{"id":21686,"date":"2023-06-09T14:11:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/mba-580-10-2-executive-summary-futureproofing-processes-structures-and-culture-of-innovation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:11:51","slug":"mba-580-10-2-executive-summary-futureproofing-processes-structures-and-culture-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/mba-580-10-2-executive-summary-futureproofing-processes-structures-and-culture-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA 580 &#8211; 10-2 Executive Summary: Futureproofing Processes, Structures, and Culture of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"3\">&#8212;Overview: You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. It has been a very busy couple of months for you. You have already submitted your plan for enabling innovation in the organization, including your recommendations for the type of innovation (incremental or discontinuous), a strategic plan, and improvements in organizational structures for an internet of things (IoT) innovation project. Additionally, you are leading a cross-functional team in charge of implementing the IoT innovation project. Now it is time for your final recommendations for making the organizational changes permanent. In this assignment, you will share your plans for futureproofing the company\u2019s processes, structures, and culture of innovation in an executive summary, which will be used by your team to take your recommendations forward.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<div><font size=\"3\">&#8212;Prompt:&nbsp;<strong style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Draft an executive summary<\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">listing the recommendations for futureproofing the company\u2019s processes, structures, and culture of innovation.&nbsp;<br \/><\/span>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;<span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Address the following criteria in the executive summary:&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b>1: <\/b>Discuss<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">recommendations for organizational changes to support continuous innovation<\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">(you can use your suggestions from the project).<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b>1A: <\/b>How would you make innovation a part of the company\u2019s values and culture permanently?<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b>1B:&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">What specific organizational structures and processes would you recommend?<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b>2.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Share<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">your reflections on potential roadblocks to making the company more innovative.&nbsp;<br \/><\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">2A:<\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Where would you expect to find organizational resistance?<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b style=\"\">2B: <\/b>How would you overcome this resistance?<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212;Overview: You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. 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