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Item MBA Capstone Paper(2009)The purpose of this essay is to articulate and define core concepts associated with strategic management and planning, and to present my vision and approach to strategic management, organizational leadership, and business decision-making.Item Overview of strategic management: a critical analysis and personal interpretation(2012)The success of an organization can be attributed to many interconnected and interdependent components, all of which are interwoven in the incredibly complex field of strategic management. Although each component associated with strategic management contributes to the organization in a different manor they all are functioning to meet the organizations stated goals and objectives, which are often times reflected in the organizations strategies. Strategies are formulated to either maintain or gain competitive advantage in the incredibly aggressive market place. However, strategies alone are not enough to enable strategic success. Strategic success and ultimately organizational success require effective leadership. Effective leaders aid in putting into motion or practice the necessary changes that need to take place within an organization in order to attain strategic success. However, no matter how well formulated an organizations strategy is or how effective its leaders are there are still external environmental forces that can cripple or destroy an organization. Although there is no absolute way to prevent such events from happening, an organization has a much better chance of obtaining success if its leaders are experienced, knowledgeable, and skilled in addressing such disruptive events. Although some external environmental forces can not be controlled, the way an organization plans to address such disruptive events, can be. By implementing well formulated and tailored strategies with the effective strategic management necessary to administer, manage, and control such changes affords an organization its best chances for success.Item Coming to Terms: Clarifying Pedagogical Language for Teaching and Research(2025)The relationship between language and learning has always been as complex as it is fascinating, a fluid interplay of words that convey and define the very essence of pedagogy. It is within this intricate landscape that my journey as a writer and an educator began, and it is this journey that has shaped the creation of Coming to Terms: Clarifying Pedagogical Language for Teaching and Research. In this book, I delve into the etymology, historical usage, and present-day application of selected pairs of specific words that are often mistakenly viewed as synonymous. My hope is that through careful examination, readers will develop a clearer understanding of how language evolves and impacts the educational discourse, leading to the correct usage of terms vital to both teaching and research.Item Capstone: Judah L. Magnes Museum(2009)This Capstone Project will start with an overview of Strategic Management, guided by the structure provided by Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel (2005). The Capstone Project will then proceed into the Case Study -- a history of the Magnes and recent attempts at strategic planning using outside consulting firms with a review of benchmark data. At the end of the Magnes Case Study, I will review a current plan for the Magnes that was initiated, crafted and cultivated by internal staff and based on a concept I developed. Lastly, I will attempt to identify some of the potential triumphs and pitfalls the near-tomidrange future portends. In summary, I will write a bit about my personal goals and aspirations.Item 21st century organizations: where people should matter(2012)Caring for employees, the community, and for the environment may appear to be beyond the scope of a leader's duties. Strategic leaders instead will view corporate social responsibility as their duty and will work to create an organizational culture that supports ethical behavior. "Managers must acknowledge their role in shaping organizational ethics and seize this opportunity to create a climate that can strengthen the relationships and reputations on which their companies' success depends" (Paine, 2004, p. 87). For strategic leaders, managing an organization is never simply about personal gain. Their purpose as emotionally intelligent leaders is to create and sustain a vision which will always hold the organization responsible for the well being of all those it encounters.
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