Details *Each year Fortune magazine publishes a "Most Admired" list of the top companies in the United States. Firms are rated on these eight dimensions: innovativeness, quality of management, long-term investment value, social responsibility to the community and the environment, people management, quality of products and services, financial soundness, wise use of corporate assets, and, if international, a ninth dimension: effectiveness in doing business globally. For this assignment, select a familiar organization. Then, choose one of the eight dimensions used to rate top U.S. companies in which the organization appears to be underperforming. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation (12-15 slides) that addresses the following: 1.Identify a major issue the organization is facing and in which dimension (of the eight identified above) it is underperforming. Explain the ramifications the underperformance is currently having on the organization. Identify the likely consequence of failure to improve in the selected dimension. 2.Analyze the relevance of the current organizational structure, design, and culture and their influence on organizational effectiveness, especially in relationship to the dimension in which the organization is struggling. 3.Determine whether the organization embodies the principles and values of conscious culture and management and its relevance to improving organizational function. 4.Present a plan to bring about necessary improvement using Kotter's 8-step change model. 5.Address possible challenges to the suggested change and your plans for managing those challenges. 6.Explain how different subsystems need to be realigned in order to bring about the change. 7.Detail any lessons learned and evaluate strategies that you as a manager will either avoid or engage in when designing the structure, building culture, and managing change in your organization. 8.Present evidence from at least three scholarly articles to support your position and proposed change initiative. ** The notes in the power point is the part that is going to be graded, as well as the power point itself. ***This assignment requires that you support your position by referencing at LEAST THREE SCHOLARLY RESOURCES. ****Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines. *****You will be graded on: 1. Identification of Issue: Identification of a major issue the organization is facing and in which dimension it is underperforming is thorough and well integrated. 2. Ramifications and Consequences: Explanation of the ramifications the underperformance is currently having on the organization and the likely consequence of failure to improve in the selected dimension is thorough and well integrated. 3. Effect of Organizational Structure, Design, and Culture: Analysis of the current organizational structure, design, and culture, and their influence on organizational effectiveness in relationship to the dimension in which the organization is struggling, is thorough and well integrated. 4. Embodiment of Conscious Capitalism: Identification of whether the organization embodies the principles and values of conscious culture and management and its relevance to improving organizational function is thorough and well integrated. 5. Improvement Plan: A plan to bring about necessary improvement using the 8-step change model is thorough and well integrated. 6. Challenges and Plans for Managing Challenges: Identification of possible challenges to the suggested change, plans for managing challenges, and explanation of subsystem realignment needed to bring about the change is extremely thorough and includes extensive supporting details. 7. Lessons Learned and Evaluation of Strategies for Leading Teams and Fostering Collaboration: Lessons learned and evaluation of strategies to avoid or engage in when designing the structure, building culture, and managing change in an organization as a manager are thorough and well integrated. 8. Presentation of Content: The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea. 9. Layout: The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text. 10. Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style): Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

As indicated in our materials, physical security is comprised of "structural security," "electronic security systems," and "the human element." However, we seem to be relying more and more on hot new technology to meet our security needs.Write a two-page narrative outlining your perspectives on the question: "are we placing too much emphasis on advanced and emerging technologies to address assets protection needs at the expense of lower-tech/lower-cost solutions?" In your paper, please include examples, references (with proper citation) and facts/figures to back up your position.RISK ANALYSIS AND THE SECURITY SURVEYAuthor: Broder & TuckerPublisher: Butterworth-HeinemannEdition: 4thISBN: 978-0123822338

Competitive advantage is what sets an organization apart. A competitive edge is a necessary ingredient for an organization's long-term success and survival. Unique resources provide a company with a sustainable competitive advantage. The four characteristics of unique resources are value, rarity, ability to duplicate, and ability to exploit. Resources that have all four of those characteristics can be used to form sustainable competitive advantages.Construct a 2-3 page paper, based on the four characteristics of a product with potential for sustainable competitive advantage and based on the research you conducted; identify and discuss a company that does an effective job of utilizing these resources in the competitive marketplace. Also describe the product in relation to the four characteristics of sustainable competitive advantages.