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Write a 3–4-page business analysis focused on the role of strategy, its relationship to different business activities across an organization, and how these business activities inform the formulation and implementation of strategy.

As a business professional, you are expected to have a thorough understanding of business strategy and to be able to communicate your understanding with insight and clarity. This assessment allows you to examine business strategy in greater depth and to practice communicating your knowledge and insights.

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Strategy Integration and Synthesis All assignments are linked together from assessment 1 to assessment 6 Write a 3–4-page business analysis focused on the role of strategy, its relationship to different business activities across an organization, and how these business activities inform the formulation and implementation of strategy. As a business professional, you are expected to have a thorough understanding of business strategy and to be able to communicate your understanding with insight and clarity. This assessment allows you to examine business strategy in greater depth and to practice communicating your knowledge and insights. Preparation Identify at least five current scholarly or professional resources for use in this assessment. Requirements Write a 3–4-page analysis focused on the role of strategy, its relationship to different business activities across an organization, and how these business activities inform the formulation and implementation of strategy for your selected firm. Include the following in your analysis: • • • • Explain why strategy is important and what impacts it has on an organization. Explain how strategy is formulated. Explain how strategy can be effectively integrated and implemented. Analyze how strategy informs (and how is it informed by) key activities of your firm, including leadership, marketing, accounting, finance, and others. Use clear headings and subheadings to organize the key points of your report. Your report should be clearly written and communicate effectively to organizational leadership; use correct grammar, spelling and mechanics as expected of a business professional. Cite and reference all sources using current APA style. Additional Requirements • References: Support your business analysis with at least five academic resources from the Capella University Library. Use proper APA style and format for citations and references. • Length: The body of the business analysis must be 3–4 double-spaced, typed pages, not including the references list. • Written communication: Demonstrate graduate-level writing skills through accurate communication of thoughts that convey the overall goals of the analysis and do not detract from the message. • Font: Times New Roman, 12 point. • All papers must have abstract, introduction, conclusion Strategy Integration and Synthesis Scoring Guide Criteria Explain why strategy is important and what impacts it has on an organization. Explain how strategy is formulated. Explain how strategy can be effectively integrated and implemented. Analyze how strategy informs (and how it is informed by) key activities of an organization. Proficient Distinguished Explains why strategy is important and what impacts it has on an organization. Analyzes why strategy is important and what impacts it has on an organization using scholarly resources. Explains how strategy is formulated. Analyzes how strategy is formulated using scholarly resources. Analyzes how strategy informs (and how is it informed by) key activities of an organization. Analyzes how strategy informs (and how is it informed by) key activities of an organization and summarizes findings from coursework. Analyzes how strategy informs (and how is it informed by) key activities of an organization. Analyzes how strategy informs (and how is it informed by) key activities of an organization and summarizes findings from coursework. Writing is coherent, using evidence to support a central idea Write coherently to support a Writing coherently supports a in a consistently central idea (in appropriate APA central idea in appropriate APA appropriate APA format) with correct grammar, format and with few errors of format with correct usage, and mechanics as expected grammar, usage, and mechanics. grammar, usage, and of a business professional. mechanics as expected of a business professional. Research Information Review the following resources to further your understanding of a selected firm to use in your coursework. Use additional resources from the Capella University Library, Internet, your text case studies, or your own research, as needed, for completing the course assessments. Ford Ford is a complex multinational organization that has recently focused on strategic initiatives to address production capacity, supply chain reliability, sustainability, and technological innovation in order to remain competitive in the rapidly changing automotive industry. Grant, R. M., and Jordan, J. (2012). Ford and the world automobile industry in 2012. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons. Currie, A., Larsen, P. T. (2011, Jun 7). Ambitious goals for Ford. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/business/08views.html?_r=0 Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative. (n.d). Ford Motor Company manages ethics and social responsibility [PDF]. Retrieved from: https://danielsethics.mgt.unm.edu/pdf/ford-motorcase.pdf Henry, J. (2015). One Ford, part two; Tweaking The master plan. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/2015/08/30/one-ford-part-two-tweaking-the-masterplan/#3d15b7147333 Miller, D. (2016, April 9). Dispelling 3 Ford Motor Company shareholder concerns. The Motley Fool. Retrieved from http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/04/09/dispelling-3-fordmotor-company-concerns.aspx Procter and Gamble This is a huge multinational firm with products you probably buy every day. This business is interesting because the company is focusing on science and technology to help it revise many of its business strategies and contribute to overall company goals for sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Search for the articles by following the instructions in the Library Guide: • Brown, B., & Anthony, S. D. (2011). How P&G tripled its innovation success rate. Harvard Business Review, 89(6), 64–72. • Dillon, K. (2011). I think of my failures as a gift. Harvard Business Review, 89(4), 86–89. • Lafley, A. G., Martin, R. L., Rivkin, J. W., & Siggelkow, N. (2012). Bringing science to the art of strategy. Harvard Business Review, 90(9), 56–66. • Lafley, A. G., & Tichy, N. M. (2011). The art and science of finding the right CEO. Harvard Business Review, 89(10), 66–74. Virgin Group A multinational conglomerate with more than two dozen Virgin-branded companies, Virgin operates in at least 13 regions around the globe, in seven industries (Virgin, n.d.). It becomes apparent that Virgin’s corporate strategies include diversification and globalization, and some argue there are opportunities for Virgin to vertically integrate companies within certain 1 market segments-travel and lifestyle markets, for example. Yet, however Virgin’s corporate strategies are labeled, the brand is the dominant resource that Richard Branson leverages to acquire and develop new business that differentiates Virgin from the competition (Ankeny, 2012). Branson’s philosophy toward management of Virgin companies includes keeping intact the entrepreneurial spirit of firms acquired or merged. He defends his approach to keeping a multitude of individual entrepreneurial companies with the Virgin brand as follows: “Often, owning a number of individual stand-alone companies run by different people can be more effective than having one giant company with lots of people working together” (Maxwell, 2014, And what about making the difficult decisions concerning people heading, para. 2). A strategic assessment of Virgin is an assessment of how well an individual Virgin company fits the Virgin business model. Prahalad and Bettis (1986) might define the business model of Virgin as the dominant logic that describes the rationale for Virgin’s diversification strategy. Choose one of the following Virgin companies to conduct a comprehensive organizational strategic assessment: • Virgin Atlantic. • Virgin Galactic. • Virgin Media. • Virgin Records. References Ankeny, J. (2012, June). Richard Branson on building and empire. Entrepreneur, 40(6), 30–38. Retrieved from https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223639 Maxwell, C. (2014). Sir Richard Branson. Retrieved from http://www.director.co.uk/sir-richardbranson/ Prahalad, C. K., & Bettis, A. (1986). The dominant logic: A new linkage between diversity and performance. Strategic Management Journal, 7(6), 485–501. Virgin. (n.d.). Find a Virgin company. Retrieved from http://www.virgin.com/company Additional Resources Hunter, M. (2013). Typologies and sources of entrepreneurial opportunity (II). Economics, Management & Financial Markets, 8(4), 69–141. Altman, W. (2009). Branson: The global brand builder. Engineering & Technology, 4(2), 80–81. Rubin, E. N. (2013). Assessing your leadership style to achieve organizational objectives. Global Business & Organizational Excellence, 32(6), 55–66. 2
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Strategic management process and the strategy itself plays a significant role in increasing
organizational performance and productivity. The approach developed assists in coming up with
plans and visions that allows the organizations come up with the best choices when integrating
its strategy to the available resources and the implementation models available for improving
customer delivery. When evaluating strategic integration, it is vital to come up with the processes
applied. For instance, Ford Company has a focus strategy in managing its stints at all levels. The
following study looks into the role of policy in the organization-Ford, the impact of the plan
identified under the company, the formulation of the strategy, its implementation and lastly the
manner in which the policy defined informs the actions of the company.
The role of strategic management in the Ford company case study
Business strategy has the significant responsibility of attaining the organizational goals
and objectives. Together with the company’s goal-one goal strategy, the business strategy that
could be deployed entails the focus, cost differentiation and cost leadership strategies at any
given time. All in all, the organization stands to gain from implementing the one goal strategy
objective in a myriad of ways. Primarily, the company has the strategy giving it a framework for
operational planning (Henry, 2015). Planning ensures that the organization allocates resources to
the relevant projects. For insta...


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