organizational development

organizational development

Answer each question with three key elements:

• Own words
• From an academic journal source/citation(References)
• Example (Using Emirates Airlines)

1. How can (Macro-environment, Industry, Resources, Culture, Stakeholders) in strategic position can be linked to leadership or organizational development?

2.       What is Strategy?

o    Where do we compete?

o    What unique value do we bring?

o    What resources/capabilities do we utilize?

• Use the VRIO Criteria ( Value. Rarity, Inimitability, Organizational Support)

o    How do we sustain unique value?

3. What is Strategy and What is not Strategy?
4. Difference between Strategy and Goals?
5. Difference between Value Chain and Value System?
   1. Draw a value chain and value system for Emirates airlines
   2. For Value chain
      1. generic description of activities
      2. Identify the activities

• Analysing the competitive position

1. For Value System
   1. Understanding cost/price structures
   2. Identify the ‘profit pools’

• The ‘make or buy’ decision

1. Partnering

6. Benchmarking is used as a means of understanding how an organization compares with others. Make a critical assessment of the benefits and dangers of the approach that was taken by Emirates Airlines.
   1. Use the two approaches of Benchmarking
      1. Industry/sector benchmarking
      2. Best-in-class benchmarking

7. What is Activity Systems Mapping?
   1. Relationship to the value chain
   2. The importance of linkages and fit.
   3. Relationship to VRIO.