Assignment Directions:

Step $1$:

Congratulations! You$$ve been hired as a manager and have been asked to analyze the current status of your organization. Review at least $3$ global companies on

the Business Source Complete: SWOT Analyses list.

Select a company $-$ either the company you work for, a company you have worked for in the past, or $1$ of the companies on the Business Source Complete: SWOT

Analyses list $-$ to use for the rest of the course $($this will sometimes be referred to as $$your organization$)$ and research its history.

Note: Some reports are more recent than others. It$$s in your best interest to find an organization with a recent $($within $2$ years$)$ report.

Step $2$:

Review your organization$$s SWOT analysis and other available sources to evaluate the strategic needs of the organization within a changing global environment.

Complete the Organizational Analysis worksheet for your evaluation.

Note: This type of information is often found in the organization$$s annual report.

MGTCB$/526$ Competency $1$ Rubric Page $2$ of $3$

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Competency Assessment Rubric

Assignment$/$ Performance Criteria Mastery

$100\%$

Meets Expectations

$85\%$

Not Met

$0\%$

$1.$ Organization information

$($weight $10\%)$

Organization and industry were

thoroughly defined

Organization and industry were

partially defined

Organization and industry were

narrowly defined or no attempt to

define organization and industry was

made

$2.$ Organizational initiatives

$($weight $10\%)$

Organizational initiatives were

thoroughly outlined and what the

organization is currently doing to support

these initiatives was thoroughly defined.

Organizational initiatives were partially

outlined and what the organization is

currently doing to support these

initiatives was partially defined.

Organizational initiatives were narrowly

outlined and what the organization is

currently doing to support these

initiatives was narrowly defined or no

attempt to outline the organizational

initiatives was made.

$3.$ Organization Plans

$($weight $10\%)$

All plans were listed, plan descriptions

were extensive, and all managers listed

were appropriate.

Most plans were listed, plan descriptions

were mediocre, and most types of

managers listed were appropriate.

Some plans were listed, plan

descriptions were limited$,$ and some

types of managers listed were

appropriate or no attempt to submit a

list of plans was made.

$4.$ SWOT Analysis

$($weight $10\%)$

Identified all internal and external

factors based on the organization$$s

SWOT Analysis

Identified most internal and external

factors based on the organization$$s

SWOT Analysis

Identified some internal and external

factors based on the organization$$s

SWOT Analysis or no attempt to

identify internal and external factors

was made

$5.$ Evaluation: Description of unmet

need

$($weight $15\%)$

Comprehensively described an unmet

need of the organization

Partially described an unmet need of

the organization

Vaguely described an unmet need of

the organization or not attempt to

describe an unmet need of the

organization was made

$6.$ Evaluation: Competitive advantage

$($weight $15\%)$

Analysis of competitive advantage

was thorough and supported with

completely appropriate examples.

Analysis of competitive advantage

was mediocre and supported with

sufficiently appropriate examples

Analysis of competitive advantage

was vague and supported with

somewhat appropriate examples or no

attempt to submit an analysis of

competitive advantage was made

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$7.$ Evaluation: Competitive business

initiative

$($weight $15\%)$

Proposal for a competitive business

initiative to address the unmet need

was complete

Proposal for a competitive business

initiative to address the unmet need

was mostly complete

Proposal for a competitive business

initiative to address the unmet need

was incomplete or no attempt was

made to propose a competitive

business initiative to address the

unmet need

$8.$ Evaluation: Timeline and Operational

Steps

$($weight $15\%)$

A thorough high$-$level timeline and

operational steps for implementation

were provided.

A mediocre high$-$level timeline and

operational steps for

implementation were provided.

An ambiguous high$-$level timeline and

operational steps for implementation

were provided or no attempt was

made to provide a timeline and

operational steps for implementation