Strategic Business Plan

In order to meet the requirements of the Board, you will prepare the final Strategic Business Plan-Part II-Strategic Plan to the Executive Board.

Ensure your strategic plan is thorough, succinct, and complete. Challenge yourself to link the targets to specific initiatives you have identified in the Strategic Plan you are developing for Harley Davidson (H-D).

Part I: Global Economy & Factors Affecting H-D

Identify H-D's Motivations & Risks

Motivations for Expansion

Risks in Expansion

Explain H-D's competitive advantage in Global Markets

Determine and explain entry strategies for global expansion

Recommend an Internet approach/strategy for H-D

How the Internet adds value

Internet Business Models

Competitive Strategies

Leverage E-Business Capabilities

Part II: Corporate Leadership

Develop the following: Current Direction Setting

Organizational Culture: In addition, evaluate the culture at Harley-Davidson (H-D) and define what attributes you think team members should possess in reaching the business goals set forth by the organization.

If you were part of the management team at H-D, what motivational techniques would you implement to make these teams successful?

Organizational Design: As you have been completing the Strategic Business

Plan, the management at Harley-Davidson has decided to take a team-oriented approach in various departments rather than the traditional, functional structure.

Based on your knowledge of different types of teams and their focus, suggest what kinds of team strategies should be applied to each department.

Be sure to explain your recommendations in detail.

Leadership Traits

Ethical Organization Characteristics

Identify elements

Identify missing elements

Learning Organization Characteristics

Identify elements

Identify missing elements

Part III: Strategic Plan Summary

Conclusions

Recommendations

Implementation

Discuss how you will implement your strategic plans, including how teams should be implemented in each department

Develop a brief roadmap for implementation

Identify the primary benchmarks to assess success or failure

Risks

NO PLAIGAIRSM

Minimum of 8 page word document (not including title and reference page)

MUST address each topic in the Outline above

MUST include Table of Contents

MUST include Executive Summary

Minimum 5 American scholarly references in APA Format