this is my final assignment so please use actual data and research. No plagiarism 100% authentic

Value: 20% of final grade

Learning Objectives

By the end of this assignment students will be able to:

• assess the real-world organizational factors that can contribute to an organizations ability to predictably innovate;
• identify the external situations that foster the emergence of an innovative organization;
• identify generalized hypotheses as to factors that lead to an organization being deemed innovative; and
• apply the principles that enhance innovation to their own organizations where students are able.

Instructions

This assignment requires students to look at an innovative organization that they personally find interesting and perhaps inspiring.

1. Select an organization from the following list that you feel demonstrates sustained innovation.
2. Find information about the organization you may wish to interview employees, or do some primary-source research about the organization (e.g. through company reports). It is okay to focus on only one innovative aspect of an organization which, in other respects, is not innovative.
3. Describe what identifies that organization or part of that organization as innovative in your estimation.
4. Write a formal paper describing what contributed to that organization being innovative. Identify underlying concepts, techniques, and processes that sets this innovative organization apart from other similar organizations.
5. Provide hypothetical arguments or generalizations as to why you feel this organization is innovative, based on both the innovative blocks they avoid and the organizational attributes they demonstrate.
6. Your paper should be 1,000 words, excluding the title page and reference page.
7. The paper should be written in APA referencing style and format. References are to also follow APA format.
8. A minimum of four references should be included.

List of Organizations

1. McDonalds
2. Walmart
3. Netflix
4. Uber
5. Starbucks
6. Ikea
7. Shopify