CompetencyAnalyze leadership and management roles in change management.InstructionsAn effective leader must possess the skills, emotional intelligence, and knowledge base to influence and convince the members of the organization to not only adopt, but to become advocates for the change that the leader seeks to implement.In order for one to develop the leadership skills that are required to affect change within the organization, one must become familiar with a variety of approaches previously utilized by successful leaders and managers in organizational transformation.For this assignment, utilize the Rasmussen Business Library resource to research a business case study of an organization going through strategic change. Then research two leadership strategies that have been used to successfully drive organizational change during the past 10 years. Once you have located these strategies, write a paper analyzing the effectiveness of each strategy, and relate how effective management strategy alone may well be challenged to achieve desired change without effective leadership. In your analysis, address the following:Identify and research two leadership strategies.Develop a description of the leadership strategies.Formulate an overview of how the strategy is used and rate its effectiveness.Argue whether the strategy is still relevant and effective in present day organizations. Why or Why not?Describe how management alone will fall short of achieving desired organizational change without all levels of leadership effectively operating in their rolls.Please identify these strategies from references found in the Rasmussen College Library.Assignment Requirements are as follows:The body of the paper should be 2-3 pages.The paper should include an APA formatted cover page and reference page.The paper should include at least two peer-reviewed sources, such as journal articles from the Rasmussen Library.The paper should be proofread for correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.A note about peer reviewed resources: A peer-review is a process by which a scholarly work (such as a paper or a research proposal) is checked by a group of experts in the same field to make sure it meets the necessary standards before it is published or accepted.Grading RubricFFCBA01234Not SubmittedNo PassCompetenceProficiencyMasteryNot SubmittedFails to identify and research two leadership strategies.Provides a general explanation of two leadership strategies used to drive organizational change over the past 10 yrs.Provides a detailed explanation of chosen leadership strategies used to drive change over the past 10 yrs.Provides a thorough explanation of chosen leadership strategies. Includes detailed research and argument of whether strategies still hold relevance today.Not SubmittedFails to develop a description of two leadership strategies.Provides a general description of two chosen leadership strategies. No detail.Provides a detailed description of chosen leadership strategies used to drive change over the past 10 yrs.Provides a thorough description chosen leadership strategies used to drive change over the past 10 yrs.Not SubmittedFails to formulate an overview of how the two leadership strategies are used and rate their effectiveness.Provides a general overview of how the two leadership strategies are used and generally rate their effectiveness.Provides detailed overview of how the two leadership strategies are used and rate their effectiveness in detail.Provides thorough overview of how the two leadership strategies are used and rate their effectiveness in detail.Not SubmittedFails to describe how effective management alone will fall short of achieving desired organizational change.Provides a general description of how effective management alone will fall short of achieving desired organizational change.Provides a detailed description of how management alone will fall short of achieving desired organizational change without all levels of leadership effectively operating in their rolls.Provides a thorough description of how management alone will fall short of achieving desired organizational change without all levels of leadership effectively operating in their rolls. Including examples.

Prepare an expanded accounting equation worksheet for the Zeon Company to show the effect of the following transactions on the given dates – our accounting period is January:January 2 Investment of $75,000 in cash into the business by stockholders.January 4 Paid $10,000 in cash toward a building that cost $90,000 with the rest being borrowed from the bank to be paid back in 5 years.January 10 Bought inventory on credit for $4,200January 14 Paid cash wages to employees who worked in January for the business for $2,300.January 21 Sold merchandise for $900 in cash. This merchandise (inventory) originally cost $500.January 30 Received a bill from the utilities company for $600 for utilities used during January that will be due in February.January 31 Paid cash dividends of $300 to stockholders.Prepare the income statement, statement of stockholders equity, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the month of January for Zeon.Prepare an expanded accounting equation worksheet for the Zeon Company for February given what was done in January and the following transactions: February 5 Paid $750 in cash to the bank on the loan borrowed in January and paid $900 in interest on that loan. February 11 Paid the bill from the utilities company from January February 12 Paid the accounts payable associated with the inventory purchased in January. February 18 Sold merchandise to a customer for $1,200 in cash. This merchandise originally cost $750. February 27 Received a bill from the utilities company for $585 for utilities used during February that will be due in March.February 28 Paid cash dividends of $300 to stockholders.Prepare the income statement, statement of stockholders equity, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the month of February for Zeon.

In this final assignment, you will use the financial analysis process to answer questions as a manager for a retail company.Financial Analysis Process (Recap):What does the reported data mean?What is the relationship among the key result areas?What aspects of the business are performing well?Which ones are not?How is the store business doing compared to last year (LY) and to other stores and the company?How is the store doing compared to the competition?Who is meeting goals?Who is not meeting goals and what is the impact of individual goals on overall store goals?What do the employees and managers think about business results?What do they say we are doing well? Not so well?What do customers think about the products we offer and their experience in the store?What is really driving the majority of the store business?Instructions:Complete the following questions as they relate to a retail business other than your own company. Conduct external research to complete the assignment.What types of reports and data would a manager use to form an historical point of view of the store's/company's performance? In other words, how would you learn how the store performed against the plan in the past - the last month, quarter, season, or year? Include the following information to support your answer:The sequence in which you would review reports to analyze data and draw conclusions. List the types of reports, the order in which you would review them, and explain why.Identify at least one conclusion you would be able to make from the analysis of the reports you reviewed. Justify your choice of conclusions.What data elements would a manager use to form conclusions and develop an action plan in response to the store's/company's current business? For example, if the store is behind plan, what data should be examined in order to develop an action plan to increase sales? Include the following information to support your answer: The types of reports you would review to analyze the specific data elements identified for item 2. List the types of reports, the order in which you would review them, and explain why.Identify at least one conclusion you would be able to make from analysis of the specific data elements identified for item 2, from analysis of the reports you reviewed. Justify your choice of conclusions.What reports and data would a manager use to make and defend predictions regarding the store's/company's growth? In other words, what reports would you examine to learn and understand the store's potential growth in a key performance area? Include the following information to support your answer:The types of reports you would review to analyze data and draw conclusions. List the types of reports, the order in which you would review them, and explain why.Identify at least one conclusion you would be able to make from the analysis of the reports you reviewed. Justify your choice of conclusions.Based on your research and the preceding three items, develop an action plan for improving performance for a product that is under-performing. Provide the action steps you recommend to improve performance above current business levels, and your prediction(s) about the growth that will occur as a result of your action plan.undefinedFormat Instructions: Your paper must be double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, with 1” margins on all sides. It must consist of a title page, abstract, body of the paper, and a reference page. Level I, Level II, and Level III headings must be used in the body of the paper. An appendix (or appendices) must be included after the reference page. The appendix/appendices should contain materials to support your answers to the questions posed in this paper. Since outside sources are required on this assignment, APA style in-text citations must be included in the body of the paper.