE FOR THE STRATEGIC REPORT, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
The strategic report entails the following parts:
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Introduction
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Generic Strategies
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Diversification Strategy
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Ethics and Responsibility
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Environmental Sustainability policies and practices
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International Moves
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Social Responsibility
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Conclusion
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References
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Introduction
The University of Maryland is a state research University in the USA. It is located in the
city of College Park in the county of Prince George in the state of Maryland. The university was
founded in 1859 as the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP). It educates several students
from the state of Maryland and offers many online classes for working adults, military and veterans
and in the process, delivering knowledge to not only people in the state but also to those in the
Nation and the world at large in accordance with its mission statement. The mission statement
states that;
1. Operating as Maryland’s open university, attending to working adults, military servicemen,
and servicewomen and their families, and veterans who live in Maryland, across the US,
and around the world
2. Giving our learners affordable, open access to valued, world-class higher education; and
3. Operating as a recognized front-runner in career-relevant education, embracing innovation
and change in conformity with our purpose and sharing our perspectives and expertise
(Mission, History, and Values 2018)
The University officials believe that the mission statement will look to inspire both the
staff and the students alike, to participate with passion, in the process of innovation, creativity, and
discovery.
There are more than 200 academic programs for both the graduate and undergraduate in
the UMCP. That has put it in the global map, and it has been classified as one of the best in offering
undergraduate courses in the field of computer science, medicine, and engineering (Dudovskiy,
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2014). For the University of Maryland to maintain the high standards of service delivery and
remain competitive, it has put in place strategies that have been analyzed below.
Generic Strategies
Porter states that, for an organization to position itself above its competitors, it must choose
to either perform activities in a different way or do different activities (Carpenter & Dunung, 2012).
With that in mind, UMCP has had to use both differentiation, cost leadership, and focus strategies
so that it can remain competitive in getting the best students to educate. That as in great effect
been effective as the university continues to be ranked among the best.
First, the UMCP has a strategy of engaging the global community in creating an impact in
the Health, Justice, and social systems by deepening and increasing its global and local
engagements in health provision. It also participates in the promotion of social justice and in efforts
to improve the health sector. The graduates of Maryland are prepared to be future leaders who can
work and succeed anywhere in the world through their continuous involvement in global issues
through the university. Secondly, the UMCP promotes research and scholarship programs
internally. It has world-class facilities that enable the students to do research or different problems
that concern the society, individuals, and families. The UMCP does not discriminate any students,
for reasons of gender, race, creed, color or any other reason. It is for this that they have a strategy
for inclusive excellence to all its members by implementing the required actions that promote
inclusivity.
Also, the university seeks to promote collaboration and partnership with other internal and
global bodies. This can be achieved by the university providing undergraduate educational
experiences through its internships in the different organization around the globe to promote
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partnership among other activities like awarding different organization money that they can use to
broaden research and technology. Further, the university acts with the entrepreneurial mindset with
which it seizes opportunities when they arise and adapts quickly to the changing and unpredictable
environments. This has been achieved by transferring its research from the laboratories to the
commercial domain. Lastly, the University has a strategy aimed at embracing technology by
swiftly moving to model the student courses and learning material with the latest technology,
providing free wireless connections to its students and surrounding community and using new
technology to develop the study literature.
Diversification Strategy
To be a leading research institution, the University of Maryland Understands that they have
to embrace diversity. Diversity has been the core value of the University in its pursuit to offer
diverse education to diverse communities. The three strategies of diversification have been; first,
the university believes that if one lives and works in a society that not only celebrates but also
accepts diversity they will feel privileged and happily contribute to the excellence of the education
system. Secondly, they believe that being a state University, it’s their responsibility to give
assurance to all citizens on the access of transformative experience of an exceptional college
education and the chance for success accompanied by that experience. Lastly, the university
believes that it will be significant if its students get exposed to different situations that make them
come across different people who all have unique backgrounds so that they can be able to
experience ideas held by people from different cultures which can, in turn, help them to work in
diverse environments later after school.
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The University has also developed a diverse curriculum with various interdisciplinary
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