Reference no: EM132192422
Outsourcing a Division
Assume you are a strategic leader in a large international manufacturing organization. The organization has experienced a significant loss in revenue over the last two years; now you must consider outsourcing a division to another country in order to reduce expenditures and sustain the company for years to come.
Given that your role as a strategic leader is to focus on long-term planning, you must ensure that your decision making is effective and will meet the overall organizational goal of sustainment. Thus, address the following:
• Describe the steps you would take in evaluating the decisions to be made in this situation.
• Explore whether or not you would use prescriptive or descriptive decision making.
• Explain your reasoning for the type of decision making you selected.
• Evaluate the critical thinking skills you think are necessary to make this decision.
The focus of this assignment is on the steps that you would take as a leader while going through the decision-making process, rather than the actual decision that you would make.
Assignment Requirements:
The length and formatting requirements are as follows:
• Cite a minimum of four scholarly sources to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to the textbook, three of which should be academic, peer-reviewed sources
• Your assignment should feature a PowerPoint slideshow that includes 8-10 slides, not counting the required title and references slides. If you do not have access to PowerPoint, you may use a program such as Google, SlideRocket, Prezi, or another software application to create your presentation. Embed voice narration in your presentation, or follow the directions above for a written script and submit it separately.
Familiarize yourself with the program you choose early in the process.
• Your slides must feature content in the Notes section that elaborates on your bullet points.
• Format your assignment according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA.
Be sure to review the Critical Thinking Assignment rubric in the Module 1 folder for details regarding grading standards.