Management Question

Background

For the signature assignment, you will develop an Action Plan for a new managerial business initiative you want to start. You will be creating this action plan to pitch to senior leadership as well as a manual to execute the plan. Please follow all bulleted instructions below.

Pick an industry and company type you’d like to manage for. The construct is set as a new “managerial business initiative” in an existing business.

Instructions

Your Action Plan is to be well-thought out and specific to the chosen industry:

Action Plan for Managerial Business Initiative

SectionDescriptionTitle PageUse APA format. Refer to the APA sample paper in the ‘Getting Started’ section and the ‘Course resources’ tab.Table of ContentsResearch and apply APA format for a table of contents.IntroductionProvide an introduction summarize the key points of your action plan.PurposeState the purpose of the operation manual. Choose and outline your change proposal. Detail the management theory to be used and any innovative ideas in the manual.BackgroundDescribe the background of your company, the industry, products and services, customer base, and sales methods (e.g., retail, online and other).ScopeDetail the new operation, including products, services, supplies, human resource plan, stakeholders, cost structure, and expected savings.ProceduresList 7-10 steps to integrate the new operation in a bulleted or numbered format.Ethical Decision-MakingAddress how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be implemented. Describe communication strategies for inclusive change.Employee MotivationExplain strategies to maintain motivation during changes. Detail handling of complaints, questions, training, and incentives.ConclusionProvide a conclusion that summarize the key points of your action plan.LengthMinimum of 5 pages, excluding title, table of contents and references page.ReferencesMinimum 3 resources from the National University library, within the last 3 years (does not need to be “Peer reviewed).FormattingAdhere to APA 7th edition format and citation guidelines.

Formatting: Adheres to APA 7th edition format and citation guidelines. Please take a few minutes to watch this video created by Dr. Richard Sands on proper APA formatting for written reports. Video: https://youtu.be/rttWHuBqp9I?si=Zo3ZVGO6fY6MbNRA