Managing Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Managing Innovation and Continuous Improvement
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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Assessment task 1......................................................................................................................3
1.7. Sustainable practice:........................................................................................................3
1.8. Five different sustainable strategies:...............................................................................3
1.9. Analysation of the performance report to the Key Result Areas of the organisation:....4
1.10. Two trends in the industry:...........................................................................................4
1.11. Organisation that provides advice upon technological issues:......................................4
1.12. Implementation of two strategies to assist the employees:...........................................4
1.13. Implementation of two strategies to foster the culture of an organisation:...................5
1.14. The community sector of organisation achievements:..................................................5
1.15. Effective communication regarding the innovation and continuous improvements of
the employees:........................................................................................................................5
1.24. Continuous improvement:.............................................................................................5
1.25. Quality improvement theories:......................................................................................6
1.26. One organisational learning principal's role in developing strong learning focus:.......7
1.27. The identified two changes in this industry:.................................................................8
Assessment Task 2.....................................................................................................................9
Part A: Conduct analysis and consultation:...........................................................................9
A. Types of documentation:...............................................................................................10
B. Details of the meeting:..................................................................................................10
Part C. SWOT analysis:.......................................................................................................11
Assessment Task 3...................................................................................................................13
Question A: Possible risks to the implementation of sustainability improvement and
elimination of risks...............................................................................................................13
Question B: Action plan.......................................................................................................13
Question C: Description of process for-...............................................................................15
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Question D: Change management processes.......................................................................15
Question E: Assurance of continuous improvement through evaluation of implementation
plan and future planning.......................................................................................................16
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................16
Reference list............................................................................................................................17
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Introduction:
This report will discuss various subjects and questions, which eventually defines many
objectives and information about the community sector of Australia and the Wesfarmers
Company of the country along with their all sorts of perspectives.
Assessment task 1
1.7. Sustainable practice:
The term defines itself that means leading to a lifestyle in an energy efficient as well as the
resource-efficient way in order to make those resources sustainable in nature1. Examples like
the building of a house with energy efficient feature or with instruments capable to generate
energy from non-conventional sources like solar energy etc. The building of a house with
only non-toxic materials, these are examples of sustainable practices.
1.8. Five different sustainable strategies:
● Resource and environmental sustainability-related initiatives can be taken under
consideration, like environmental management, green office project, various action
plans etc2.
● Waste management and recycling strategy should be implemented in an organisation,
in order to grab the sustainability in both community and business context. It is also
necessary in order to maintain the balance of nature.
● Compliances related to corporate social responsibility manners to achieve
sustainability, for the standing of an organisation in both community and business
environments.
● Implementation of various governmental initiatives, like the initiative of the
Australian government known as the Greenhouse Challenge Plus programme, as the
government also know the value of sustainable practices.
● Initiation of new cultural programmes like green office programme, and a reduction in
the rate of emission of greenhouse gases
1.9. Analysation of the performance report to the Key Result Areas of the organisation:
The performance reports always provide hard data, which must be converted to the graphical
representation for further strategic planning. However, this can be done by the method Key
1 Sharma S. Competing for a sustainable world: Building capacity for sustainable innovation. Routledge; 2017
Oct 3.
2 Ottman J. The new rules of green marketing: Strategies, tools, and inspiration for
sustainable branding. Routledge; 2017 Oct 19.
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