Write a 3+ page, double-spaced essay: Exploring Learning Organizations. 1.What is a learning organization? 2.Examine your organization. Is it a learning organization? Explain why or why not. 3.Explore what factors have enabled it to survive. 4.What changes can it implement to ensure its continued existence? Write in APA format with complete paragraphs (4-8 sentences each). •Include an introduction, body and conclusion. •Cite consistently throughout your work in APA format. •Paraphrase rather than directly quote citations. •Write in third person. Include a title and reference page. •For an example of a paper in APA format, please see: Example Paper in APA. Toy Industry analysis Main Players on the Toy industry market Traditional toys and games are dominated by five main players in the market: Mattel, Namco Bandai, Lego, Hasbro and Jakks Pacific. The leader of those five is the American company Mattel with 5,702 million dollars in revenue. In the second position is the Lego. Third is Tokyo-based company Namco Bandai. Hasbro and Jakks Pacific on fourth and fifth positions respectively. Provide: First: 2-3 paragraph about each company with numbers, revenue, net income, kind of products, company value in market Second: Construct a strategic group mapping (2 maps) //////////////////////////////////// Using the strategic group mapping: two dimensional representation according to the competitive characteristics of the competitors in the industry Axes should not be correlated Size of circles proportional to combined sales The closer the circles, the stronger the rivalry See http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/pest/ for more information Firms in same strategic group have two or more competitive characteristics in common – Sell in same price/quality range – Cover same geographic areas – Be vertically integrated to same degree – Have comparable product line – Use same types of distribution channels – Offer buyers similar services Procedure for Constructing a Strategic Group Map STEP 1:Identify competitive characteristics that differentiate firms from one another STEP 2:Plot firms on a two-variable map STEP 3:Assign firms that fall in the same strategy space to same strategic group STEP 4:Draw circles around each group, making circles proportional to size of group's share of industry sales Example: Strategic Group Map of the Video Game Industry Guidelines: Strategic Group Maps Variables selected as axes – should not be highly correlated – should expose big differences in how rivals compete – do not have to be either quantitative or continuous If more than two good competitive variables can be used, several maps can be drawn (provide 2 maps) /////////////////////////////////// Third: Interpreting Strategic Group Maps /////////////////////////////// Defining what the industry is can be problematic The dimensions along which to map the industry members may be subjective The closer groups are in terms of their strategies & dimensions emphasized, the greater the chance competitive rivalry between groups ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Fourth: Competitor Assessment /////////////////////////////////////// – Understand their strategies – Watch their actions – Evaluate their vulnerability to driving forces and competitive pressures Size up their resource strengths and weaknesses and their capabilities Notes: • APA style • More diagrams better