Organizational Analysis & Design Plan: Project Description and Scoring Guide
OL 326 Milestone Two Guidelines and Ru
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The final project for this course is the creation of a case study analysis and strategy proposal. In Milestone Two, submit Section II: Analysis of
Social Responsibility and Section III: Ethical Decision-Making of the final project.
The purpose of this project is to analyze and critique an organization based on what is expected within a corporate strategy in regard to social
esponsibility.
Prompt: Submit Sections II and III of the final project, which are the analysis of social responsibility and ethical decision making.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
II. Analysis of Social Responsibility. In this part of the project, you will begin your analysis of the case study, examining how the strategy
plan of the organization in the case study considers social responsibility.
a) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for compliance with the cu
ent acceptable standards or norms relative to social
esponsibility today.
) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for any gaps in social responsibility that might be potential risks to internal and external
stakeholders.
c) Predict the potential positive and negative impacts to internal and external stakeholders regarding social responsibility that would
esult from the strategy plan. In other words, what might happen to the employees and/or people involved in the company regarding
social responsibility from this strategy plan? You could consider both the present and future impacts.
d) Critique the evolution of strategy planning related to social responsibility within the organization. In other words, what may have
influenced the evolution of strategy planning related to social responsibility unique to this organization?
e) Explain how this organization is or is not consistent with regard to social responsibility when compared within its own industry and
when compared to outside industries. Be sure to justify your response.
III. Ethical Decision-Making. In this part of the project, you will continue your analysis of the case study, examining how the strategy plan of
the organization considers ethics in decision-making processes.
a) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for decision-making processes that it employs. In other words, based on the strategy plan,
how does the organization make decisions?
) Explain how aspects of ethics were considered in the decision-making processes of the organization. In other words, what were the
ethical considerations related to social responsibility in the decisions made by the organization? You could consider the connection
etween ethics and organizational decision making and how ethics influence those decisions.
c) Analyze the organization’s strategy plan for any gaps in the decision-making process that could be considered potential risks to
internal and external stakeholders.
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Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 3–4page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Analysis of Social
Responsibility:
Compliance
Analyzes the organization’s strategy
plan for compliance with cu
ent
acceptable standards or norms
elative to social responsibility today
Analyzes the organization’s strategy
plan for compliance with cu
ent
acceptable standards or norms
elative to social responsibility today,
ut analysis is cursory
Does not analyze the organization’s
strategy plan for compliance with
cu
ent acceptable standards or
norms relative to social responsibility
today
15
Analysis of Social
Responsibility:
Potential Risks
Analyzes the organization’s strategy
plan for any gaps in social
esponsibility that might be potential
isks
Analyzes the organization’s strategy
plan for any gaps in social
esponsibility that might be potential
isks, but analysis is cursory or
inappropriate
Does not analyze the organization’s
strategy plan for any gaps in social
esponsibility that might be potential
isks
10
Analysis of Social
Responsibility:
Positive and
Negative Impacts
Predicts the potential positive and
negative impacts regarding social
esponsibility that would result from
the strategy plan
Predicts the potential positive and
negative impacts regarding social
esponsibility that would result from
the strategy plan, but prediction is
cursory or inappropriate
Does not predict the potential
positive and negative impacts
egarding social responsibility that
would result from the strategy plan
10
Analysis of Social
Responsibility:
Evolution
Critiques how the strategy planning
elated to social responsibility has
evolved within the organization in
esponse to internal and external
influences
Critiques how the strategy planning
elated to social responsibility has
evolved within the organization in
esponse to internal and external
influences, but critique is cursory or
inappropriate
Does not critique how the strategy
planning related to social
esponsibility has evolved within the
organization in response to internal
and external influences
10
Analysis of Social
Responsibility:
Consistent
Explains how this organization is or
is not consistent with regard to social
esponsibility compared within their
own industry and outside industries
Explains how this organization is or
is not consistent with regard to social
esponsibility compared within their
own industry and outside industries,
ut explanation is cursory or
inappropriate
Does not explain how this
organization is or is not consistent
with regard to social responsibility
compared within their own industry
and outside industries
10
Ethical Decision-
Making: Decision-
Making Process
Analyzes the strategy plan of the
organization for the decision-making
processes that are employed
Analyzes the strategy plan of the
organization for the decision-making
processes that are employed, but
analysis is cursory
Does not analyze the strategy plan
of the organization for the decision-
making processes that are employed
15
Ethical Decision-
Making: Ethics
Explains how aspects of ethics were
considered in the decision-making
processes of the organization
Explains how aspects of ethics were
considered in the decision-making
processes of the organization, but
explanation is cursory or
inappropriate
Does not explain how aspects of
ethics were considered in the
decision-making processes of the
organization
10
Ethical Decision-
Making: Gaps
Analyzes the organization’s strategy
plan for any gaps in the decision-
making process that could be
potential risks
Analyzes the organization’s strategy
plan for any gaps in the decision-
making process that could be
potential risks, but analysis is
cursory or inappropriate
Does not analyze the organization’s
strategy plan for any gaps in the
decision-making process that could
e potential risks
10
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major e
ors
elated to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major e
ors related
to citations, grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that
negatively impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical e
ors
elated to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization that
prevent understanding of ideas
10
Total 100%