Assignment:
Analysis report - 2000 to 2500 words - individual assessment
Purpose : Research and analytical skills, applying the subject theory relating to organisational processes and technologies, to explain how and why real world organisations are managed, and how they respond to changes in the environment.
Summary: Research and analytical skills applied to AGL ENERGY. Strategic Management within an organisation
Task Details:
Analyse the given organisation using accepted management theory to support the analysis, and develop answers to the points below into a short report.
1. Briefly trace the development and growth of the organisation from its beginnings to the present through the application of corporate strategies - what types of strategies have these been?
2. There have been many criticisms of the business practices that company has pursued over the years. Describe TWO of these practices and outline the outcomes.
3. Perform an environmental analysis for the involvement of the organisation in the context of the industry it operates in - what are the main opportunities & threats?
4. Describe the organisational culture or leadership style within the organisation.
Key Point
• Strategies applied by AGL Energy from beginning to present
• AGL Energy controversy
• Macro Environments - PESTL
• Micro Environments - Customers, Partners, Industry, Unions, Competitors
• SWOT
• AGL Energy Culture & Leadership
Research requirements: Students are to support their analysis and conclusions with theory from the text and a minimum of 5 recent and relevant academic journal articles (written since 2007 where possible). Presentation: Word .doc or .docx - 2000 -2500 word short report - title page, executive summary, table of contents, suitable headings and subheadings, conclusions, reference list (Harvard - Anglia style). Typed using 12 pt Times New Roman or 11 pt Calibri fonts. Single line spacing.