Submit the final version of your paper for Final Project One, which includes all critical elements (introduction, profile, and conclusion) within a single document. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.
Submit your assignment here. Make sure you’ve included all the required elements by reviewing the guidelines and rubric.

OL 215 Final Project One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

The final project for this course is the creation of a decision-making and principles of management paper.

As you complete this course, you will deepen your understanding of how effective management is a crucial aspect of overall business success, especially in today’s complex business world. As business and society continue to evolve, there will continue to be a demand for managers who are able to organize their resources and strategically implement the functions of management to achieve the goals of an organization.

The final paper for the course is divided into two parts: Final Project One and Final Project Two. Both parts of the assessment will focus on decision making and the fundamental principles of management.

In Final Project One, with the help of your instructor, you will select a successful company from the list provided. You will analyze the company’s best practices and effective implementation of the fundamental principles of management. Final Project One is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Module Two and Module Three. Final Project One will be submitted in Module Five.

In Final Project Two, with the help of your instructor, you will select a struggling company from the list provided. You will analyze the company’s ineffective implementation of the fundamental principles of management. Once you analyze the struggling company, your task will be to make recommendations for a management improvement plan explaining how the company’s management team can improve in areas such as decision making, employee performance, and sustainability. Final Project Two consists of one milestone, which will be submitted to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. The milestone will be submitted in Module Six. Final Project Two will be submitted in Module Eight.

In Final Project One, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

• Analyze how an organization’s goals influence organizational planning that informs strategic decision making
• Analyze the functions of management and ethical principles for executing effective decision making in organizations
• Apply management techniques that ensure the continuous improvement of personnel and business processes to measure organizational performance
• Apply communication techniques aimed at increasing employee performance, thus achieving organizational goals and objectives
• Illustrate the important connection between management and organizational culture.

Directions

Your employer recently conducted an employee survey, and the greatest area of concern was related to management. The survey revealed that many employees are not satisfied with management’s performance, and the employees feel like the company’s poor performance is directly related to a lack of effective management. The general manager has learned that you are currently pursuing a business degree and would like you to champion a team to help improve management’s effectiveness. The general manager would first like to understand some of the best management practices from successful companies.

First, you will identify a successful company. You must select a company from the list of suggested companies provided in the Final Project One Successful Companies and Search Terms document.

Once you have selected a successful company, you will then analyze its application of the fundamental principles of management. Search terms are provided. These will help you to conduct research to learn more about how your chosen company applies the fundamental principles of management.

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

1. Introduction. Provide a brief overview of the successful company that you have chosen to benchmark for management best practices. Consider including specific examples relating to the fundamental principles of management and the company’s mission and vision statement.
2. Profile of a Successful Company
1. Explain how the company has communicated its mission and vision within the organization. In other words, explain how the company demonstrates the importance of the mission and vision to employees and other stakeholders.
2. Identify how the company has successfully executed its strategic management plan. Justify your response. Include a specific example of a time when this management plan led the company to success.
3. Describe how management has helped to positively influence the organizational culture within this company. Use some specific examples, actions, or strategies that show how management has positively influenced organizational culture.
4. Explain management’s pivotal role in the decision-making process within this company. Be sure to include specific decisions made by management based on principles of ethics. Discuss specific decision-making models used by the company that may have helped the company be successful.
5. Evaluate how the use of the functions of management within this company has adhered to the principles of ethics. Include how using the functions of management while adhering to the principles of ethics may have impacted the employees of the company.
6. Explain how this company strategically uses human resources to develop its personnel. Provide insight into how this use of human resources has enhanced the company’s business processes.
3. Conclusion
1. Summarize how the company utilizes the fundamental principles of management to ensure optimal performance. Include insight into actions taken by this company if optimal performance is not met.
2. Analyze the decision-making strategies of the company for how they consider all the parts of the company as an interrelated system. Include how the decision-making strategies of the company align with a systems thinking approach.

Milestones

Milestone One: Introduction of a Successful Company
In Module Two, you will submit a 1- to 2-page document that will identify your chosen successful company from the suggested list. You are expected to provide a brief overview of the successful company that you have chosen to benchmark for management best practices. You should also include specific examples related to the fundamental principles of management and the company’s mission and vision statement. This milestone will be graded with the Final Project One Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two: Profile of a Successful Company
In Module Three, you will submit a 1-to 2-page document that will provide a profile of your chosen successful company. This milestone will serve as a rough draft and must cover the six critical elements described in Part II of Final Project One. You are expected to provide a minimum of two to three sentences for each of the six critical elements: mission and vision, strategic management plan, organizational culture, decision making, principle of ethics, and human resources. This milestone will be graded with the Final Project One Milestone Two Rubric.

Final Submission: Application of the Fundamental Principles of Management for a Successful Company
In Module Five, you will submit Final Project One. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This assignment will be graded using the Final Project One Rubric.

What to Submit

Final Project One must be 3 to 4 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA formatting. Include at least two references cited in APA format.

Final Project One Rubric

CriteriaExemplary (100%)Proficient (85%)Needs Improvement (55%)Not Evident (0%)ValueIntroductionMeets “Proficient” criteria and includes examples relating to the fundamental principles of management (P-O-L-C) and the company’s mission and vision statementProvides an overview of the company that was chosen to benchmark for management best practicesProvides an overview of the company that was chosen to benchmark for management best practices but details lack relevance or are cursoryDoes not provide an overview of the company that was chosen to benchmark for management best practices7Successful Company: Mission and VisionMeets “Proficient” criteria and details chosen demonstrate insight into how the company crafts its communication for differing audiencesExplains how the company has communicated its mission and vision within the organizationExplains how the company has communicated its mission and vision within the organization but details are either inaccurate or cursoryDoes not explain how the company has communicated its mission and vision within the organization11Successful Company: Strategic Management PlanMeets “Proficient” criteria and justification includes an example of a time when this management plan led the company to successIdentifies how the company has successfully executed its strategic management plan, justifying responseIdentifies how the company has successfully executed its strategic management plan but does not justify response or details are inaccurate or cursoryDoes not identify how the company has successfully executed its strategic management plan11Successful Company: Organizational CultureMeets “Proficient” criteria and includes specific examples, actions, or strategies that show how management has positively influenced the cultureDescribes how management has helped to positively influence the organizational culture within this companyDescribes how management has helped to positively influence the organizational culture within this company but details are irrelevant or cursoryDoes not describe how management has helped to positively influence the organizational culture within this company11Successful Company: Decision MakingMeets “Proficient” criteria and details discuss decision-making models that have helped the company be successfulExplains management’s pivotal role in the decision-making process within this company, citing specific decisions made by management based on principles of ethicsExplains management’s pivotal role in the decision-making process within this company, citing decisions made by management based on principles of ethics but details lack relevance or are cursory or examples lack specificityDoes not explain management’s pivotal role in the decision-making process within this company or cite decisions made by management based on principles of ethics11Successful Company: Principles of EthicsMeets “Proficient” criteria and details include how using the functions of management while adhering to principles of ethics may have impacted the employees of the companyEvaluates how the use of the functions of management within the company has adhered to principles of ethicsEvaluates how the use of the functions of management within the company has adhered to principles of ethics but details are irrelevant or cursoryDoes not evaluate how the use of the functions of management within the company has adhered to principles of ethics11Successful Company: Human ResourcesMeets “Proficient” criteria and details show insight into how the strategic use of human resources can lead to a company’s successExplains how this company strategically uses human resources to develop its personnelExplains how this company strategically uses human resources to develop its personnel but details are inaccurate or cursoryDoes not explain how this company strategically uses human resources to develop its personnel11Conclusion: Principles of ManagementMeets “Proficient” criteria and details include insight into actions taken by the company if optimal performance is not metSummarizes how the company utilizes the fundamental principles of management to ensure optimal performanceSummarizes how the company utilizes the fundamental principles of management to ensure optimal performance but details are inaccurate or cursoryDoes not summarize how the company utilizes the fundamental principles of management to ensure optimal performance11Conclusion: Interrelated SystemMeets “Proficient” criteria and details include how the decision-making strategies of the company align with a systems thinking approachAnalyzes the decision-making strategies of the company for how they consider all parts of the company as an interrelated systemAnalyzes the decision-making strategies of the company for how they consider all parts of the company as an interrelated system but details are cursoryDoes not analyze the decision-making strategies of the company for how they consider all parts of the company as an interrelated system11Articulation of ResponseSubmission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read formatSubmission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organizationSubmission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideasSubmission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas5Total:100%