According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations:

• De Beers Diamond Company 
• National Football League (NFL) 
• British Petroleum (BP)
• National Rifle Association (NRA)

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.  
2. Examine three (3) salient stakeholders of the chosen organization based on their key roles and relationships with the company.
3. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
4. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your selected organization. 
5. Assuming you are the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, outline a plan to form a stakeholder coalition to force the organization to address your chosen controversial issue. The plan should include the key steps that you would take to identify members for your coalition group, the major reasons why you believe that the particular target group can help you to accomplish your goal, and the method you would utilize to foster collaboration among the various groups you target. 
6. Assume the role as the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, and indicate three (3) potential challenges that you may face in encouraging stakeholders to form a coalition to help you achieve your goals. Suggest the significant steps that you would take in order to overcome these challenges that you have identified. Justify the response.
7. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Develop an annotated bibliography.

 

Include three to five sources on applying motivational theory in management.

 

Write a 150- to 300-word analysis discussing how motivational theory was applied to management in the articles in the bibliography.

 

Submit two separate files, one for the annotated bibliography, and one for the analysis.

Complete the “Social Readjustment Rating Scale” and determine your personal number of points.

Complete “Stress, Disease, and Pain Scale” and determine your personal number of points.

Compose an essay of 500-750 words in which you analyze the results and critique each scale. Consider the following in your answer:

1. Does the total stress score from both scales adequately reflect what you believe to be your personal level of stress? Please explain.

2. Explain if other issues should be included/omitted in the scales?

3. Explain if the weighting scheme of the scales would apply equally to people of all social strata, all cultural backgrounds, and all age groups.

4. How might health-related theories be applied to reduce stress in those individuals with a high score on either or both scales?

Refer to the GCU Library for researching this assignment as necessary.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Choose one of the Action Tips in Chapter 4 of the textbook, and discuss it with examples

Action Tip 3—Avoid Unnecessary Call Screening

 

The amount of call screening reveals certain attitudes toward phone use. Screening means having someone answer for you, acting as your gatekeeper. The more gatekeepers, the more likely messages will get distorted. Ideally, people should be encouraged to answer their own telephone unless busy in a face-to-face conversation with a customer. Routine screening of calls by a secretary or receptionist often creates caller resentment. The constant use of “May I say who is calling?” is recognized as a dodge—an opportunity for the person to decide if he or she wants to talk or not. Customers get annoyed when there are too many gatekeepers. On the flip side, giving customers your direct line—and actually answering it—can speak volumes about your openness and willingness to serve.