You are in charge of creating the performance measures for the company, Apple, Inc. Using this week’s resources as a reference, create an Excel spreadsheet that depicts your top three measures in each category: financial, customer, internal process, employee learning and growth. Be sure to research Apple’s vision, mission, values, and strategy. Use the…
You have just been hired by Yummy Juicy, a national corporation selling organic juices at major retail stores. You have been hired as the West Coast Distribution Manager. After about five weeks on the job, you get the following email: Sir/Ma’am, You are hurting this company. You have continued to try to force all…
Discuss what “influencing” means in regard to the balanced scorecard development process. Provide a brief example of how you would “influence” all employees in the balanced scorecard development process. 2. What are the benefits of a cascading balanced scorecard? 3. What are the potential critical flaws in business meetings and how can a leader steer…
Identify an organization that has outsourced operations to a foreign company. Present a brief description of the subject organization’s mission. Address the following questions in your discussion board post: From a systems viewpoint, what are some of the environmental (ecological and/or societal) issues involved in the outsourcing decision? Does the company have an ethical…
Write a four to five-page paper in which you reflect on your most important learning and new understanding gained regarding balanced scorecards. • Include what you might do differently in your current company or a previous company. • Alternatively, reflect on how you would use a balanced scorecard if you were the CEO of…
Imagine that you are presenting the balanced scorecard metrics to your executive team for the first time since you completed the cascading process. Write a one-page meeting agenda. Then write a one-page opening statement of what you would say to your executive team to inspire them and guide them as they utilize the balanced scorecard…
Explain the critical steps that must be taken in order to effectively cascade the balanced scorecard. Provide a real-life example of an organization that has done this effectively, or alternatively, provide a real-life example of an organization that attempted to cascade a balanced scorecard but did not have a good result. Explain why.
Whether employees like it or not, performance appraisals are a part of the job. For this assignment, select three different types of performance appraisals, and then, write a paper explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each style. In your paper, be sure to address the following areas: Include five distinct sections: • Introduction –…
You work for a large company that is hiring a social media director, a position the company has not had before. You know that some current employees may be qualified for the new position, so you want to encourage them to apply because they would already have knowledge about the company’s products, services, and culture.…
In your textbook, you learned about the triple-bottom-line (TBL) framework and its impact on people, planet, and profit. The TBL concept was initially developed by John Elkington in 1994. In 2018, Elkington wrote an article titled “25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase ‘Triple Bottom Line’: Here’s Why It’s Time to Rethink It”. He used…