Topic: Tactical Planning (Continued)
Benchmark – Strategic Planning: Action Plan
Details:
Use your completed strategy map to formulate functional-level strategy for the primary business functions included in your plan. Functional-level strategies are the action plans used by departments within organizations to support the execution of business-level strategy at the managerial level. Create a 500-750 word action plan that addresses the following:
RESOURCES
Textbook
1. Management
Read Chapters 9 and 12 in Management. Review Chapters 7 and 8.
http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/cengage/2013/management_ebook_11e.php
2. Southwest Airlines: In a Different World
Review Harvard Business School (HBS) case reprint, “Southwest Airlines: In a Different World”(2013).
e-Library Resource
1. (How) Does the HR Strategy Support an Innovation Oriented Business Strategy? An Investigation of Institutional Context and Organizational Practices in Indian Firms
Read “(How) Does the HR Strategy Support an Innovation Oriented Business Strategy? An Investigation of Institutional Context and Organizational Practices in Indian Firms,” by Fang and Saini, from Human Resource Management (2010).
2. Big Data: An Innovative Way to Gain Competitive Advantage Through Converting Data into Knowledge
Read “Big Data: An Innovative Way to Gain Competitive Advantage Through Converting Data into Knowledge,”
by Bhadani, from International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science (2015).
3. Outsourcing: A Strategic Risk?
Read “Outsourcing: A Strategic Risk?” by Relph and Parker, from Management Services (2014).
4. Practicing Human Resource Strategy: Understanding the Relational Dynamics in Strategic HR Work by Means of a Narrative Approach
Read “Practicing Human Resource Strategy: Understanding the Relational Dynamics in Strategic HR Work by Means of a Narrative Approach,” by Kaudela-Baum and Endrissat, from German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management (2009).
5. Responsible Leadership and Stakeholder Management: Influence Pathways and Organizational Outcomes
Read “Responsible Leadership and Stakeholder Management: Influence Pathways and Organizational Outcomes,” by Doh and Quigley from the Academy of Management Perspectives (2014).
6. The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital With Economic Value Added and Financial Performance
Read “The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital With Economic Value Added and Financial Performance,” by Salehi, Enayati, and Javadi, from Iranian Journal of Management Science: A Quarterly (2014).