PLEASE READ ALL ATTACHED REQUIREMENTS BEFORE RESPOND…Please frame your response in a 7 SINFLE-SPACED pages in length, APA 6th ed. formatted paper. You should include headings in your paper that indicate each response, i.e. Strategic Planning & Implementation, creative solutions, etc.Your comprehensive examination paper must demonstrate your ability to do doctorate-level research. Please ensure that you have an appropriate number of scholarly and quality references.1. Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability2. Strategic Planning & Implementation3. Creative Solutions Leadership4. Management of Technological Innovation
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Comprehensive Examination – Synopsis
The following business scenario is presented for your analysis. Understand that you may construct
your paper, arguments, etc. around any product or service. You may also vary the scenario
presented as its purpose is to provide a “business framework” in which to answer/respond to the
question areas.
Background information for answering/responding to the Comprehensive Examination:
The framework in which you are to approach answering/responding to the 4 question areas are
presented in a scenario (you may vary) where you have been promoted to an executive position
of a large organization. So, it is from a leadership role and perspective that you have to
provide specific answers/responses.
“Answering the Comprehensive Examination”
Keep in mind that any plans and initiatives must be implemented effectively to maintain (or
hopefully augment) market-share and competitive advantage in the industry. As with most
organizational growth, it is also imperative not reduce the quality of your products or customer
service during this phase.
From a leadership perspective, please provide comprehensive analysis, resolutions, plans, and
strategies using at least four (4) of the following subject areas applied to the above business
scenario given:
Important
➢ Please frame your response in a 14 pages in length, APA 6th ed. formatted paper.
You should include headings in your paper that indicate each response, i.e. Strategic
Planning & Implementation, creative solutions, etc.
➢ Your comprehensive examination paper must demonstrate your ability to do
doctorate-level research. Please ensure that you have an appropriate number of
scholarly and quality references.
You will answer/respond to 4 areas posed to you in the following areas:
1. Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability
Plan a strategy for sustainability from the perspectives of social, economic, and
environmental aspects. Your plan must include changing corporate culture about the
importance of sustainability, and demonstrate that the move towards sustainability is
profitable.
TEXTBOOK INFO: The Social Domain in CSR and Sustainability: A Critical
Study of Social Responsibility among Government, Local Communities, and
Corporations, Thiel, M. (2015). New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
ISBN: 978147248456373
2. Strategic Planning & Implementation
Develop a construct towards the ability to incorporate these initiatives into the strategic
plan of the organization. Perform a SWOT analysis and investigate how this can aid in
attaining organizational goals. How can these initiatives be implemented successfully?
TEXTBOOK INFO: Title: Essentials of Strategic Management Edition/ Year:
3rd/ 2012 Authors: Gamble, J.; Thompson, A., & Peteraf, M. Publisher: McGrawHill. ISBN: 978-0078029288
3. Creative Solutions Leadership
Organize a team that will incorporate activities that lead to creative problem-solving
techniques and foster an environment in the organization for creativity and innovation to
flourish. Investigate the creative process and outline a plan to incorporate creativity and
innovation into the corporate culture, and discuss how the plan can aid in important
decision-making.
TEXTBOOK INFO: Proctor, T. (2010). Creative Problem Solving for
Managers: Developing Skills for Decision Making and Innovation, Third Edition.
Routledge. ISBN: 9780203859827
4. Management of Technological Innovation
Strategize how to incorporate and manage new and emerging technologies that will enable
the firm to be more competitive. Discuss concepts such as flexible manufacturing, and how
to manage new technologies.
TEXTBOOK INFO: Schilling, M. (2013). Strategic Management of
Technological Innovation. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0-07-802923-3
http://www.mhhe.com/schilling4e Supplemental Readings
Supplemental The Management of Technology and Innovation: A Strategic
Approach, 2nd Edition;White/Bruton © 2011 Cengage Learning, 416 pages
ISBN: 9780538478229, 9781133465904, 9781111548438 Article: Benchmarking
the strategic management of technology – I Roberts, Edward B . Research
Technology Management 38.1 (Jan/Feb 1995): 44. Video: How to Write a Great
IT Strategic Plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lnOBK hzdhS4

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