DirectionsPaper should be on Ariel InvestmentsDescribe the context of your selected organization or unit/department – Briefly describe the background of your organization (incorporating statues or authority, public purpose, and key activities) and make the case for why a stakeholder analysis is important and potentially beneficial for this particular organization or unit/department.Identify and categorize organizational stakeholders – Identify stakeholders for your organization (e.g. clients and service recipients, legislators, regulators, competitors – basically, any organization, individual, or group either impacted by or who impact the organization). Then, categorize stakeholders based on the degree to which they affect or are affected by the organization (relative power and interest), and their potential influence over the organization or unit/department. Determine which stakeholders are more important than others and explain why this is so.Identify the preferences or expectations of key stakeholders – Identify what key stakeholders want from your organization (e.g. higher performance, resource, etc.) and what criteria these key stakeholders use to judge the organization’s performance (e.g. efficiency, effectiveness, equality, etc.).Formatting InstructionsThe total length of your paper should be no more than 6 pages (single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font). A final reference list or end notes will not count toward the page limit for this assignment. You are welcome and encouraged to include tables or figures.Include your name and page number in the header or footer of each page.Citation InstructionsIn addition to the quality of your analysis and the conciseness of your presentation, you are evaluated on the thoroughness of your research. In the Internet Age, you have access to a wide variety of sources of information on various organizations. Consequently, expectations are high that you will not simply rely on three or four sources for your analysis. You should consider a variety of sources for your analysis, including, but not limited to:Authorizing legislation or other relevant legal documents (e.g. contracts)Material published by the organizationEvaluations conducted by oversight organizations (e.g. legislative oversight committees, public ombudsmen, inspector general reports, Government Accountability Office or its state/local equivalent, Office of Management and Budget or its state/local equivalent)Reports in periodicalsPrimary or secondary interviewsBlogsCite all sources and be consistent in the method by which you cite (e.g. footnotes, endnotes, APA style).
