ScenarioYou are the sales department manager for a U.S.-based company that builds engines for the automotive manufacturing industry. Your company is considering diversifying into other business opportunities where your motors can be sold in order to bolster the company’s portfolio and increase revenue. Based on your knowledge of the national sales landscape, your manager would like you to conduct preliminary research and prepare a presentation with your recommendation for opportunity in a new industry that will allow for this diversification through a new sales division and increased sales. You have been asked to make your presentation at the next stakeholder meeting, where you will address internal stakeholders from across the company as well as external stakeholders such as customers, investors, and suppliers.As a preliminary step in developing this presentation, your manager would like to see an executive summary of your research findings and evaluate your decision modeling.DirectionsComplete the Project One Worksheet in your Soomo webtext and submit it for instructor feedback.Part 1: DefineYou will first conduct research on the U.S.-based automotive manufacturing industry using the Shapiro Library database links provided in the supporting materials section below. Then, prepare an analysis report that addresses the following:Define the problem.Explain the type of qualitative and quantitative data you will be targeting in your research.Provide a broad description of the U.S. automotive manufacturing industry and its value. Include:Total value of the industrySales by regionSales by fuel type: electric, hybrid, and gasDescribe the current trends in the automotive market.The trend toward different types of motors for the vehicles being made and sold, such as electric and hybridTrends in customer demands such as vehicle color, extra features, and stylesTrends in the body types of vehicles sold (SUVs, trucks, sedans)Part 2: ResearchIn Module One, you chose an industry that you think would provide opportunity for your company. Now, using industry-specific and scholarly resources to inform your decision, prepare an industry analysis report that includes the following:Provide a broad description of the new industry.Describe the overall attractiveness of the industry.Is this a growing industry?Is this an industry that has a lot of growth potential?What outside factors are affecting its growth?Identify the factors that have allowed competitors to be successful in this industry thus far.Summarize the overall value of the industry.How is the industry currently trending?Summarize the sales. Speculate if sales vary based on the region of the country. (For example, there would be very few snow plow sales in the southern United States, if any at all.)Define expected growth areas.Describe the current market trends for the new industry.What products or services are trending?What are some current customer demands?Perform a Porter’s Five Forces analysis to determine the potential success of moving into this new industry.Explain your rationale.Part 3: CompareCompare the two industries and summarize your findings.Perform a Porter’s Five Forces analysis to compare the two industries.Summarize how your findings address the problem.Resources - For each source, list the URL along with a brief description and the data you will need for the APA Style reference. https://www.autosinnovate.org/resourceshttps://www.nada.org/nadadata/IBISWorldMarketLine

PowerPoint Presentation Imagine that you have been tasked with creating a training and development program for midlevel business managers in an organization (you can use your actual organization or one that you create). A midlevel manager is defined as a manager of managers. You have to present your proposed training program to your supervisor. To do this, you must decide on a training model, conduct a needs analysis, write learning objectives, and create the content of the training. The topic of the training can be any subject relevant to a midlevel manager that we covered in the course, such as how to deliver real-time coaching feedback, how to communicate unfavorable news to employees (e.g., compensation status changes), or how to communicate that a complaint has been made against an employee concerning harassment. If you are Be sure to include the information below in your PowerPoint presentation: For your assignment, you will create a 12- to 14-slide presentation (not counting the title and reference slides) that includes specific information as outlined below.Discuss your selected training process model, and describe why you recommend this model.Explain the steps you would have taken to conduct a needs analysis.State how this training links to the organizational objectives.Provide a sample of two measurable course objectives (from input objectives through impact objectives).Present one of the program’s completed modules. For example, this should be one or two of the objectives that inform or engage the participants in an activity.Be sure to cite any sources used in a reference slide with proper APA style. In addition, a minimum of one academic source that was not used in the Unit III Lesson or listed in required reading must be used, cited, and referenced.

Case Study 1: Blaze Mining Case StudyOrganizational Problem:Blaze Mining is a mid-size, family-owned oil and mining company located in Louisiana. Over the past 10 years, leadership of the company has fractured and become antagonistic. Non-collaborative internal teams have caused great damage to the management and operation of critical functions within the organization. Recently, a new CEO joined the organization and was stunned by the discord within the leadership team and its effect on the bottom line.Organizational Design:Blaze Mining is family-owned and managed. There are multiple divisions and departments pertinent to the type of operation occurring: Mining, Oil, Off Shore, Human Resources (HR), Finance, Education, and Safety. Each section is led by a family member and a personally selected team. The CEO is the overseer of the company.Challenge and Request Criteria:For the company to survive, the problems within the leadership team must be identified and addressed in a professional manner. The CEO of Blaze Mining is requesting an OD intervention to interact with the leadership group and develop a cohesive team focused on the success of the organization. The intervention is to includethree workshop sessions, once a month, for three months;specialized intervention with each division/department; and a wrap-up session with all stakeholdersThe paper must be four to five pages in length, and include level headings to lead the reader through the specific areas of content. Level headings also provide the reader with an outline to ensure all areas of the project are covered. You may refer to the Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.) webpage, and read the information under “Level Headings” for assistance on level headings. The paper must include the course textbook as a reference, as well as four additional scholarly, peer-reviewed, and/or credible sources to support the content of the paper.The Action Research Case Study paperMust be four to five double-spaced in length (not including title and references) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameAshford UniversityCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.