Essay

Course: Managing complex organization

Unit Essay:  A short e-paper (500 words is the target), addressing one or more topics covered in the Unit content. 

1. The essays should focus on Things of great personal interest, Points of agreement or disagreement, Insights, or aha experiences.  Relate these things to your work or organizational life.  For these essays, I am looking for your personal reaction--either positive or negative--to the Unit content as it relates to your work or organizational life.  While you have wide latitude as to the subject of your essay, you must link the Unit content and Unit readings to your essay content. 

2. Page setup: For all essays, set margins (top, bottom, right, left) at 1 inch.  Use a 12-point font.  Number pages.  Double space. 

3. Written format: Submit your essay as a Microsoft Word document.  On the top six (6) lines of the first page of your essay, place the following, left justified:

• Name:
• GSM ID Number:
• E-mail:
• Date: 
• Unit Number:
• Essay Title:

Unit Essay Topic are:

1. Define mission as it relates to an organization.

2. Define vision as it relates to an organization.

3. Identify the differences between mission and vision.

4. Specify the characteristics of a "shared" vision.

5. Differentiate commitment, enrollment, and compliance as it relates to an organization's vision.

6. Identify the impact of an organization's mission and vision on its strategy and goals.

7. Define values within an organizational context.

8. Differentiate "espoused theory" and "theory in use.