BUS 475 WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT 1

Assignment 1

Mission, Vision, and You

Purpose of Assignment 

The Week 1 assignment allows students to explore a company that they are familiar with and relate this to their own experiences to determine the importance of the mission and vision of a business as well as the influence this may have on their own role. The assignment will also allow the student to explore the effects of a company not having a mission statement. 

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Week 1 textbook readings 

Choose a company that has both a mission and vision statement. This should not be the same company you will choose for the assignments for Weeks 2-5.

Prepare a minimum 700-word summary in which you address the following:

• Identify the company's mission statement.
• Identify the company's vision statement.
• Explain what role these have on the way the business operates. Evaluate whether the company's actions seem to align to their vision and mission statements.
• Examine how the mission and vision of the organization might affect or guide you as an employee or manager in the company.
• Analyze what you think would be the effect if the company did not have a mission statement.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite a minimum of two peer-reviewed references. 

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mission, Vision, and You Grading Guide

 

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Individual Assignment: Mission, Vision, and You

 

Purpose of Assignment

 

The Week 1 assignment allows students to explore a company that they are familiar with and relate this to their own experiences to determine the importance of the mission and vision of a business as well as the influence this may have on their own role. The assignment will also allow the student to explore the effects of a company not having a mission statement.

 

Resources Required

 

Week 1 textbook readings

Grading Guide

 

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Chose a company that has both a mission and vision statement. This will not be the same company chosen for the Week 2-5 assignments.
Identified the company's mission statement.
Identified the company's vision statement.
Explained what role these have on the way the business operates. Evaluated whether the company's actions seem to align to their vision and mission statements.
Examined how the mission and vision of the organization might affect or guide student as an employee or manager in the company.
Analyzed what student thought would be the effect if the company did not have a mission statement.
Cited a minimum of two peer-reviewed references.
The summary is a minimum of 700 words in length.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		4	#/4

 

Writing Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Organization
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		2	#/2

 

 

Assignment Total	#	6	#/6
Additional comments:

 

 

Strategic Management, Ch. 4: The Internal Assessment

 

Consider the following as you read:

• Which of the four functions of management do you believe to be most important?

 

 

Strategic Management, Ch. 2: The Business Vision and Mission

 

Consider the following as you read:

• What is the importance of the mission and vision statements as it pertains to employees, managers, customers, and stakeholders?

 

Strategic Management, Ch. 1: The Nature of Strategic Management

 

Consider the following as you read: 

• How important do you think an effective strategic plan is to the success of a company?